| story-teller | n 1. one who tells story, penglipur lara, tukang cerita; 2. (colloq) orang yg buat-buat cerita. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| narrate | vt menceritakan, mengisahkan: the storyteller was good at narrating folktales, penglipur lara itu sangat pandai mengisahkan cerita-cerita rakyat; he ~d the events leading to the crime, dia mengisahkan peristiwa-peristiwa yg menyebabkan terjadinya jenayah itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| forerunner | n 1. predecessor, a. (person) pelopor, perintis: the story-teller of old is the ~ of the modern novelist, penglipur lara masa lampau ialah pelopor novelis moden; b. (thing) perintis: the steam engine is the ~ of today’s fast locomotives, enjin wap ialah perintis lokomotif laju hari ini; 2. sign, symptom, alamat, tanda-tanda: the ~s of approaching spring, tanda-tanda musim bunga yg akan tiba. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| turn | ~ to st, a. switch to a new job, topic, etc, beralih ke sst: he’s giving up painting and ~ing to photography instead, dia tdk lagi mahu melukis dan beralih ke seni fotografi; b. ref to st, /menengok, melihat/ sst; (fml) merujuk sst: he ~ed to his notes to refresh his memory, dia menengok notanya utk mengingatnya; c. go to st for information, comfort, etc, [various translation]: she ~ed to her work as a solace, dia menceburkan diri dlm kerjanya sbg penglipur lara; when his marriage broke up he ~ed to drink, apabila perkahwinannya musnah dia mula minum; d. change to or become st, (berubah) menjadi sst: the rain ~ed to snow, hujan berubah menjadi salji; everything King Midas touched ~ed to gold, apa saja yg disentuh oleh Raja Midas menjadi emas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |