| dither | n (colloq) state of nervousness, agitation, keadaan serba tak kena; all of a ~, in a ~, serba tak kena; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| amiss | adj 1. wrong, the matter, [various translations]; (colloq) tak kena: is st ~?, ada apa-apa?; st must be ~ if the place is full of police, tentu ada sst yg terjadi jika tempat ini penuh dgn polis; according to the doctor there was nothing ~ with her, menurut doktor dia tdk sakit apa pun; everything is ~, semuanya serba tak kena; 2. faulty, deserving complaint, [various translations]; (colloq) tak kena: st is ~ with the car, ada sst yg rosak pd kereta itu; there must be st ~ if the books do not balance, tentu ada sst yg silap jika akaun ini tdk seimbang; his judgement was slightly ~ on this occasion, pertimbangannya tdk berapa tepat kali ini; 3. out of place, salah: it would not be ~ for you to participate, tdk ada salahnya or tdk salah jika kamu ikut serta; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| business | mean ~, sungguh-sungguh, bukan main-main; mind o’s own ~, (men)jaga /urusan, hal/ sendiri; be none of so’s ~, tak kena-mengena dgn sso: where I go and what I do is none of your ~, ke mana saya pergi dan apa saya buat, tak kena-mengena dgn kamu; be nobody’s ~, saya punya fasal: it’s nobody’s ~ how I spend my money, saya punya fasallah bagaimana saya membelanjakan wang saya; on ~, (connected with work in general) atas urusan kerja; (connected with commercial or trading activity) atas urusan perniagaan; put so. out of ~, membuat sso menggulung tikar; send so. about his ~, menyuruh sso menjaga /urusannya, halnya/ sendiri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| irrelevant | adj (not connected with) tdk /berkaitan, bersangkutan/ (dgn sst), tdk (ada) kena-mengena dgn sst, tdk ada /kaitan, sangkut paut/ dgn sst; (not important) tdk penting; (leg.) tak relevan: ~ remarks, kata-kata yg tdk ada kena-mengena dgn perkara yg dibincangkan; an essay cluttered with ~ details, esei yg penuh dgn butiran yg tdk berkaitan (dgn tajuk); for as long as she is able to do the job satisfactorily, her qualifications are quite ~, jika dia dapat menjalankan tugasnya dgn memuaskan, kelulusannya tdk penting; be ~ to, tdk /berkaitan, ada kaitan, (ada) kena-mengena/: the question is ~ to the point under discussion, soalan itu tdk ada kaitan dgn perkara yg dibincangkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| irrelevance, irrelevancy | n 1. state, quality of being unrelated, (keadaan) tdk /berkaitan, bersangkutan/ (dgn sst), tdk (ada) kena-mengena dgn sst, tdk ada /kaitan, sangkut paut/ dgn sst; (leg.) tak relevannya; 2. unrelated facts, remark, etc, approp n + yg tdk /berkaitan, bersangkutan/ (dgn sst), approp n + yg tdk (ada) kena-mengena dgn sst, approp n + yg tdk ada /kaitan, sangkut paut/ dgn sst: she ignored the ~ and continued her argument, dia tdk menghiraukan komen yg tdk berkaitan itu dan meneruskan hujahnya; try to cut all the irrelevancies out of your speech, cuba keluarkan segala perkara yg tdk bersangkutan dr ucapan saudara. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| figure | ~ so. out, (US), (colloq) faham sso: can you ~ him out? I can’t, kamu faham dia? Saya tak; ~ st out, (US), (colloq) a. calculate st, kira sst: have you ~d out how much the hotel will cost us, kamu sudah kira berapa kita kena bayar hotel; b. understand st, faham sst: I can’t ~ out what he is trying to say,saya tak faham apa yg hendak dikatakannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| awful | adj 1. dreadful, appalling, dahsyat: the ~ carnage on the battle fields, pembunuhan yg dahsyat di medan perang; 2. (colloq), [various translations]: she wears ~ clothes, pakaiannya teruk betul; I had an ~ time at the party, saya tak seronok betul di majlis itu; he is an ~ bore, dia sungguh membosankan; he got an ~ thrashing, teruk betul dia kena pukul. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |