| deletion | n 1. act of deleting, pemotongan, pencoretan: the ~ of dated phrases from the script, pemotongan ungkapan-ungkapan lapuk drpd skrip itu; 2. st deleted, bahagian yg /dipotong, dicoret/: some ~s have been restored, beberapa bahagian yg dipotong telah dimasukkan kembali. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| genteel | adj (fml or liter.) 1. of the upper class, kelas atasan; (formerly) bangsawan: a family with a ~ background, keluarga yg mempunyai latar belakang bangsawan; 2. polished, well-bred, halus budi pekerti: a poor but ~ old man, orang tua yg miskin tetapi halus budi pekertinya; 3. affectedly polite, terlalu /tertib, sopan santun/: her ~ manner drives me crazy, caranya yg terlalu tertib itu membuat saya bagai nak gila; ~ expressions, ungkapan-ungkapan yg terlalu tertib. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ambiguity | n 1. state, quality of, a. (admitting more than one interpretation) kekaburan, kesamaran; (of word, phrase, etc) /kekaburan, kesamaran/ makna, ketaksaan: he took great care to avoid all ~, dia amat teliti supaya tdk berlaku kekaburan; the careless use of pronouns can result in ~, penggunaan kata ganti nama secara tdk teliti boleh menimbulkan kekaburan makna; b. (being uncertain) tdk jelas; (of look, smile, etc) tdk jelas maknanya: the ~ of his political stance became an issue in the campaign, pendirian politiknya yg tdk jelas menjadi isu dlm kempen itu; 2. ambiguous phrase, expression, etc, approp n + (yg) /kabur, samar(-samar)/ maknanya, taksa: a statement that is full of ambiguities, satu kenyataan yg penuh dgn ungkapan-ungkapan yg kabur maknanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| idiomatic | adj 1. in accordance with the idioms of a language, idiomatik: he speaks fluent, ~ French, dia bercakap dlm bahasa Perancis yg lancar dan idiomatik; 2. consisting of an idiom, berupa /idiom, ungkapan, simpulan bahasa/: an ~ phrase, frasa yg berupa ungkapan; 3. full of idioms, berbunga-bunga: an ~ style of writing, gaya penulisan yg berbunga-bunga. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| catchword | n 1. slogan, ungkapan yg dipopularkan; 2. word, phrase so placed (in article, dictionary, etc) so as to draw attention, kata penunjuk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| idiom | n 1. (ling) idiom, ungkapan, simpulan bahasa; 2. dialect, loghat, dialek; 3. (art & mus) idiom. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| colloquialism | n 1. colloquial word or phrase, /kata, frasa, ungkapan/ bahasa /percakapan, basahan/; 2. colloquial style, gaya bahasa /percakapan, basahan/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| Americanism | n 1. custom, belief, etc peculiar to the US, cara orang Amerika: TV dinners, chop suey and tinned beer are some of the examples of ~ given by the author, makanan malam utk menonton TV, chop suey dan bir dlm tin merupakan beberapa contoh cara orang Amerika yg disebut oleh penulis; 2. word, phrase, etc peculiar to the US, ungkapan Amerika: many ~s have worked their way into the English Language, banyak ungkapan Amerika telah meresap masuk ke dlm bahasa Inggeris; 3. attachment to the US, its people, etc, cinta thdp Amerika: his ~ comes to the fore whenever the US constitution is criticised, cintanya thdp Amerika menonjol apabila perlembagaan Amerika dikritik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| formula | n 1. set of symbols, rumus, formula: the ~ for hydrochloric acid is HCl, formula utk asid hidroklorik ialah HCl; the ~ for finding the area of a circle, rumus utk mencari luas bulatan; 2. set of rules, principles, etc, formula: a ~ for peace, formula utk keamanan; there is no magic ~ for a successful career, tdk ada formula ajaib utk berjaya dlm kerjaya; 3. form of words used regularly, ungkapan tetap: “how do you do” is the ~ used in greeting, “how do you do?” ialah ungkapan tetap yg digunakan utk menyapa; 4. list of ingredients, proportions, instructions, etc, formula; 5. (US) milk-like powder for babies, rumusan bayi; 6. (of racing cars) formula. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| barbarous | adj 1. cruel, kejam: ~ acts, perbuatan-perbuatan kejam; 2. crude, kasar: a ~ expression, ungkapan yg kasar; ~ manners, tingkah laku yg kasar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |