| pre-war | adjsebelum perang: a ~ building, bangunan sebelum perang; in ~ days, the problem was virtually unknown, pada waktu sebelum perang, masalah itu tdk diketahui sebenarnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| by | 4. past, melewati: I go ~ the school every morning, saya lalu melewati sekolah itu setiap pagi; he walked ~ me without saying a word, dia berjalan melewati saya tanpa sepatah kata pun; 5. within the period of, during, pada: he worked ~ day and studied ~ night, dia bekerja pada waktu siang dan belajar pada waktu malam; 6. (not later than) selewat-lewatnya; (before time mentioned) sebelum; (at time mentioned) menjelang: I usually finish work ~ 5 p.m., biasanya saya habis kerja selewat-lewatnya pukul 5 ptg; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| about | prep 1. round, around, a. encircling, (di) sekitar, (di) sekeliling: the hills ~ the town, bukit-bukit di sekitar bandar itu; b. near, dekat, berhampiran dgn, (di) sekeliling: the streets ~ the palace, jalan-jalan dekat istana itu; c. here and there in, di sana sini di: his papers were scattered ~ the room, kertas-kertasnya bertaburan di sana sini di bilik itu; 2. on (o’s person), connected with, pada: I didn’t happen to have his letter ~ me at the time, kebetulan suratnya tdk ada pada saya waktu itu; there’s something ~ that house that unnerves me, ada sesuatu pada rumah itu yg membuat saya gelisah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |