| act | n 1. deed, perbuatan: a criminal ~, perbuatan jenayah; a foolish ~, perbuatan bodoh; ~ of kindness, perbuatan baik; ~ of vengeance, perbuatan membalas dendam; ~ of mercy, perbuatan ihsan; 2. statute, akta: Land A~, Akta Tanah; ~ of Parliament, akta Parlimen; 3. (of play, opera) babak: a three -~ play, lakonan tiga babak; 4. one of a series of short performances, (acara) persembahan: a song and dance ~, sebuah persembahan nyanyian dan tarian; 5. pretence, kepura-puraan, pura-pura: his grief was only an ~, kesedihannya hanya pura-pura; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| immediately | the states most ~ affected by the amendments to the act, negeri-negeri yg langsung menerima kesan pindaan akta itu; b. being nearest in time, (used with “after”, “on”) sebaik sahaja; (used with “preceeding”, “before”) betul-betul: ~ after the game, sebaik saja perlawanan tamat; the events ~ preceeding the assassination, peristiwa-peristiwa yg berlaku betul-betul sebelum pembunuhan itu; c. being nearest in space, betul-betul: their apartment is ~ below mine, pangsapuri mereka betul-betul di bawah pangsapuri saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| statutory | 2. describing action imposed by law, mengikut undang-undang: the act gives the government ~ control over prices, akta itu membenarkan kerajaan mengawal harga mengikut undang-undang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pressure | 3. compelling force or influence, tekanan, desakan: the ~ of public opinion forced the government to modify the act, tekanan dr orang ramai memaksa kerajaan utk meminda akta itu; bring ~ to bear, mendesak ... supaya membuat sst: the council brought ~ to bear on errant shopkeepers, majlis tempatan mendesak pekedai-pekedai yg bersalah supaya mematuhi peraturan; 4. condition of stress or strain, tekanan, beban: during his youth he had known the ~ of poverty, semasa usianya masih muda, dia sudah mengenal tekanan kemiskinan; the ~ of business prevented him from leaving, tekanan perniagaan menghalangnya pergi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| exclude | 3. not include, a. (in text, list, etc) tdk memasukkan: the provision was ~d from the amended Act, peruntukan itu tdk dimasukkan dlm Akta yg dipinda; b. (in a discussion) tdk membincangkan; 4. reject (a possibility) menidakkan: we must not ~ the possibility that he could have lied, kita tdk boleh menidakkan kemungkinan bahawa dia mungkin bercakap bohong; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| non-entity | n nobody, [various translations]: we were surprised that a ~ was nominated, kami terperanjat krn orang yg tdk dikenali telah dicalonkan; the Act reduced them to non-entities, Akta itu meletakkan mereka ke taraf orang yg tdk penting. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| amendable | adj 1. correctable, /boleh, dapat/ dibetulkan: such mistakes are usually ~, kesalahan-kesalahan spt itu biasanya boleh dibetulkan; 2. revisable, alterable, (of legislation etc) boleh dipinda: ~ by an Act of Parliament, boleh dipinda oleh Akta Parlimen. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| obsession | n 1. (state of being preoccupied), (keadaan) terlalu memikirkan [sst]; (haunted, harrassed) keadaan [sso] yg dihantui [sst]: he has, by his ~ with detail, ignored the wider implications of the act, krn terlalu memikirkan perkara-perkara kecil, dia tdk menghiraukan implikasi akta itu yg lebih luas; 2. (st that preoccuppies) terlalu memikirkan [sst]; (st that haunts, harrasses) dihantui [sst]: the fear of premature ageing became an ~ with her, dia dihantui rasa takut menjadi tua sebelum masanya; 3. (phychiatry) obsesi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| provision | 4. (in pl) supplies, (bekalan) keperluan; (of food), (bekalan) makanan: we shall have to lay in an ample store of ~s before the rainy season, kita harus menyimpan bekalan keperluan yg banyak sebelum musim tengkujuh; 5. legal statement providing st, peruntukan; (clause itself) syarat: this matter does not come within the ~ of the Act, perkara ini tdk termasuk dlm peruntukan Akta itu; you can do what you like with the money, subject to this one ~, kamu boleh melakukan apa saja yg kamu sukai thdp wang itu, tertakluk pd syarat yg satu ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| invoke | vt 1. call on (esp God, deity) for help, inspiration, berdoa kpd [Tuhan]; 2. appeal, ask earnestly for, merayu, memohon, meminta: to ~ so’s forgiveness, merayu supaya sso diampuni; ~ vengeance on, (o’s enemy etc) mendoakan supaya (musuh sso dll) mendapat balasan; 3. summon (spirit etc) by incantation, menyeru: to ~ the spirits of the dead, menyeru roh orang yg sudah mati; 4. put, bring (law etc) into use, menggunakan: the government ~d the Sedition Act, kerajaan menggunakan Akta Hasutan; 5. refer to, use, (wise saying, principle, etc) merujuk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |