| discretion | n 1. liberty to make decisions, budi bicara, kebijaksanaan: the approval of the plan is subject to the director’s ~, pelulusan rancangan itu tertakluk kpd budi bicara pengarah; at the ~ of so., at so’s ~ /atas, mengikut/ /budi bicara, kebijaksanaan/ sso; use o’s ~, menggunakan /budi bicara, kebijaksanaan/ sso; 2. prudence, circumspection, berhati-hati; (of person) kebijaksanaan: ~ is the better part of valour, berhati-hati lebih baik drpd bertindak berani; /age, years/ of ~, usia dewasa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gracious | adj 1. pleasant, polite and generous, baik budi: it was ~ of the Duchess to come to our bazaar, Duchess itu sungguh baik budi krn sudi datang ke pesta amal kami; a ~ hostess, tuan rumah yg baik budi; 2. marked or characterized by courtesy, kindness, lembut mesra: we were pleased with their ~reception, kami berasa senang dgn sambutan mereka yg lembut mesra; a ~ smile, senyuman yg lembut mesra; 3. characterized by elegance, mewah: ~ living, kehidupan yg mewah; 4. (of God) merciful, Maha /Pengampun, Mengasihani/: God is ~, Tuhan Maha Pengampun; 5. (fml), (used in addressing or referring to royal persons), [not translated]: her ~ Majesty Queen Beatrix, Duli Yang Maha Mulia Ratu Beatrix; by the ~ consent of the Sultan of Oman, dgn perkenanan Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Oman; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reasonably | adv 1. sensibly, mengikut budi bicara, menggunakan akal: the Professor reacted ~ to the student’s protest, Profesor itu bertindak balas mengikut budi bicara thdp bantahan para mahasiswa; 2. fairly, quite, agak: this street is ~ quiet at night, jalan ini agak sunyi pd waktu malam; my office is ~ close, pejabat saya agak dekat; 3. moderately, berpatutan: a book is which ~ priced, buku yg harganya berpatutan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grateful | adj 1. full of gratitude, sangat berterima kasih, terhutang budi: we are ~ to you for all that you’ve done for us, kami terhutang budi pd saudara atas segala yg telah saudara lakukan utk kami; so. is ~ that, sso bersyukur: he was ~ that they didn’t ask to see his licence, dia bersyukur mereka tdk hendak melihat lesennya; so. would be ~ if, bolehkah: I’d be ~ if you could keep an eye on the children while I’m out shopping, bolehkah kamu menengok-nengok budak-budak ini semasa saya pergi membeli barang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| indebtedness | n 1. condition of being financially indebted, keberhutangan, keterhutangan, berhutang, terhutang; 2. condition of being under obligation, terhutang budi: I must acknowledge my ~ to you for your help, saya akui saya terhutang budi kpd tuan krn telah membantu saya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| indebted | adj 1. owing money, berhutang, terhutang: the company is ~ to the bank, syarikat itu terhutang dgn bank; 2. owing gratitude (to) terhutang budi: I shall always be ~ to you for the help you have given me, saya terhutang budi kpd tuan krn pertolongan yg telah tuan berikan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| polite | adj 1. courteous, sopan: their children are so ~ and well-behaved, anak-anak mereka sungguh sopan dan baik tingkah laku; 2. refined, halus budi bahasa: such things are frowned upon in ~ society, perkara-perkara spt itu tdk disukai dlm masyarakat yg halus budi bahasanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| polished | adj 1. made shiny from polishing, berkilat: ~ furniture, perabot yg berkilat; 2. done with professional skill, cemerlang: a ~ performance, persembahan yg cemerlang; 3. elegant, refined<./i>, halus budi bahasa: she has grown into a sophisticated and ~ young lady, dia sudah menjadi seorang gadis yg anggun dan halus budi bahasanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| genteel | adj (fml or liter.) 1. of the upper class, kelas atasan; (formerly) bangsawan: a family with a ~ background, keluarga yg mempunyai latar belakang bangsawan; 2. polished, well-bred, halus budi pekerti: a poor but ~ old man, orang tua yg miskin tetapi halus budi pekertinya; 3. affectedly polite, terlalu /tertib, sopan santun/: her ~ manner drives me crazy, caranya yg terlalu tertib itu membuat saya bagai nak gila; ~ expressions, ungkapan-ungkapan yg terlalu tertib. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| generosity | n 1. readiness to give, kemurahan hati; (with money) kedermawanan, sifat /murah hati, pemurah/: she is well-known for her ~ to charitable organizations, dia terkenal krn kemurahan hatinya thdp pertubuhan-pertubuhan amal; 2. magnanimity, sifat baik hati, kebaikan hati: he showed his characteristic ~ in forgiving his assailants, dia menunjukkan sifat baik hatinya apabila memaafi penyerang-penyerangnya; 3. generous act, budi baik: he was remembered for his many generosities, dia diingati krn budi baiknya yg banyak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |