| dilly-dally | vi (colloq) berlengah-lengah, leceh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scraping | 3. act of cleaning surface by scraping, kerja-kerja menyental: the ~ of cooking pots is a tedious job, kerja-kerja menyental periuk adalah suatu pekerjaan yg leceh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| finicky, finicking | adj 1. fussy, cerewet: he is ~ about his food, dia cerewet ttg makanannya; 2. full of trivial detail, renyah, leceh: the work is too ~ for my liking, kerja itu terlalu renyah dan menyebabkan saya tdk suka membuatnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| performance | 4. (colloq) instance of bad, distasteful behaviour, berkelakuan: what did you mean by that ~ in front of our guest?, apa maksud kamu berkelakuan begitu di hadapan tetamu kita?; what a~, buruknya /perangai, kelakuan/; 5. ability to operate efficiently, prestasi: the car’s ~ on icy roads, prestasi kereta di jalan yg berais; 6. (colloq) fuss, effort, (kerja) /renyah, cerewet, leceh/: I love eating home-made ice-cream but it’s too much of a ~ to make it, saya suka makan ais krim yg dibuat di rumah tetapi kerja membuatnya terlalu renyah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pain | 3. mental suffering , kesengsaraan, keseksaan, seksa, sengsara: his son caused him much ~, anak lelakinya menyebabkannya sengsara; the ~ of divorce, sengsara perceraian; 4. also ~ in the neck, (colloq) annoying, irritating, boring person or thing, [various translations]: she’s always whining. She’s a real ~, dia selalu merungut. Betul-betul menyakitkan hati; we left the key at home. What a ~!, Kita tertinggal kunci di rumah. Leceh betul; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nuisance | n 1. a. person who causes bother, inconvenience, pengganggu, penyibuk: that man is a terrible ~, lelaki itu betul-betul pengganggu; b. st that causes bother, inconvenience, mengganggu, gangguan: that dripping tap is a real ~, paip yg menitik itu sungguh mengganggu; be a ~, susah rasanya: it’s a ~ having to get up so early in the morning, susah rasanya hendak bangun pagi-pagi; make a ~ of os, menyibuk, mengacau, mengganggu: stop making a ~ of yourself!, jangan menyibuk!; what a ~, leceh betul; 2. (leg.) kacau ganggu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |