| grave 2 | adj 1. solemn, serius: the judge looked ~ as he passed sentence on the accused, hakim itu kelihatan serius ketika menjatuhkan hukuman ke atas yg tertuduh; ~ thoughts, fikiran yg serius; 2. quality of needing urgent attention, serious, serius; (of news) merunsingkan; (of offence, charge, accusation, etc) serius, berat; (rel to illness or a sick person’s condition) serius, teruk; (of responsibility) berat; (rel to danger) besar: he wanted to discuss a ~ matter with his lawyer, dia hendak berbincang ttg perkara yg serius dgn peguamnya; the country’s political situation is very ~, keadaan politik negara itu amat serius; a ~ error, kesilapan yg serius; this is a very ~ charge, ini satu tuduhan yg sangat serius; the patient’s condition is still ~, keadaan pesakit itu masih teruk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| seriously | take so. ~, menganggap kata-katanya serius: you mustn’t take him ~, jangan pula kamu menganggap kata-katanya serius; take st ~, menganggap sst serius; (so’s work, ideas or what so. has to say etc) menerima sst sbg sst yg serius: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sober | 2. solemn, serious, thoughtful, serius: a ~, high principled man, lelaki yg serius dan berpendirian tinggi; one would expect a lawyer to be more ~ in his demeanour, kita menjangka seorang peguam itu berperi laku lebih serius; a ~ estimate of what may be expected, anggaran yg serius ttg apa yg dapat dijangka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| austere | adj 1. stern, forbidding, serius: an ~ expression, air muka yg serius; an ~ headmistress, seorang guru besar yg serius; 2. ascetic, spt seorang zahid; (of person) hidup spt seorang zahid: to lead an ~ life, hidup spt seorang zahid; 3. severely simple, sangat sederhana: an ~ meal, hidangan yg sangat sederhana; an ~ style of painting, cara melukis yg sangat sederhana. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| serious | 3. deserving careful thought, requiring concentration, serius; (of novel, play) berat: a ~ political discussion, perbincangan politik yg serius; he decided to have a ~ talk with his son, dia membuat keputusan utk berbincang secara serius dgn anak lelakinya; she is starting to read more ~ books, dia mula membaca buku yg lebih serius; the play was much too ~ for me, lakonan itu agak terlalu berat utk saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| serious | 4. solemn, thoughtful, serius: you’re looking very ~ today, kamu kelihatan begitu serius hari ini; she saw by the ~ expression on the doctor’s face that he was concerned, drpd wajah serius doktor itu dia tahu bahawa doktor itu bimbang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| serious | be in ~ danger of, dlm bahaya yg serius: the company is in ~ danger of being declared bankrupt, syarikat itu dlm bahaya yg serius krn akan diisytiharkan muflis; b. (ref to patient’s condition), (critically ill) tenat, teruk, serius; (very badly injured) parah: is the patient’s condition ~?, adakah keadaan pesakit itu tenat?; a ~ leg injury, kecederaan kaki yg parah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| seriously | 2. in a manner showing careful thought, concentration, secara serius: I am ~ considering selling my house, saya sedang mempertimbangkan secara serius utk menjual rumah itu; if I may speak ~ ..., jika saya boleh bercakap secara serius; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| play | ~ down, [various translations]: the management ~ed down the serious nature of the incident, pihak pengurusan menyatakan bahawa peristiwa itu tdk serius tetapi sebenarnya serius; he tried his best to ~ down his role in the bank scandal, dia sedaya upaya mencuba menyatakan bahawa penglibatannya dlm skandal bank itu cuma sedikit; she ~ed down her recent achievements, dia merendah diri ttg kejayaannya baru-baru ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| serious | 2. not to be disregarded, serius; (of objection) keras: this is a ~ subject that cannot be dismissed so lightly, perkara ini serius dan tdk boleh dipandang ringan; we have several ~ matters to discuss, kita ada beberapa perkara serius yg perlu dibincangkan; do you have ~ objections to the change of plans?, adakah kamu mempunyai apa-apa bangkangan yg keras thdp perubahan rancangan ini?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |