| official | adj rasmi: ~ duties, tugas-tugas rasmi; the ~ figures, angka rasmi; the ~ seal of the Municipality, cap rasmi Majlis Perbandaran; in my ~ capacity as Mayor, dlm bidang kuasa rasmi saya sbg Datuk Bandar; an ~ statement was issued yesterday, kenyataan rasmi telah dikeluarkan semalam; the ~ opening of the new school, pembukaan rasmi sekolah baru itu; our ~ language is Bahasa Malaysia, bahasa rasmi kami ialah bahasa Malaysia; the Prime Minister is on an ~ visit to Hungary, Perdana Menteri sedang membuat lawatan rasmi ke Hungary; their engagement is not ~ yet, pertunangan mereka belum rasmi lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| informal | adj 1. not formal, tdk rasmi: the President paid them an ~ visit, Presiden itu membuat lawatan tdk rasmi ke tempat mereka; an ~ interview, temu duga yg tdk rasmi; have an ~ /talk, discussion, gathering, etc/, berbual, berbincang, berkumpul, dll/ secara tdk rasmi: they are having an ~ discussion on the terrace, mereka sedang berbincang secara tdk rasmi di laman; 2. casual, a. (of social occasion) informal: an ~ dinner party, jamuan makan malam informal; b. (of clothes) bersahaja, kasual; c. (of behaviour) bersahaja: he prefers to be ~, dia lebih suka bersahaja; 3. (of word, style of writing, etc) tdk formal: “sweet-shop” is an ~ word for “confectioner’s”, “sweet-shop” ialah perkataan tdk formal bagi perkataan “confectioner’s”. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| formal | 2. official, rasmi: he paid a ~ call on the president at his office, dia membuat kunjungan rasmi di pejabat presiden; his manner was cold and ~, sikapnya dingin dan rasmi; she was given a ~ reminder, dia diberi peringatan rasmi; 3. regular or symmetrical in form, formal: a ~ garden, taman formal; 4. outward, nominal, lahiriah, zahiriah, pd /lahirnya, zahirnya/: there is only a ~ resemblance between the two works, terdapat keserupaan lahiriah sahaja antara kedua-dua karya itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unofficial | adj (secara) tdk rasmi: ~ reports of unrest in the city, laporan tdk rasmi ttg kekacauan di bandar raya itu; the new law forbids ~ industrial action, undang-undang baru melarang tindakan industri yg tdk rasmi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| off-the-record | adj tdk rasmi: the President reminded them that the remarks he had made were strictly ~, Presiden itu mengingatkan mereka bahawa ulasan yg dibuatnya adalah tdk rasmi; n ~ discussion, perbincangan yg tdk rasmi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| starchy | 3. (colloq) formal, stiff, /rasmi, formal/ sangat: a ~ retired schoolmistress, cikgu pencen yg rasmi sangat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| All | in ~ but name, (secara) tdk rasmi: his wife ruled the country in ~ but name for twenty years, isterinya memerintah negara itu secara tdk rasmi selama dua puluh tahun; /nobody, nothing/ at ~, tiada /seorang, sesuatu/ pun, /seorang, sesuatu/ pun tdk: nobody came at ~, tiada seorang pun yg datang or seorang pun tdk datang; not as + adj as ~ that, tidak se-[adj] itu: getting a work permit isn’t as easy as ~ that, mendapat permit kerja tdk semudah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sneak | adj (surprise) tiba-tiba, mendadak; (unofficial) tdk rasmi: a ~ attack, serangan yg tiba-tiba; a ~ preview, pratonton tdk rasmi; have a ~ look at st, mencuri melihat sst; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| residence | in ~, a. living in the official house, tinggal di kediaman rasmi; (of royalty) bersemayam: the flag flies when the President is in ~, bendera itu berkibar sewaktu Presiden tinggal di kediaman rasmi; b. staying in at the university, tinggal di kampus: First-Year students are expected to be in ~, pelajar-pelajar Tahun Pertama dijangka tinggal di kampus; c. teaching, working at university etc, tamu: Ling T.K. is our artist in ~ at present, Ling T.K. ialah pelukis tamu kita pd masa ini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| starch | 4. a preparation of this, kanji; 5. formality, bersikap /rasmi, formal/: the remark took some of the ~ out of him, kata-kata itu menyebabkan dia tdk bersikap rasmi lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |