| indefinitely | adv (for an uncertain period of time) bagi tempoh masa yg tdk pasti; (for an unlimited period of time) bagi tempoh masa yg tdk terbatas; (in loose usage) utk selama-lamanya: the meeting was postponed ~, mesyuarat itu ditangguhkan bagi tempoh masa yg tdk pasti; such policies cannot be sustained ~, dasar-dasar begini tdk dapat dipertahankan bagi tempoh masa yg tdk terbatas; you can’t stay here ~, kamu tdk boleh tinggal di sini utk selama-lamanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| duration | n jangka masa, tempoh; for the ~, sehingga sst + approp v: since their house is still under repair, the whole family will be here for the ~, oleh sebab rumah mereka masih sedang dibaiki, seluruh keluarga akan berada di sini sehingga kerja pembaikan selesai; for the ~ of, sepanjang: he’ll be a boarder for the ~ of the school term, dia akan tinggal di asrama sepanjang penggal persekolahan; of /long, short/~, memakan masa yg lama, sekejap sahaja: the performance was only of short ~, persembahan itu sekejap sahaja; of /two, three, etc /years’ ~, utk /jangka masa, tempoh/ /dua, tiga/ tahun, selama /dua, tiga, dll/ tahun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| convalescence | n 1. gradual recovery of health, sembuh, pulih: the patient’s ~ was slow, pesakit itu lambat sembuh; 2. period of recuperation, /masa, tempoh/ pemulihan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adjustment | n 1. act of, a. (changing the position of) membetulkan: his tie needed a little ~, tali lehernya perlu dibetulkan sedikit; b. (regulating) pelarasan, pembetulan: the ~ of the instrument took several hours, pelarasan alat itu memakan masa beberapa jam; c. (adapting) penyesuaian: ~ to city life, penyesuaian dgn kehidupan kota; period of ~, tempoh penyesuaian; the eye’s ~ to bright light, penyesuaian mata kpd cahaya yg terang; ~ to the immigration laws may be necessary, penyesuaian kpd undang-undang imigrasi mungkin diperlukan; 2. (accounting) pelarasan; 3. (insurance) penaksiran bayaran tuntutan; 4. control for adjusting, pelaras. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| indeterminate | adj 1. a. indefinite (as to size, extent, nature, etc) tdk dapat /dipastikan, ditentukan/: a woman of ~ age, wanita yg umurnya tdk dapat dipastikan; an ~ colour between red and brown, warna yg tdk dapat dipastikan sama ada merah atau coklat; he will be away for an ~ period, dia tdk akan berada di sini bagi tempoh yg tdk dapat dipastikan; b. uncertain, unable to be predicted, etc, tdk pasti: their future remained ~, masa depan mereka tdk pasti; c. not clear, tdk jelas: an ~ reply, jawapan yg tdk jelas; 2. (math) tak tentu: ~ form, bentuk tak tentu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| day | one of these (fine) ~s, (pd) suatu hari nanti; one of those ~s, hari yg serba tdk kena; some ~, suatu hari nanti; that will be the ~, (humorous) tunggulah sampai kucing bertanduk; the ~ after tomorrow, lusa; the ~ before yesterday, kelmarin (dulu); the ~ is ours, kita telah menang; /the, this/ ~ of ~s, hari yg istimewa /ini, itu/; the next ~, keesokan harinya, (pd) esok harinya; the other ~, tempoh hari; /this ~, today/ of all ~s, dlm banyak(-banyak) hari, hari ini pula; this ~ /week, fortnight, etc/, hari yg sama /minggu hadapan, dua minggu dr sekarang, dsb/, /seminggu, dua minggu, dsb/ dr hari ini; those were the ~s, (interj) seronok betul pd masa itu; to /a, the/ ~, genap: six months ago to the ~, genap enam bulan dulu; to this ~, hingga hari ini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |