| backdrop | n 1. tirai latar; 2. (fig.) latar belakang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| curtain | n 1. suspended material that can be drawn or lowered, a. (on door, window) langsir; b. (serving as partition) tirai, tabir; c. (on stage) tirai; (in shadow play) kelir; as the ~ rises, apabila tirai dibuka; the /last, final/ ~, tamat persembahan: people started leaving before the final ~, orang ramai mula meninggalkan tempat itu sebelum tamat persembahan; 2. st which is difficult to see through or get through, tabir: I can’t see through that ~ of smoke, saya tdk dpt melihat di sebalik tabir asap itu; the troop advanced behind a ~ of artillery fire, pasukan itu mara di sebalik tabir tembakan meriam; b. see IRON CURTAIN; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unveil | vt 1. display publicly by drawing aside a curtain or covering, membuka tirai: he guest of honour ~ed the plaque, tetamu kehormat membuka tirai plak itu; . | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shades | n 1. the S~, Hades, alam /barzakh, roh/; 2. (liter.) darkness, tirai: birds return to their nests as the ~s of evening fall, burung-burung pulang ke sarang tatkala tirai senja berlabuh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| thrill | n1. strong sudden feeling, perasaan + approp adj: she felt a ~ of excitement as the curtain rose, dia mengalami suatu perasaan teruja semasa tirai itu naik; she felt a ~ of terror when the dogs started to howl, dia menga | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lag 1 | n period of time, gap between two events, /sela, jeda/ /waktu, masa/: there was a ~ between the end of the overture and the raising of the curtain, terdapat sela waktu antara tamatnya muzik dan naiknya tirai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lag 1 | n period of time, gap between two events, /sela, jeda/ /waktu, masa/: there was a ~ between the end of the overture and the raising of the curtain, terdapat sela waktu antara tamatnya muzik dan naiknya tirai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lower 1 | d. (in strength) melemahkan: the news had ~ed his spirits, berita itu telah melemahkan semangatnya; e. (voice) memperlahankan: he told the children to ~ their voices, dia menyuruh budak-budak itu memperlahankan suara mereka; f. (lights) memalapkan, menyuramkan: the stage lights were ~ed as the curtain rose, lampu dimalapkan semasa tirai dinaikkan; g. (pitch) merendahkan: to ~ the pitch of the piano, merendahkan pic piano; 3. (phon) merendahkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |