| broke1 | adj (colloq) without money, (sudah) /pokai, kering/; (of business establishment etc), (sudah) pokai: I’m stony ~, saya betul-betul kering; go ~, (sl), (sudah) pokai: the business went ~ after its first year, perniagaan itu pokai selepas tahun pertamanya; go for ~, (sl) berusaha habis-habisan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stony-broke | adj (colloq) pokai: can you lend me a couple of dollars? I’m ~, boleh saya pinjam beberapa ringgit? Saya pokai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strapped | adj (colloq) also ~ for cash, pokai: I can’t lend you as much as that, I myself am ~ for cash, saya tdk dapat meminjam kamu wang sebanyak itu krn saya sendiri pokai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| skint | adj (UK), (sl) pokai, kopak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| short | 6. (of speech, letter, book, etc) having not many words, pages in them, ringkas: a ~ conversation, perbualan ringkas; he prefers to use ~ sentences, dia lebih suka menggunakan ayat-ayat ringkas;7.(colloq) lacking enough, pokai: I can’t spare you any money, I’m ~ myself, saya tdk dapat meminjami kamu wang, saya sendiri pokai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| simple | 9. pure, semata-mata: he expropriated the lands out of ~ greed, dia membolot tanah-tanah itu krn tamak semata-mata; the ~ truth is, sebenarnya: the ~ truth is, I’m broke, sebenarnya, saya sudah pokai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flat1 | adv 1. parallel to and touching a surface, [various translations]: I had to press myself ~ against the fence to let the car pass, saya terpaksa melekapkan badan saya ke pagar supaya kereta itu dapat lalu; after the party we found him lying ~ on his back on the bathroom floor, selepas majlis itu, kami mendapati dia berbaring terlentang di lantai bilik air; 2. completely, betul-betul: I am ~ broke, saya betul-betul pokai; 3. below the proper pitch, dgn nada flet: she often sings ~, dia sering menyanyi dgn nada flet; 4. definitely, terus terang: she told me ~ that..., dia terus terang memberitahu saya bahawa...; 5. exactly, tepat, genap: he completed the journey in 22 hours ~, dia menamatkan perjalanan itu tepat 22 jam or dlm 22 jam tepat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dead | adv 1. very, sungguh, sangat, amat: the road is ~ straight, jalan itu sangat lurus; a ~ easy paper, kertas peperiksaan yg sungguh mudah; ~ tired, sungguh penat; 2. right, tepat, betul-betul: the train arrived ~ on time, kereta api sampai tepat pd waktunya; there is a reef ~ ahead, terdapat terumbu tepat di hadapan; 3. absolutely, betul-betul: I’m ~ broke, saya betul-betul pokai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |