| whitewash | vt 1. mengecat [sst] dgn cat kapur: the father and son were ~ing the house, ayah dan anak sedang mengecat rumah dgn cat kapur; 2. (fig.) menutup keburukan: the enquiry ~ed the President and his involvement in the scandal, penyiasatan itu menutup keburukan Presiden dan penglibatannya dlm skandal tersebut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| painting | 3. application of paint on wall, etc , mengecat: the ~ of the house took two weeks , mengecat rumah itu mengambil masa dua minggu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| paint | vt 1. cover a surface with paint, mengecat: he ~ed the walls white, dia mengecat dinding itu dgn warna putih; 2. do (a picture etc) using paint, melukis gambar: he is ~ing a view from the bridge, dia sedang melukis gambar pemandangan dr jambatan itu; the artist has ~ed his wife many times, pelukis itu telah banyak kali melukis gambar isterinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| paint | 4. (usu derog) adorn by using cosmetics etc, memakai mekap pd; (nail) mengecat: she did her hair and ~ed her face, dia mendandan rambutnya dan memakai mekap pd mukanya; she ~ed her nails red, dia mengecat kukunya dgn warna merah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| repaint | vt mengecat semula. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| distemper1 | vt paint using distemper, mengecat dgn distemper. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| do | ~ over, a. redecorate, menghias semula; (by painting) mengecat semula: the bathroom needs ~ing over, bilik mandi ini perlu dicat semula; b. (US) make again, membuat semula; c. (sl) attack severely, menghentam, membelasah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| redo | vt do again, approp v + /semula, balik/: she redid the guest-bedroom in light blue, dia mengecat semula bilik tamu dgn warna biru muda; they had to ~ their bathroom after three years, mereka terpaksa membuat semula bilik air itu walaupun baru sahaja tiga tahun digunakan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sink | ~ in, a. be absorbed, menyerap, meresap: wait till the paint has sunk in, before giving it another coat, tunggu sehingga cat itu menyerap sebelum mengecat selapis lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decorate | vt 1. adorn, menghias(i): to ~ a church with flowers, menghias gereja dgn bunga; the border of the material was ~d with flower motifs, bahagian tepi kain itu dihiasi motif bunga; 2. (paint) mengecat; (put wall paper on), /memasang, melekatkan/ kertas hias dinding di: the cost of decorating a house, kos mengecat rumah; 3. award mark of honour to, mengurniakan /pingat, bintang/ kpd, mengurniai [sso] /pingat, bintang/: ~d for bravery, dikurniai pingat krn keberanian. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |