| deficient | adj kurang: a diet ~ in vitamin C, diet yg kurang vitamin C; he is ~ in ability, dia kurang berkebolehan; mentally ~, kurang dr segi mental. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| less | adv kurang: you should talk ~ and listen more, kamu sepatutnya kurang bercakap dan lebih banyak mendengar; she exercises ~ than she should, dia kurang bersenam drpd yg sepatutnya; she is ~ reserved than her sister, dia kurang pendiam jika dibandingkan dgn kakaknya; he dresses ~ formally these days, akhir-akhir ini dia berpakaian kurang formal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| less | adv kurang: you should talk ~ and listen more, kamu sepatutnya kurang bercakap dan lebih banyak mendengar; she exercises ~ than she should, dia kurang bersenam drpd yg sepatutnya; she is ~ reserved than her sister, dia kurang pendiam jika dibandingkan dgn kakaknya; he dresses ~ formally these days, akhir-akhir ini dia berpakaian kurang formal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inferior | 2. second-rate, mediocre, kurang + approp adj or v; (of work, product, etc) bermutu rendah, /rendah, kurang baik/ mutunya; (of workmanship) kurang baik, bermutu rendah: we were served an ~ dinner, kami dihidangkan makanan malam yg kurang memuaskan; an ~ sculptor, pengukir yg kurang mahir; they manufacture ~ products, keluaran mereka bermutu rendah; the workmanship is ~, buatannya kurang baik; ~ goods, barang bawahan; 3. (of quality) rendah; 4. (tech) having lower position, bawahan: ~ court, mahkamah bawahan; 5. (astron) inferior: ~ planets, planet inferior; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| loose | 6. inexact, imprecise, vague, kurang tepat; (of style, writing, thinking) kurang teratur: a ~ translation of the text that was extremely misleading, terjemahan teks yg kurang tepat dan amat mengelirukan; a ~ definition, takrif yg kurang tepat; the passage was written in a ~ and incoherent way, karangan itu ditulis dgn cara yg kurang teratur dan tdk padu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| indelicate | adj (verging on immodesty) kurang sopan; (showing lack of tact) kurang manis: an ~ joke, jenaka yg kurang sopan; she felt that it would be ~ to discuss the matter then, dia berasa kurang manis membincangkan perkara tersebut pd masa itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| less | adj kurang: the doctor advised him to eat ~ meat, doktor menasihatinya supaya kurang makan daging; he’s getting ~ money than he used to but is enjoying this job more, pendapatannya kurang drpd sebelumnya tetapi dia lebih seronok dgn pekerjaannya sekarang; he has ~ free time now, sekarang ini masa lapangnya kurang; it was ~ trouble than he thought it would be, kesukaran yg dihadapinya kurang drpd yg dijangka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| less | adj kurang: the doctor advised him to eat ~ meat, doktor menasihatinya supaya kurang makan daging; he’s getting ~ money than he used to but is enjoying this job more, pendapatannya kurang drpd sebelumnya tetapi dia lebih seronok dgn pekerjaannya sekarang; he has ~ free time now, sekarang ini masa lapangnya kurang; it was ~ trouble than he thought it would be, kesukaran yg dihadapinya kurang drpd yg dijangka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| short | 11. less than st should be, kurang: this week’s supply was three cases ~, bekalan minggu ini kurang tiga pak; 12. limited in supply, kurang: water has been very ~ in Melaka recently, air sangat kurang di Melaka baru-baru ini; during the war food got very ~, semasa perang, makanan sangat kurang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| less | n & pron kurang (+ approp n): it took him ~ than a day to drive to Singapore, utk memandu ke Singapura memakan masa kurang drpd sehari; he won’t sell the house for ~than half a million, dia tdk akan menjual rumah itu dgn harga kurang drpd setengah juta ringgit; people have been jailed for ~, ada orang yg telah dipenjara utk kesalahan yg kurang drpd ini; I expect to see ~ of him now that he’s moved, saya jangka saya kurang berjumpa dengannya krn kini dia telah berpindah; no wonder we hear ~ of it these days, padanlah kita kurang mendengar tentangnya kebelakangan ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |