| but | conj 1./b on the contrary, yet, tetapi: my brother went, ~ I did not, abang saya pergi tetapi saya tdk; he’s clever ~ lazy, dia pandai tetapi malas; it’s not Smyth ~ Smith, bukan Smyth tetapi Smith; 2. except, melainkan, kecuali: I have no choice ~ to leave, saya tdk ada pilihan melainkan meninggalkan tempat itu; we can’t do anything ~ wait, kami tdk dapat berbuat apa-apa pun melainkan menunggu sahaja; ~ then, tetapi; she would be perfect for the job, but then I may be wrong, dia betul-betul sesuai utk jawatan itu, tetapi mungkin saya salah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| and | 7. but, tetapi: he said he would come ~ he didn’t, katanya dia akan datang, tetapi dia tdk datang; 8. at the same time, dan, sambil: they sang ~ danced throughout the night, mereka bernyanyi dan menari sepanjang malam; he just sat there ~ laughed, dia duduk sahaja di situ sambil ketawa; 9. (linking finite verbs in close sequence) dan, [or usu not translated]: go ~ see him, pergilah berjumpa dgn dia; come ~ try it, marilah mencubanya; write ~ tell me, tulis dan beritahu saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| again | 4. usu and ~, and then ~, on the other hand, tetapi: he might agree and then ~ he might not, dia mungkin bersetuju tetapi mungkin juga tdk; 5. besides, further, (dan) juga, pula: she is beautiful and ~, rich, dia cantik dan kaya pula; ~ we must bear in mind that..., dan juga kita mesti ingat bahawa...; ~ and ~, time and (time ) ~, berkali-kali, berulang-kali: I have told him ~ and ~, saya telah memberitahunya berkali-kali; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| few | n 1. several, beberapa + approp n: most of his friends deserted him but a faithful ~ remained, kebanyakan kawannya meninggalkannya tetapi beberapa orang yg setia masih berada di sisinya; I threw away some of my old shoes but kept a ~, saya membuang beberapa pasang kasut lama saya tetapi menyimpan beberapa pasang lagi; 2. not many, tdk banyak, sedikit saja; (of persons) tdk /banyak, ramai/, sedikit saja: in this area there used to be hundreds of windmills, but ~ remain today, dahulu di kawasan ini terdapat beratus-ratus kincir angin, tetapi sekarang tinggal sedikit saja; ~ are prepared to believe him, tdk banyak yg bersedia utk mempercayainya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| home | n 1. o’s dwelling, rumah, tempat tinggal: I work in K.L. but my ~ is in Shah Alam, saya bekerja di K.L. tetapi rumah saya di Shah Alam; a ~ of their own, rumah mereka sendiri; 2. place where one was born, tempat asal: Ipoh is my ~ but I have been living abroad for many years, Ipoh ialah tempat asal saya tetapi saya telah tinggal di luar negeri bertahun-tahun; 3. place where one lives, kampung halaman: he was born in Indonesia, but Malaysia is now his ~, dia dilahirkan di Indonesia, tetapi Malaysia menjadi kampung halamannya sekarang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| first | b. most importantly, pertama-tama, pertama sekali: he’s appeared in several films but ~ of all he’s a stage actor, dia muncul dlm beberapa filem tetapi pertama-tama, dia ialah pelakon pentas; c. initially, mula-mula: ~ of all I didn’t suspect anything, but as time went on I began to get worried, mula-mula saya tdk mengesyaki apa-apa tentangnya tetapi lama kelamaan saya mula bimbang; ~ off, mula-mula: ~ off I want to know what you want to spend it on, mula-mula saya hendak tahu kamu hendak membeli apa dengannya; at ~, mula-mula: at ~ I didn’t like durian but now I do, mula-mula saya tdk suka akan durian tetapi sekarang saya suka; last in, ~ out, masuk kemudian keluar dulu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contrariwise | adv on the contrary, conversely, sebaliknya: in Europe motorists drive on the left hand side, but in England it is ~, di Eropah pemandu membawa kereta di sebelah kiri tetapi di England sebaliknya; I argued for reform and he argued ~, saya berhujah menyokong perubahan tetapi dia berhujah sebaliknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| coltish | adj (often derog) lincah tetapi gegabah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| be | it was not to ~, tdk jadi: they were supposed to be married, but it was not to ~, mereka sepatutnya berkahwin tetapi tdk jadi; 11. travel to, visit, [various translations]: I’ve never been in that theatre, saya belum pernah masuk ke panggung itu; has the doctor been?, sudahkah doktor datang?; where have you been?, ke mana engkau (tadi)?; he’s been and gone, tadi dia di sini tetapi sekarang sudah pergi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eat | he was very cold towards her at first, but she soon had him ~ing out of her hand, pd mulanya lelaki itu begitu dingin terhadapnya, tetapi tdk lama kemudian, dia tunduk kepadanya; what’s ~ing so., (colloq) apa kena (dgn) sso: I realise he hasn’t been himself but don’t ask me what’s ~ing him, saya sedar dia tdk spt biasa, tetapi jangan tanya saya apa kena (dgn) dia; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |