| secret | the ~ of longevity, rahsia panjang umur; the recipe is a trade ~, resipi itu merupakan rahsia perdagangan; /closely-kept, closely-guarded/ ~, benar-benar dirahsiakan: his whereabouts is a closely-kept ~, tempat di mana dia berada benar-benar dirahsiakan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bone | will not make old ~s, tdk akan /hidup lama, panjang umur/; (all) skin and ~s, tinggal kulit dgn tulang sahaja: the child was reduced to skin and ~s by hunger, krn kelaparan, kanak-kanak itu tinggal kulit dgn tulang sahaja; work o’s finger to the ~, membanting tulang; vt menulangi: the butcher ~d the beef, penjual daging itu menulangi daging lembu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| devil | the poor ~s lost everything in the fire, orang-orang yg malang itu kehilangan segala-galanya dlm kebakaran itu; raise the ~, see HELL (raise hell); /talk, speak/ of the ~, panjang umur; the ~ /you will, you won’t, he did, he can, etc/, (old-fashioned), [various translations]: “he swam across the Straits of Malacca? The ~ he did!”, “dia berenang menyeberang Selat Melaka? Mahunya!”; “I’ll go alone if I have to” “The ~ you will!”, “aku akan pergi seorang kalau terpaksa.” “Mana boleh!”; the ~ to pay, (sl) mati | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| return | in ~ (for), sbg balasan (thdp): we gave him a paid holiday in ~ for his loyal service, kami memberinya cuti bergaji sbg balasan thdp khidmat setianya; on o’s ~, sewaktu sso /pulang, balik/: on his ~, he was surprised to see an old friend waiting at the door, sewaktu dia pulang, dia terkejut melihat kawan lamanya sedang menunggu di pintu; (many) happy ~s (of the day), mudah-mudahan panjang umur; on sale or ~, dijual atau dipulangkan (apabila tdk dapat dijual); | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| longevity | n 1. (fml) having long life, /umur, usia/ (yg) panjang: the 104-year-old tight rope walker said that her ~ was due to the fact that she never performed when sober, pejalan tali tegang yg berusia 104 tahun itu mengatakan bahawa umurnya panjang krn dia tdk pernah membuat persembahan dlm keadaan tdk mabuk; 2. (of employment) long continuous existence, lama(nya): his ~ in office can be attributed to natural abilities, lamanya dia memegang jawatan itu bolehlah dikatakan krn kebolehan semula jadi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |