| underact | vt 1. perform without adequate force or skill, melakonkan [sst] dgn kurang baik: the audience felt he ~ed the part of Hamlet, para penonton merasakan dia melakonkan watak Hamlet dgn kurang baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| underplay | vt 1. act (a role) with restraint, melakonkan sst dgn tdk berlebih-lebihan: he ~ed the tragic elements of the play, dia melakonkan unsur-unsur tragik dlm drama itu dgn tdk berlebih-lebihan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| re-enact | vt 1. (leg.) memperbuat semula; 2. act out, melakonkan (semula): as children, we loved to ~ scenes from Cinderella, semasa kanak-kanak dulu, kami suka melakonkan adegan-adegan dlm cerita Cinderella. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| enact | vt 1. make a law, menggubal: parliament is expected to ~ new legislation on income tax, parlimen dijangka menggubal undang-undang baru ttg cukai pendapatan; 2. represent in or as in a play, melakonkan: the play ~s the story of her life, drama itu melakonkan riwayat hidupnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| portray | vt 1. make a picture of, memotret: the people ~ed in Hogarth’s drawing, orang-orang yg dipotret dlm lukisan Hogarth; 2. depict in words, menggambarkan: the author ~s life in a remote village, penulis itu menggambarkan kehidupan di sebuah desa terpencil; 3. enact on stage or in film, melakonkan watak: Vivien Leigh ~ed Scarlet O’hara in “Gone with the wind”, Vivien Leigh melakonkan watak Scarlet O’hara dlm filem “Gone with the wind”; 4. represent, memaparkan: the press ~ed him as an evil man, pihak akhbar memaparkannya sbg orang yg jahat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| impersonate | vt 1. pretend to be, menyamar sbg; (in theatrical presentation), /berlakon, mengambil peranan/ sbg, melakonkan watak: he was arrested for impersonating a police officer, dia ditangkap krn menyamar sbg pegawai polis; in the opera, the ballet dancers ~d fairies, dlm opera itu, penari-penari balet mengambil peranan sbg pari-pari; 2. imitate behaviour, mannerisms of, (pandai) mengajuk: a comedian who ~s well-known public figures, pelawak yg pandai mengajuk orang-orang ternama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| act | vt 1. take the part of, /berlakon, memegang peranan/ sbg: he ~ed Macbeth at the Old Vic, dia berlakon sbg Macbeth di Old Vic; 2. perform, melakonkan: the play was never ~ed, drama itu tdk pernah dilakonkan; 3. behave as, berlaku spt: he ~ed the fool, dia berlaku spt orang bodoh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| characterize, characterise | vt 1. delineate character of, a. (so.) menggambarkan sifat: he ~d the historical figure in great detail, dia menggambarkan sifat tokoh sejarah itu dgn panjang lebar; b. (st.) menggambarkan ciri; 2. describe, menyifatkan: he immediately ~d her as a fool, dia segera menyifatkan gadis itu sbg orang yg bodoh; 3. mark, distinguish, mencirikan: the disease is ~d by high fever and a rash, penyakit itu dicirikan oleh demam panas dan ruam; 4. (on stage etc), /membawa, melakonkan/ watak: the actress ~d Elizabeth I very successfully, seniwati itu membawa watak Elizabeth I dgn jayanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |