| claim | vt 1. assert, mendakwa: he ~s he is an expert, dia mendakwa bahawa dia pakar; the witness ~ed that she was at the scene of the crime, saksi itu mendakwa bahawa dia berada di tempat kejadian jenayah itu; both parties ~ed victory, kedua-dua pihak mendakwa memperoleh kemenangan; 2. demand, menuntut: to ~ compensation from the company, menuntut pampasan drpd syarikat itu; to ~ o’s rights and privileges, menuntut hak dan keistimewaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pretend | ~ to, claim a. (quality, knowledge, etc) mendakwa: she doesn’t ~ to any intellectual prowess, dia tdk mendakwa bahawa dia mempunyai kemahiran intelektual; b. lay ( esp false) claim to right, title etc, mendakwa bahawa [sso] berhak: he has long ~ed to the title but has received little support, sudah lama dia mendakwa bahawa dia berhak mewarisi kerajaan itu tetapi dia mendapat sedikit sahaja sokongan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pretence, (US) pretense | make no ~ to, mendakwa bahawa: I make no ~ to a knowledge of art, saya memang tdk pernah mendakwa saya tahu ttg seni. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sue | vi 1. (leg.) mendakwa, membuat dakwaan: the petitioner is the party who ~s for a divorce, pempetisyen ialah pihak yg mendakwa utk bercerai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pretension | n 1. claim (usu false) to be so. or to have st, mendakwa: he makes no ~ to be an expert on the subject, dia tdk mendakwa bahawa dia pakar dlm bidang itu; a family with ~s to high social status, keluarga yg mendakwa mereka mempunyai taraf sosial yg tinggi; 2. vanity, claim to be more important than one really is, dakwaan angkuh: I grew weary of their ~s and insincerity, saya bosan dgn dakwaan-dakwaan angkuh dan sikap tdk jujur mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prosecute | vt 1. conduct legal proceedings against so., mendakwa: the police decided not to ~ the driver, pihak polis memutuskan utk tdk mendakwa pemandu itu; there was a big board outside the gate saying “Trespassers will be ~d,” ada papan tanda besar terletak di depan pintu pagar yg tertulis “Penceroboh akan didakwa”;2. (fml) continue steadily, meneruskan: we must ~ the war with all our energy, kita mesti meneruskan peperangan ini dgn segala keupayaan kita; the inquiry was ~d with great vigour, penyiasatan itu diteruskan dgn giatnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| impeach | vt 1. (esp US) charge (so. with serious crime) mendakwa: the opposition party took action to ~ the President, parti pembangkang mengambil tindakan utk mendakwa Presiden itu; 2. (fml) challenge (so’s honour, reputation, etc) mencabar: to ~so’s motives, mencabar motif sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sue | vt mendakwa: the girl ~d him for breach of promise, gadis itu mendakwanya krn mungkir janji; the shipowner was ~d for damages, pemilik kapal itu didakwa utk ganti rugi kerosakan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| indict | vt charge, mendakwa: he was ~ed on a charge of murder, dia didakwa membunuh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| syntactically | adv dr segi sintaksis: some linguists claim that English influences Malay ~, sesetengah ahli linguistik mendakwa bahawa bahasa Inggeris mempengaruhi bahasa Melayu dr segi sintaksis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |