| foil2 | n 1. very thin beaten or rolled metal sheet, kerajang: silver ~, kerajang perak; aluminium ~, kerajang aluminium; 2. paper covered with this, kertas timah; (if metal is specified) kertas: cigarettes wrapped in ~, rokok yg dibungkus dgn kertas timah; gold ~, kertas emas; 3. metal sheet used as backing for mirror, kerajang; 4. so., st that contrasts with and hence sets off another, (sst yg) menyerlahkan; (theat) watak lawan: her black evening gown was a good ~ for her pale complexion, gaun malamnya yg hitam menyerlahkan kulitnya yg putih; the ugly stepsisters are a ~ to the beautiful Cinderella, kakak-kakak tiri yg hodoh itu merupakan watak lawan bagi Cinderella yg jelita. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| export | n 1. st exported, eksport: tin is one of our biggest ~s, timah adalah salah satu eksport utama kita; 2. (business of) exporting, pengeksportan; (attrib) eksport: the company is engaged in the ~ of rubber gloves, syarikat itu terlibat dlm eksport sarung tangan getah; our ~ earnings rose last year, perolehan eksport kita meningkat tahun lalu; ~ duty, duti eksport; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fusion | n 1. union by melting, pelakuran: the ~ of copper and tin, pelakuran kuprum dan timah; 2. coalition of political parties and other groups, pergabungan, perpaduan: a ~ of political parties, pergabungan parti-parti politik; 3. (phys) pelakuran. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| chiefly | adv 1. principally, terutamanya: the country exports minerals, ~ tin, negara itu mengeksport galian, terutamanya bijih timah; 2. for the most part, sebahagian besarnya: this substance is ~ made up of carbon, bahan ini sebahagian besarnya terdiri drpd karbon. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| kingpin | n 1. (person) orang yg paling penting; (pejorative) kepala, ketua: the ~ of the tin-mining industry, orang yg paling penting dlm perindustrian bijih timah; ~ of the gambling ring, kepala kumpulan judi; 2. ( | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| freeze | n 1. period of cold, icy weather, musim cuaca sangat sejuk; 2. fixing of prices etc, pembekuan: a ~ on tin prices, pembekuan thdp harga timah; wage ~, pembekuan upah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| amalgamation | n 1. act of, a. (combining) penggabungan, penyatuan: the ~ of the two oil giants, penggabungan dua syarikat raksasa minyak; b. (combining with mercury) pengamalgaman; 2. result of blending metals, amalgam: bronze is an ~ of copper and tin, gangsa ialah amalgam kuprum dgn timah; 3. merger, pergabungan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gloomy | adj 1. dark, kelam: a ~ room at the back of the house, bilik yg kelam di belakang rumah; a ~ sky, langit yg kelam; a ~ day, hari yg kelam; 2. sad, depressed, murung, muram: winter can make one feel ~, musim sejuk boleh membuat sso berasa muram; a ~ face, wajah murung; he answered in a ~ tone of voice, dia menjawab dgn nada suara yg muram; 3. pessimistic, suram, muram: the future looks ~ for the mining industry, masa depan industri timah kelihatan suram. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| drop | vi 1. drip, menitik, menitis; 2. fall, a. (gen) jatuh: a flower-pot ~ped on his head, pasu bunga itu jatuh di atas kepalanya; b. (of leaves, fruits, bombs) gugur, jatuh: the leaves are beginning to ~, daun-daun mula gugur; 3. collapse, rebah: he will work till he ~s, dia akan bekerja sehingga dia rebah; 4. die, gugur: he saw his comrades ~ping all around him, dia melihat rakan-rakannya gugur di sekelilingnya; 5. decrease, fall, jatuh, turun: tin prices ~ped last year, harga bijih timah jatuh tahun lalu; 6. become softer, menjadi perlahan: his voice ~ped, suaranya menjadi perlahan; 7. abate, reda: the wind has ~ped, angin sudah reda; 8. cease, terputus: we’ve let the correspondence ~, kita telah membiarkan hubungan surat-menyurat terputus; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |