| fictitious | adj 1. imaginary, not real, rekaan: ~ characters in the novel, watak-watak rekaan dlm novel; 2. assumed, false, palsu: a ~ name, nama palsu; to give a ~ address, memberikan alamat palsu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| realm(s) | n 1. kingdom, negeri: the king was loved by the people in his ~, raja itu disayangi oleh rakyat di negerinya; 2. sphere, alam, dunia: figures from the ~ of his own imagination, watak-watak dr alam imaginasinya sendiri; the ~ of science fiction, alam fiksyen sains. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| central | adj 1. pertaining to the middle point or part, tengah: the ~ parts of Australia are mostly desert, sebahagian besar bahagian tengah Australia adalah padang pasir; 2. at a point or position in the middle, di tengah-tengah: a ~ location in the district, kedudukan di tengah-tengah daerah itu; 3. leading, chief, utama: the ~ characters in the play, watak-watak utama dlm lakonan itu; the ~ aim of the new government, tujuan utama kerajaan baru itu; 4. dominant, pokok: the ~ theme, tema pokok; 5. controlling, directing, pusat: ~ curriculum committee, jawatankuasa kurikulum pusat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| villain | n 1. scoundrel, penyangak: some ~ had attacked him and stolen all his money, ada penyangak yg telah menyerangnya dan mencuri semua wangnya; 2. the main bad character in a play, film, etc, watak jahat: he was cast as the ~ in the play, dia dipilih memegang watak jahat dlm drama itu; 3. (UK), (colloq) criminal, orang jahat: the ~s have been caught, orang-orang jahat itu sudah ditangkap; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| portray | vt 1. make a picture of, memotret: the people ~ed in Hogarth’s drawing, orang-orang yg dipotret dlm lukisan Hogarth; 2. depict in words, menggambarkan: the author ~s life in a remote village, penulis itu menggambarkan kehidupan di sebuah desa terpencil; 3. enact on stage or in film, melakonkan watak: Vivien Leigh ~ed Scarlet O’hara in “Gone with the wind”, Vivien Leigh melakonkan watak Scarlet O’hara dlm filem “Gone with the wind”; 4. represent, memaparkan: the press ~ed him as an evil man, pihak akhbar memaparkannya sbg orang yg jahat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| characterization, characterisation | n 1. delineation of character, gambaran sifat; 2. description, penyifatan: the ~ of de Sade as the incarnation of the devil, penyifatan de Sade sbg penjelmaan syaitan; 3. distinction by means of characteristic, pencirian; 4. (on stage etc), /pembawaan, perlakonan/ watak: the actress’s ~ of Juliet, pembawaan watak Juliet oleh seniwati itu; 5. creation of fictitious characters, perwatakan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| impersonate | vt 1. pretend to be, menyamar sbg; (in theatrical presentation), /berlakon, mengambil peranan/ sbg, melakonkan watak: he was arrested for impersonating a police officer, dia ditangkap krn menyamar sbg pegawai polis; in the opera, the ballet dancers ~d fairies, dlm opera itu, penari-penari balet mengambil peranan sbg pari-pari; 2. imitate behaviour, mannerisms of, (pandai) mengajuk: a comedian who ~s well-known public figures, pelawak yg pandai mengajuk orang-orang ternama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| characterize, characterise | vt 1. delineate character of, a. (so.) menggambarkan sifat: he ~d the historical figure in great detail, dia menggambarkan sifat tokoh sejarah itu dgn panjang lebar; b. (st.) menggambarkan ciri; 2. describe, menyifatkan: he immediately ~d her as a fool, dia segera menyifatkan gadis itu sbg orang yg bodoh; 3. mark, distinguish, mencirikan: the disease is ~d by high fever and a rash, penyakit itu dicirikan oleh demam panas dan ruam; 4. (on stage etc), /membawa, melakonkan/ watak: the actress ~d Elizabeth I very successfully, seniwati itu membawa watak Elizabeth I dgn jayanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| plummy | adj 1. (colloq) very good, bagus: she was given a ~ role in the film, dia diberi watak yg bagus dlm filem itu; he holds a ~ position in the firm, dia memegang jawatan yg bagus di firma itu; 2. dark red, merah tua. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| 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 |