| irregular | f. (of teeth) tdk teratur; 2. uneven in duration, continuity, order, (secara) tdk tetap: his attendance is ~, kehadirannya tdk tetap; trading on the exchange was ~, dagangan di bursa saham tdk tetap; the pay was good but the hours were ~, gajinya tinggi tetapi waktu kerjanya tdk tetap; he comes at ~ intervals, dia datang secara tdk tetap; the child’s breathing suddenly became ~, pernafasan kanak-kanak itu tiba-tiba menjadi tdk tetap; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| invaluable | adj (fixed) tetap; (unchanging) tdk berubah-ubah; (habitual) biasa; (unfailing), [not translated]: ~ temperature, suhu tetap; an ~ rule, peraturan tetap; one of the ~ laws of nature, salah satu hukum alam yg tdk berubah-ubah; it has become his ~ practice to go for morning walks, sudah menjadi amalan biasanya pergi berjalan-jalan pd waktu pagi; their ~ reply was..., jawapan biasa mereka ialah...; he greeted them with his ~ courtesy, dia menyambut mereka dgn penuh sopan santun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adamant | adj 1. (in character) /keras, tegar/ hati (sifatnya), (bersifat) tegar: I wish she were less ~, kalaulah dia tdk begitu keras hati; 2. (in resolution) tetap /berpendapat, berpendirian/, /tetap dgn, tdk berganjak drpd/ pendirian sso: he was ~ that he was fit to work, dia tetap berpendapat bahawa dia sudah sihat dan dapat bekerja; on this issue, I am ~, saya tetap dgn pendirian saya ttg perkara itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| habitué | n pengunjung tetap: a ~ of the theatre, pengunjung tetap teater. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fickle | adj mudah berubah-ubah (hati), tdk tetap hati; (of weather) mudah berubah-ubah, tdk tetap: she has a ~ disposition, dia mudah berubah-ubah orangnya; a ~ lover, kekasih yg mudah berubah-ubah hati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| constant | adj 1. unchanging, tetap, malar: to drive at a ~ speed, memandu dgn kelajuan yg tetap; ~ temperature, suhu malar; 2. continuous, sentiasa; (of chattering, complaint, interruption) tdk /putus-putus, henti-henti/: she needs ~ attention, dia sentiasa memerlukan perhatian; her ~ complaints irritated her husband, rungutannya yg tdk putus-putus menjengkelkan suaminya; 3. faithful, setia: a ~ friend, kawan setia; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fixed | adj 1. attached firmly, terpasang: the seats are firmly ~ to the floor, tempat duduk itu terpasang dgn teguh pd lantai; 2. not changing, invariable, tetap: ~ interest rate, kadar bunga yg tetap; I have no ~ plan for the future, saya tdk ada rancangan tetap utk masa depan; he has some ~ ideas on the subject, dia mempunyai gagasan-gagasan tetap ttg perkara itu; ~ price, harga /tetap, mati/; 3. (of facial expression) terpaku: his ~ stare embarrassed me, renungannya yg terpaku membuat saya berasa malu; she had a ~ smile on her face, senyuman terpaku di wajahnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| even | adj 1. level, smooth and flat, rata: make sure the surface is ~ before you lay the tiles, pastikan permukaan rata sebelum kamu meletakkan jubin; 2. steady and unchanging, tetap: his ~ breathing showed that he was asleep, pernafasannya yg tetap menunjukkan bahawa dia sudah tidur; he drove at an ~ speed, dia memandu dgn kelajuan yg tetap; 3. equal in number, amount or quantity,sama rata: ~ distribution of income and wealth, pengagihan pendapatan dan kekayaan yg sama rata; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| clockwork | n sawat jam: the toy train runs by ~, kereta api mainan itu berjalan dgn menggunakan sawat jam; as regular (ly) as ~, tetap pd waktunya: his daily routine is as regular as ~, kebiasaan hariannya tetap pd waktunya; like ~, dgn lancar: the holiday arrangements went like ~, rancangan percutian itu berjalan dgn lancar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| afloat | b. (fig.) menyelamatkan sst: the millions required to keep the bank ~, wang berjuta-juta yg diperlukan utk menyelamatkan bank itu ; /remain, stay/ ~, tetap terapung: the ship remained ~ in spite of the gaping hole in her side, kapal itu tetap terapung meskipun terdapat lubang besar di bahagian tepinya; set st ~, a. cause st to float in water, mengapungkan sst: he set his toy boat ~ on the pond, dia mengapungkan bot mainannya di kolam itu; b. launch st, melancarkan sst: the scheme was set ~ last week, skim itu dilancarkan minggu lalu | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |