| terse | adj 1. curt, ringkas dan kasar: she gave a ~ reply to my question, dia menjawab soalan saya dgn ringkas dan kasar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| potted | adj1.(of plant) pasu; 2. (often derog), (of book, account, etc) ringkas, diringkaskan: a ~ history of South-East-Asia, sejarah ringkas Asia Tenggara; he gave a ~ version of his holiday in Italy, dia memberikan cerita ringkas ttg percutiannya di Itali. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shortly | adj 1. concisely, briefly, secara ringkas: he described the incident ~ but clearly, dia menceritakan ttg kemalangan itu secara ringkas tetapi jelas; 2. in a short time, soon, tdk lama lagi: his novel will ~ be published, novelnya akan diterbitkan tdk lama lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| laconic | adj (fml) 1. using few words, ringkas: that one ~ remark revealed his attitude to the suggestion, kata-katanya yg ringkas itu menunjukkan sikapnya thdp cadangan tersebut; 2. given to using few words, tdk banyak cakap: a ~ young man, pemuda yg tdk banyak cakap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| laconic | adj (fml) 1. using few words, ringkas: that one ~ remark revealed his attitude to the suggestion, kata-katanya yg ringkas itu menunjukkan sikapnya thdp cadangan tersebut; 2. given to using few words, tdk banyak cakap: a ~ young man, pemuda yg tdk banyak cakap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| briefly | adv 1. in a brief way, secara ringkas: an attempt to survey ~ the effects of pollution, usaha utk meninjau kesan-kesan pencemaran secara ringkas; 2. in brief, pendeknya, ringkasnya, pendek kata: ~, the procedure adopted consisted of..., pendeknya, prosedur yg digunakan terdiri drpd...; 3. for a short time, dlm masa yg /singkat, pendek/; (for an instance) sebentar, sekejap: he served as Prime Minister ~ in the fifties, dia menjadi Perdana Menteri utk masa yg singkat dlm tahun 50-an; she came in ~ to greet me, dia masuk sebentar utk menyapa saya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| assimilate | vi 1. become absorbed incorporated, a. berasimilasi, mesra: simple sugar ~s easily, gula ringkas berasimilasi dgn mudah or gula ringkas mudah mesra; b. (fig.) berasimilasi: Newman stated that he could not ~ with the Church of England, Newman mengatakan bahawa dia tdk dapat berasimilasi dgn Gereja England; 2. usu ~ into, ~ with, become part of (group) berasimilasi: some immigrants ~ readily into our way of life, setengah-setengah pendatang mudah berasimilasi dgn cara hidup kita; 3. (phon) berasimilasi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| summary | adj 1. performed quickly without formality, terus: ~ trial, perbicaraan terus; 2. brief, ringkas: a ~ report of the incident, laporan ringkas ttg peristiwa itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brief | adj 1. short (of time) singkat, pendek; (of event) singkat; (of garment, writing) pendek: he was president for a ~ period during the war, dia menjadi presiden utk waktu yg singkat semasa perang; the King is on a ~ visit to Italy, Raja sedang dlm lawatan singkat ke Itali; a ~ paragraph, perenggan yg pendek; life is ~, hidup ini tdk /lama, kekal/; 2. momentary, sejenak, sekejap, sebentar, sepintas lalu: he took a ~ look at his watch, dia memandang jam tangannya sejenak; 3. concise, ringkas, pendek, singkat: she made a ~ statement, dia membuat kenyataan ringkas; 4. curt, ringkas; (of person) tdk banyak /kata, cakap/: a cold and ~ welcome, sambutan yg dingin dan ringkas; he was ~ with me this morning, dia tdk banyak kata dgn saya pagi tadi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preface | vt 1. furnish with a preface, memberi kata pendahuluan: the essays in the collection are ~d by a short account of the author’s work as an administrator, esei-esei dlm koleksi itu diberi kata pendahuluan yg menceritakan serba ringkas ttg kerja penulis sbg seorang pentadbir; 2. begin or introduce in a stated way, memulakan, mendahului: he ~d his remarks with a short account of events leading to the crisis, dia memulakan ucapannya dgn menceritakan secara ringkas peristiwa yg mencetuskan krisis itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |