| vital force, vital principle | n daya utama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vital statistics | n 1. number of births, marriages, deaths, statistik penting; 2. ( colloq) woman’s measurements at bust, waist and hip, ukuran badan: her ~ are 37-24-36, ukuran badannya ialah 37-24-36. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vital | adj 1. essential, penting: oxygen is ~ to life, oksigen adalah penting utk kehidupan; a solution to this problem is ~ to us, penyelesaian bagi masalah ini adalah penting bagi kami; it is ~ to get at the truth, memang penting utk mendapatkan kebenaran; of ~ importance, sangat penting: a question of ~ importance, satu soalan yg sangat penting; 2. necessary for life, penting: the ~ organs, organ-organ penting; 3. energetic, full of life, bersemangat: the people I met there were very ~ and dynamic, orang-orang yg saya temui di situ begitu bersemangat dan dinamik; a ~ political organization, pertubuhan politik yg bersemangat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vital capacity | n kapasiti vital. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| motivation | n motivasi, dorongan: ~ is vital to the learning process, motivasi penting dlm proses pembelajaran; political ~, dorongan politik; he needed no ~ to work hard as he could see the opportunities that lay ahead, dia tdk memerlukan | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| instrument | 4. person, thing, by means of which st is done, means, alat: he was a mere ~ of the gangland boss, dia hanya menjadi alat ketua penjahat itu; television could be a vital ~ in educating the young, televisyen mungkin merupakan alat penting dlm pendidikan kanak-kanak; 5. important agency or factor, /faktor, penyebab/ utama: she was the ~ of his downfall, wanita itulah yg menjadi faktor utama kejatuhannya; 6. (leg.) surat cara: ~ of office, surat cara pelantikan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| linchpin | n 1.(of axle) cemat pemati; 2. a. so. very important to an organization etc, orang penting: Mrs. Foulkes is the ~ of our organization – without her we wouldn’t be half so successful, Mrs. Foulkes ialah orang penting dlm organisasi kami – tanpanya kami tdk akan berjaya spt ini; b. st vital to a plan, policy, etc, /sst, approp n +/ yg penting: privatization is the ~ of the new government’s policies, penswastaan merupakan sst yg penting dlm dasar kerajaan baru itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| linchpin | n 1.(of axle) cemat pemati; 2. a. so. very important to an organization etc, orang penting: Mrs. Foulkes is the ~ of our organization – without her we wouldn’t be half so successful, Mrs. Foulkes ialah orang penting dlm organisasi kami – tanpanya kami tdk akan berjaya spt ini; b. st vital to a plan, policy, etc, /sst, approp n +/ yg penting: privatization is the ~ of the new government’s policies, penswastaan merupakan sst yg penting dlm dasar kerajaan baru itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| arrest | n 1. act of taking into custody, penangkapan: an unlawful ~, penangkapan yg tdk sah; to effect an ~, melakukan penangkapan; 2. act of seizing (ship) legally, penahanan; 3. also arrestation, act of stopping, checking, a. (progress, spread, flow, etc) penyekatan, tersekatnya, terhentinya; (development) penyekatan, pembantutan, tersekatnya, terhentinya: a stroke causes a partial ~ of the vital processes, strok menyebabkan tersekatnya sebahagian drpd proses-proses penting; b. (growth) pembantutan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| win | 3. gain by effort or ability, mendapat: he won great honour in his profession, dia mendapat penghormatan tinggi dlm profesionnya; how to ~ friends and influence people, bagaimana mendapat kawan dan mempengaruhi orang; he won the confidence of the men under him, dia mendapat keyakinan orang bawahannya; 4. earn, gain, membuat sso + approp v: his honesty won him many supporters, kejujurannya membuat dia mendapat penyokong yg banyak; this action won him great esteem, tindakan ini membuatnya disanjung tinggi; 5. capture, menawan: it is vital that our troops ~ the town, memang penting askar-askar kami menawan bandar itu; 6. reach with effort, berjaya sampai di: he was the first to ~ the summit of the mountain, dialah orang pertama yg berjaya sampai di puncak gunung itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |