| serious | 6. in earnest, not joking, (ber)sungguh-sungguh, serius: surely you can’t be ~!, takkanlah kamu serius!; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| innocent | b. simple-minded, betul bendul, lurus sangat: surely you weren’t so ~ as to believe him?, takkanlah kamu begitu betul bendul sehingga mempercayainya?; 4. pure, suci: an ~ young girl, gadis suci; as ~ as a baby, suci spt bayi; 5. harmless, a. (of question, remark, reply, etc) tdk /bermaksud, berniat/ apa-apa: there’s no need to be so angry; I only asked an ~ question, janganlah marah; saya cuma megemukakan soalan yg tdk bermaksud apa-apa; b. (of games, amusements, pleasures, etc) tdk memudaratkan: he joined in their ~ games, dia ikut serta dlm mainan mereka yg tdk memudaratkan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stand | ~ by, a. observe without doing anything to help, berpeluk tubuh: you surely are not going to ~ by and watch a man being beaten up, takkanlah kamu sanggup berpeluk tubuh dan melihat sahaja orang dipukul; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| joke | vi bergurau, berseloroh, berlawak, melawak: he was only joking, dia hanya bergurau; joking /apart, aside/, sungguh-sungguhlah, betul-betullah: joking apart, what do you think of the idea?, sungguh-sungguhlah, apa fikiranmu ttg gagasan ini?; you must be joking, takkanlah: “How much did he give you? Two hundred ringgit?” “You must be joking!”, “Berapa dia bagi kamu? Dua ratus ringgit?” “Takkanlah!”. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| should | when I approached the table, who ~ be sitting there but Louise!,apabila saya mendekati meja itu, kamu tahu siapa yg duduk di situ? Tidak lain tidak bukan si Louise!; 5. (humorous & ironical) needn’t, masakan, takkanlah: a rich man like him ~ worry about $10!, masakan orang kaya spt dia khuatir ttg $10!; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| imagine | 3. think, believe, fikir: I don’t ~ that it will rain this evening, saya tdk fikir hujan akan turun petang ini; 4. suppose, rasa, ingat: I ~ (that) they’ll get there on time, saya rasa mereka akan sampai di situ tepat pd waktunya; you don’t ~ I’m going to let them do as they please, do you?, takkanlah kamu ingat saya akan membiarkan mereka berbuat sesuka hati mereka?; 5. assume without a basis, ingat, fikir: he ~s he nows everything, dia ingat dia tahu segala-galanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |