| folly | n 1. foolishness, kebodohan, bodoh: an act of sheer ~, perbuatan yg bodoh sekali; 2. foolish act, mistake, idea, etc, approp n + bodoh: he committed the ~ of shaking the lady’s hand before being introduced, dia membuat kesilapan bodoh menjabat tangan wanita itu sebelum diperkenalkan; we all have to pay for our follies, kita semua mesti menebus tindakan-tindakan bodoh kita; 3. imitation or artificial building, folly: many English landowners built follies in their gardens in the 19th century, ramai tuan tanah Inggeris yg membina folly dlm taman mereka pd abad ke-19. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| persuade | ~ so. of st, meyakinkan sso ttg sst: he was unable to ~ the court of his innocence, dia gagal meyakinkan mahkamah ttg ketidakbersalahannya; how are we to ~ him of the folly of such a decision, bagaimana harus kita meyakinkan dia ttg kebodohannya membuat keputusan spt itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lecture | n 1. discourse upon a given subject, kuliah, syarahan: the student lost his ~ notes, pelajar itu kehilangan nota kuliahnya; he has to attend seven ~s a week, dia mesti menghadiri tujuh kuliah dlm seminggu; an interesting ~ on the Renaissance, syarahan yg menarik ttg Zaman Pembaharuan; 2. reprimand, khutbah: she made me sit through a long ~ on the folly of my ways, dia membuat saya duduk mendengar khutbahnya yg panjang ttg akibat perangai buruk saya; /give, read, etc/ so. a ~, berkhutbah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lecture | n 1. discourse upon a given subject, kuliah, syarahan: the student lost his ~ notes, pelajar itu kehilangan nota kuliahnya; he has to attend seven ~s a week, dia mesti menghadiri tujuh kuliah dlm seminggu; an interesting ~ on the Renaissance, syarahan yg menarik ttg Zaman Pembaharuan; 2. reprimand, khutbah: she made me sit through a long ~ on the folly of my ways, dia membuat saya duduk mendengar khutbahnya yg panjang ttg akibat perangai buruk saya; /give, read, etc/ so. a ~, berkhutbah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |