| few | adj 1. several, a. (foll by noun of measurement) beberapa: in the next ~ days, dlm beberapa hari lagi; a ~ dollars only, beberapa dolar sahaja; he walked for a ~ miles, dia berjalan beberapa batu; b. (foll by other nouns) beberapa + approp classifier: in a ~ well chosen words, dlm beberapa patah perkataan yg berkesan; a ~ friends called in at the house, beberapa orang kawan singgah di rumah; 2. not many, tdk banyak, sedikit saja; (of persons) tdk /banyak, ramai/, sedikit saja: he had ~ chances to enjoy himself, dia tdk mempunyai peluang yg banyak utk bersuka-suka; ~ books have been read by so many people, tdk banyak buku yg dibaca oleh orang seramai itu; ~ people live to be a hundred, tdk ramai orang yg dapat hidup sampai seratus tahun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| several | adj 1. more than two but not many, beberapa: I did it for ~ reasons, saya melakukannya krn beberapa sebab; my father and ~ others were eating at the restaurant, ayah saya dan beberapa orang lain sedang makan di restoran itu; ~ years ago, beberapa tahun dahulu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| esoteric | adj (fml) difahami oleh beberapa orang sahaja: ~ language, bahasa yg difahami oleh beberapa orang sahaja; his poetry has always been ~, puisinya memang difahami oleh beberapa orang sahaja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sectional | adj 1. consisting of sections, terdiri drpd beberapa bahagian: ~ furniture, perabot yg terdiri drpd beberapa bahagian; a ~ bookcase, rak buku yg terdiri drpd beberapa bahagian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| few | n 1. several, beberapa + approp n: most of his friends deserted him but a faithful ~ remained, kebanyakan kawannya meninggalkannya tetapi beberapa orang yg setia masih berada di sisinya; I threw away some of my old shoes but kept a ~, saya membuang beberapa pasang kasut lama saya tetapi menyimpan beberapa pasang lagi; 2. not many, tdk banyak, sedikit saja; (of persons) tdk /banyak, ramai/, sedikit saja: in this area there used to be hundreds of windmills, but ~ remain today, dahulu di kawasan ini terdapat beratus-ratus kincir angin, tetapi sekarang tinggal sedikit saja; ~ are prepared to believe him, tdk banyak yg bersedia utk mempercayainya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| several | pron also ~ of, beberapa + approp n; (if n it replaces belongs to a member of a class) beberapa + approp classifier: there are still many points to be discussed and ~ require immediate attention, masih banyak perkara yg hendak dibincangkan dan beberapa perkara memerlukan perhatian segera | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wisp | n 1. a small thin untidy bunch, beberapa helai: she pushed back a ~ of hair from her forehead, dia menguak beberapa helai rambut dr dahinya; ~s of grass stuck to her shoe, beberapa helai rumput melekat pd kasutnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| number | a ~ of, sebilangan; (of abstract units) beberapa: a large ~ of books was destroyed by fire, sebilangan besar buku musnah dijilat api; a ~ of times, beberapa kali; there were a ~ of reasons why the project failed, ada beberapa sebab mengapa projek itu gagal; ~ two, orang kedua: his ~ two takes over when the manager is absent, orang keduanya mengambil alih apabila pengurus itu tiada; any ~ of, banyak: any ~ of times, banyak kali; beyond ~, tdk terkira banyaknya; by (force of) ~s, krn ramai: they won by force of ~, mereka menang krn ramai; few in ~, sedikit saja bilangannya; have so’s ~, (colloq) sudah tahu siapa sso yg sebenarnya: I have got the boss’s ~ now, sekarang saya sudah tahu siapa bos saya yg sebenarnya; in ~, altogether, semuanya: our staff were 20 in ~, kakitangan kita 20 orang semuanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| matter | a ~ of /hours, weeks, ounces, yards, etc/, /beberapa jam, minggu, auns, ela, dll/ (lagi): I’ll see you in a ~ of minutes, saya akan berjumpa dgn kamu dlm beberapa minit lagi; it may be a ~ of weeks before you get it, mungkin beberapa | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| time | after a ~, selepas beberapa waktu: he calmed down after a ~, dia bertenang selepas beberapa waktu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |