| superstition | n tahyul, kepercayaan karut: many of their taboos are based on nothing but ~, kebanyakan pantang larang mereka semata-mata berdasarkan kepercayaan karut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wife | old wives’ tale, kepercayaan karut, tahyul. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ineradicable | adj (fml) tdk dapat dihapuskan; (disease, social problems, etc) tdk dapat /dibasmikan, dibanteras/: ~ superstitious beliefs, kepercayaan tahyul yg tdk dapat dihapuskan; an ~ habit, tabiat yg tdk dapat dihapuskan; corruption seems ~, nampaknya, rasuah tdk dapat dibasmikan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| remedy | n 1. cure, ubat: there is no known ~ for the disease, tdk ada ubat yg diketahui utk penyakit itu; a new ~ for colds, ubat baru utk demam selesema; 2. way of putting right, cara + approp v: education is the only ~ for superstition, pendidikan ialah satu-satunya cara mengikis kepercayaan tahyul; be /past, beyond/ ~, tdk dapat + approp v: evils that are beyond ~, perkara-perkara maksiat yg tdk dapat diatasi; 3. (leg.) remedi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| something | would you like a cup of tea or ~?, kamu hendak teh atau minuman lain?; the car must have hit a tree or ~, that’s why it’s dented like this, kereta itu terlanggar pokok atau sst benda, sebab itulah kemik spt ini; be (really, quite) ~, hebat /sungguh, sekali/; there is ~ in, a. there is some truth in, ada /benarnya, kebenarannya/: we thought it was superstitious nonsense but it turned out there was ~ in it, kami fikir perkara itu tahyul tetapi kemudian kami dapati perkara itu ada benarnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |