knack | n; /have, get/ the ~ of, pandai; (doing st that requires certain skill, practice) tahu cara(nya): he seems to have the ~ of making friends easily, dia nampaknya pandai mencari kawan; it’s not difficult to ride a bicycle once | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
used | be ~ to, a. become familiar with, biasa dgn: I am not ~ to getting up late, saya tdk biasa bangun lambat; we are so ~ to their ways, kami telah biasa dgn cara-cara mereka; b. (expressing an action or state in the past) pernah, dulu(nya): this ~ to be a fine city, dulu bandar ini indah; Jane ~ to be his secretary when he was the manager, Jane pernah menjadi setiausahanya semasa dia menjadi pengurus; we ~ to live in the same town, kami pernah tinggal di bandar yg sama; get ~ to, menjadi biasa dgn: you’ll soon get ~ to the work, kamu akan cepat menjadi biasa dgn kerja itu; I don’t think I will get ~ to his ways, saya tdk fikir saya akan menjadi biasa dgn cara dia. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
her | pron 1. (poss. form of ‘she’) nya, dia; (ref to animal or inanimate thing) nya: ~ children, anak-anaknya; ~ car, kereta dia; ~ life-style, cara hidupnya; the tigress and ~ cubs, harimau dgn anak-anaknya; 2. (as object of v or prep) nya, dia; (ref to animal or inanimate thing) nya: I told ~ the truth, saya memberitahunya perkara yg sebenar; they bought a present for ~, mereka membeli hadiah untuknya; 3. (respectful) a. (gen) beliau: we’ve discussed this matter with the ambassadress and ~ officials, kita telah berbincang dgn duta besar dan pegawai-pegawai beliau; b. (ref to sovereign ruler or ex-ruler, king’s consort) baginda; 4. (colloq) she, dia: it was ~ I saw last night, dialah yg saya nampak malam tadi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
one | ~ way or another, biar bagaimanapun (caranya), apa cara pun: we have to finish this draft before Thursday, ~ way or another, kita mesti menyelesaikan draf ini sebelum hari Khamis, biar bagaimanapun caranya; at ~ time or another, [no specific translation]: we’ve all made mistakes at ~ time or another, kita semua pernah membuat kesalahan; there are bound to be problems in discipline at one time or another, sekali sekala pasti akan ada masalah dlm disiplin; pertama(nya) ..., kedua(nya): you can’t rely on her: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
place | if you were in my ~, I’m sure you would look at it differently, jika kamu berada di tempat saya, saya pasti kamu akan melihatnya dgn cara yg berbeza; in the first ~, a. (used in stating points in argument etc) pertama(nya), pertama sekali, pertama-tama: in the first ~, I disagree with your judgement of him, in the second..., pertama sekali, saya tdk bersetuju dgn penilaian kamu tentangnya, keduanya...; we decided to cancel the order; in the first ~, it’s too expensive, and in the second, do we really need it?, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
brilliance, brilliancy | n 1. great brightness, terang-benderang: his eyes were dazzled by the ~ of the sun, matanya silau oleh cahaya matahari yg terang-benderang; 2. sparkle, kilauan: expert cutting and polishing enhances the ~ of a gemstone, cara memotong dan menggilap yg mahir menambah kilauan batu permata; 3. vividness, (of colour) terang(nya); 4. splendour, magnificence, kegemilangan: the ~ of the royal procession, kegemilangan perarakan diraja; 5. excellence, kecemerlangan: the ~ of his ideas, kecemerlangan idea-ideanya: his ~ at mathematics, kecemerlangannya dlm ilmu matematik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |