| competent | adj 1. adequately qualified, cekap: a ~ secretary, setiausaha yg cekap; is he ~ enough to do the job?, adakah dia cukup cekap utk menjalankan kerja itu?; 2. satisfactory, memuaskan: she did a ~ job, dia melaksanakan tugas itu dgn memuaskan; 3. (leg.) kompeten: a ~ witness, saksi yg kompeten. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| all-round | adj 1. competent in many things, serba boleh: an ~ student, penuntut yg serba boleh; 2. comprehensive, inclusive, menyeluruh: an ~ reduction in price, penurunan harga yg menyeluruh; an ~ education, pendidikan yg menyeluruh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strong | 7. having the expected or the necessary qualities, competent, handal: the play has a ~ cast, drama ini membariskan para pelakon yg handal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fit1 | adj 1. (suitable, appropriate) sesuai; (competent, worthy) layak: the water is not ~ to drink, air itu tdk sesuai utk diminum; he is ~ for the position, dia sesuai utk jawatan itu; this is not a ~ time to talk about the matter, ini bukan masa yg sesuai utk bercakap ttg perkara itu; do you think he is ~ to teach the Sixth Form?, kamu rasa dia layak utk mengajar Tingkatan Enam?; 2. in good health, sihat; (foll by infin) cukup sihat: he is not ~ at the moment: he can’t walk a hundred yards without getting out of breath, dia tdk sihat pd masa ini: berjalan seratus ela pun dia mengah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| journeyman | n 1. trained artisan or worker who works for a master, pekerja terlatih; 2. competent (but not outstanding) workman, approp n + yg baik; (attrib) baik: he was considered a ~, not a first-rate artist, dia dianggap sbg pelukis yg baik, bukan pelukis terbaik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| undersell | 2. recommend(so., st) too weakly, merendahkan: no agent can afford to ~ the quality of his goods, tdk ada ejen yg akan merendahkan kualiti barangannya; he always ~s himself but in fact he’s very competent, dia selalu merendahkan dirinya tetapi yg sebenarnya dia ialah seorang yg cekap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prove | vt demonstrate the truth or fact of, (act.) membuktikan; (of evidence) menunjukkan; (pass.) terbukti: he was unable to ~ the truth of what he claimed, dia tdk dapat membuktikan kebenaran apa yg didakwanya; this sample ~s the presence of gold in the area, sampel ini membuktikan emas ada di kawasan itu; she ~d herself to be a competent secretary, dia membuktikan dia setiausaha yg cekap; all the evidence goes to ~ that he was away at the time of the crime, semua keterangan membuktikan dia tdk ada pd masa kejadian jenayah itu; he ~d to be a highly amusing dinner companion, dia terbukti merupakan teman makan malam yg lucu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fit1 | 4. (match) kena dgn; (suitable for), /sesuai, sepadan, secocok/ dgn; (of punishment, reward, etc) setimpal: his behaviour does not ~ his position, kelakuannya tdk sesuai dgn kedudukannya; the words ~ the music, kata-kata itu sepadan dgn muzik; to make the punishment ~ the crime, menjadikan hukuman setimpal dgn jenayah; 5. make suitable for, adapt, memadankan, menyesuaikan: he does not attempt to ~ his expenditure to his income, dia tdk mencuba memadankan perbelanjaannya dgn pendapatannya; he cut the wood to ~ the hole, dia memotong kayu itu utk memadankannya dgn lubang tersebut; 6. make competent, membuat [sso] sesuai: his long experience will ~ him for this difficult job, pengalamannya yg lama akan membuatnya sesuai utk tugas yg susah ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |