| insistence | c. (demanding, urging in emphatic manner) berkeras /hendakkan, mahukan/; (to do st) berkeras hendak: because of his ~ on strict accuracy, he has slowed up the work, krn dia berkeras hendakkan ketepatan yg sempurna, dia telah melambatkan kerja; his ~ on leaving tonight has caused us quite a bit of inconvenience, krn dia berkeras hendak bertolak malam ini juga, kami mengalami kesulitan yg agak banyak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| say | members would like a bigger ~ in the club’s administration, ahli-ahli kelab mahukan hak bersuara yg lebih dlm pentadbiran kelab; she has no ~ in their domestic affairs, dia tdk ada hak bersuara dlm hal-hal rumah tangga mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hell-bent | adj bersikeras, berkeras: he was ~ on having his own way, dia berkeras mahukan caranya juga; they were ~ on reaching home by nightfall, mereka bersikeras utk sampai ke rumah sebelum malam menjelang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stool | 2. (fml) solid excrement, faeces, tahi, tinja: the doctor wanted a specimen of his ~, doktor mahukan spesimen tahinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reform | n a change for the better, improvement, reformasi, pembaharuan: the public wants ~ of the whole education system, orang ramai mahukan reformasi dlm keseluruhan sistem pendidikan; social ~s, pembaharuan-pembaharuan sosial; sweeping ~, /pembaharuan, reformasi/ besar-besaran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pushy | adj suka mendesak-desak: she’s the ~ type, always wanting her own way, dia jenis orang yg suka mendesak-desak, selalu mahukan caranya sendiri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| thing | do o’s own ~, (colloq) melakukan sesuatu mengikut cara sso sendiri: they want the freedom to do their own ~, mereka mahukan kebebasan utk melakukan sesuatu mengikut cara mereka sendiri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| punctilio | n (instance of) strict adherence to etiquette, tatakrama, basa-basi, tataadab: he insisted that every ~ be observed, dia berkeras mahukan semua tatakrama dipatuhi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slap-bang | adv (colloq) betul-betul: she stood ~ in the middle of the room, screaming for attention, dia berdiri betul-betul di tengah bilik itu, menjerit-jerit mahukan perhatian; the car drove ~ into the wall, kereta itu betul-betul melanggar tembok. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| honest | adj truthful, trustworthy, jujur: I’m sure he is ~, saya pasti dia jujur; an ~ worker, pekerja yg jujur; I want an ~ answer to my question, saya mahukan jawapan yg jujur kpd pertanyaan saya; be ~, (imper) berterus-teranglah: be ~, what are my chances of getting the scholarship?, berterus-teranglah, apakah peluang saya utk mendapat biasiswa itu?; ~ to /God, goodness/, (colloq) a. (exclamation of surprise) Ya Tuhan; b. (as affirmation) demi Tuhan, sumpah; to be (quite) ~, secara terus-terang: to be quite ~, I don’t think he can do the job, secara terus-terang, saya tdk fikir dia boleh membuat kerja itu; make an ~ living, mencari rezeki yg halal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |