| leg | not have a ~ to stand on, tdk dapat mempertahankan + approp n: he hasn’t got a ~ to stand on if he’s sued, dia tdk dapat mempertahankan diri sekiranya didakwa; on /so’s, st’s/ last ~s, [various translations]: the van was on its last ~s, van itu sudah terlalu tua; the patient looks as if he is on his last ~s, memandangkan keadaan pesakit itu nampaknya tak ada harapan lagi; the country was on its last ~s, empayar itu berada di ambang keruntuhan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| leg | not have a ~ to stand on, tdk dapat mempertahankan + approp n: he hasn’t got a ~ to stand on if he’s sued, dia tdk dapat mempertahankan diri sekiranya didakwa; on /so’s, st’s/ last ~s, [various translations]: the van was on its last ~s, van itu sudah terlalu tua; the patient looks as if he is on his last ~s, memandangkan keadaan pesakit itu nampaknya tak ada harapan lagi; the country was on its last ~s, empayar itu berada di ambang keruntuhan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strait-laced | adj terlalu mementingkan sopan santun: old Mrs. Bramwell is very ~, Puan Bramwell yg tua itu terlalu mementingkan sopan santun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mean 2 | adj1. ungenerous, kedekut, lokek, bakhil, kikir: he’s very ~ with his money, dia sangat kedekut dgn wangnya; the old lady’s too ~ to pay our wages in full, perempuan tua itu terlalu kedekut utk membayar gaji kami dgn pen | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| obsession | n 1. (state of being preoccupied), (keadaan) terlalu memikirkan [sst]; (haunted, harrassed) keadaan [sso] yg dihantui [sst]: he has, by his ~ with detail, ignored the wider implications of the act, krn terlalu memikirkan perkara-perkara kecil, dia tdk menghiraukan implikasi akta itu yg lebih luas; 2. (st that preoccuppies) terlalu memikirkan [sst]; (st that haunts, harrasses) dihantui [sst]: the fear of premature ageing became an ~ with her, dia dihantui rasa takut menjadi tua sebelum masanya; 3. (phychiatry) obsesi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| straight | the van was coming ~ at me, van itu datang betul-betul ke arah saya; he looked me ~ in the eye and lied, dia memandang tepat ke mata saya dan bercakap bohong; the old man was so drunk that he could not walk ~, orang tua itu terlalu mabuk sehingga dia tdk dapat berjalan lurus; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dark | adj 1. without light, gelap: it is too ~ now to walk home, hari sudah terlalu gelap utk berjalan pulang sekarang; a ~ sky, langit yg gelap; a ~ tunnel, terowong yg gelap; 2. (of colour) tua, gelap: ~ blue, biru tua; 3. not fair, a. (of person), (berkulit) hitam, /berkulit, kulitnya/ gelap; b. (of complexion, skin) gelap, hitam; c. (of hair, eyes) berwarna gelap; (tending towards brown) coklat gelap; (tending towards black) hitam; 4. (of clothing, wood, etc) berwarna gelap: a ~ dress, baju yg berwarna gelap; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| embittered | adj (of person) marah dan kecewa: ~ by his many failures, he grew into a lonely old man, marah dan kecewa akibat terlalu sering gagal menjadikannya orang tua yg kesepian. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| peppery | adj 1. like, tasting of pepper, pedas: the soup is too ~, sup itu terlalu pedas; 2. ( fig. ), ( of person ) hot-tempered, baran: a ~ old man, orang tua yg baran. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shelf | put so. on the ~, put so. aside, mengetepikan sso: he is far too valuable to be put on the ~ even if he is old, dia terlalu berharga utk diketepikan walaupun dia sudah tua; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |