| affinity | n 1. strong liking, tertarik: there is a strong ~ between the two, mereka saling tertarik; feel an ~ /for, to/ so., tertarik kpd sso; 2. person, thing one is attracted to, tertarik: she became his ~, dia tertarik kpd gadis itu; 3. inherent likeness, kesamaan: twins often hold a strong ~ with each other, anak kembar sering kali mempunyai kesamaan di antara satu dgn yg lain; 4. relationship by marriage, persemendaan; 5. structural resemblance, kesamaan: there is an ~ between bahasa Malaysia and bahasa Indonesia, terdapat kesamaan antara bahasa Malaysia dgn bahasa Indonesia; 6. chemical, physical attraction, daya tarik, afiniti. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| attract | vt 1. draw to os, itself, a. (person) menarik (hati), tertarik; (purposely) memikat (hati): she ~s men easily, lelaki mudah tertarik kepadanya; bright colours ~ babies, bayi tertarik kpd warna-warna terang; b. (physical things) menarik, tertarik: a magnet ~s iron, magnet menarik besi; the scent of flowers ~s bees, lebah tertarik oleh bau bunga; c. (attention, notice, etc) menarik: he whistled to ~ attention, dia bersiul utk menarik perhatian; 2. arouse interest of, menarik, tertarik: the proposal did not ~ him, dia tdk tertarik dgn tawaran itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| impress | vt 1. influence deeply, tertarik; (used with infin) menarik hati: her sincerity ~ed them all, mereka tertarik dgn keikhlasannya; they seemed to be deeply ~ed by the performance, mereka nampaknya tertarik dgn persembahan itu; he only did it to ~ us, dia melakukannya semata-mata utk menarik hati kami; how does so. ~ so., apakah tanggapan sso ttg sso: how does the new salesman ~ you?, apakah tanggapan kamu ttg jurujual baru itu?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fascination | n 1. state of being fascinated, terpesona, begitu tertarik: his ~ with politics led him to read more widely, oleh sebab dia terpesona dgn politik, dia terdorong utk membaca dgn lebih luas lagi; 2. st fascinating, terpesona, mempesona(kan): the painting had a ~ for him, dia terpesona dgn lukisan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| engage | vt 1. (fml), (act.) menarik; (pass.) tertarik: the puppy in the shop window ~d the little boy’s attention for quite some time, anak anjing dlm kedai itu menarik perhatian budak tersebut agak lama juga; 2. secure the services of, hire, mengambil: he decided to ~ the best defence lawyer in the country, dia membuat keputusan utk mengambil peguam pembela yg terbaik dlm negeri itu; 3. attack, menyerang: we have orders to ~ the enemy at 1600 hours, kami menerima arahan utk menyerang pd jam 1600; 4. bring into operation, (clutch) menekan; (gear) memasukkan: he ~d first gear before going uphill, dia memasukkan gear pertama sebelum mendaki bukit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gloss 1 | a ~ of kindness hid his evil intentions, dia menyembunyikan niat jahatnya di balik topeng kebaikan hatinya; under a surface ~ of civilization, man is still primitive, di balik topeng peradaban, manusia masih primitif; 3. superficial veneer, keseronokan yg diharapkan: she was attracted by the ~ and glitter of the city, dia tertarik oleh keseronokan yg diharapkan dan kegemilangan hidup di bandar raya itu; 4. see GLOSS PAINT; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| provocative | adj 1. arousing anger, interest, etc, a. (of so.) bersikap provokatif: he was being extremely ~ that night and his remarks upset many people, dia bersikap begitu provokatif pd malam itu dan kata-katanya menimbulkan kemarahan ramai orang; b. (of st) bersifat provokatif: it was a ~ beginning, and the students were immediately interested, permulaan ucapan itu bersifat provokatif dan para pelajar segera tertarik dengannya; 2. arousing sexual desire, menggoda: she gave the stranger a ~ glance, dia memandang orang yg tdk dikenali itu dgn pandangan yg menggoda. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |