| eloquence | n 1. skill in use of language, kemahiran /berbahasa, berucap, berpidato, bertutur/; 2. fluency, kepetahan, kefasihan, kelancaran; 3. moving language, bahasa yg /mengharukan, memilukan/; 4. persuasive, forceful language, bahasa yg /meyakinkan, berkesan/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fluent | adj able to speak, write with facility, fasih, dgn /fasih, lancar/: he is ~ in Malay, dia fasih berbahasa Melayu; he speaks ~ Malay, dia bertutur bahasa Melayu dgn lancar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| guide | vt 1. show (so.) round (a place) memandu, membawa: a woman who spoke fluent Japanese ~d us on a tour of the temple, wanita yg fasih berbahasa Jepun memandu kami berjalan-jalan di kuil itu; 2. show the way, (of person, animal) menunjukkan jalan, memandu, membawa; (of stars, compass, lights, etc) memandu, menjadi panduan: Simon took my hand and ~d me through the dark tunnel, Simon memegang tangan saya dan membawa saya melalui terowong yg gelap itu; the usher’s job is to ~ people to their seats, kerja penunjuk tempat duduk adalah membawa penonton ke tempat duduk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| graceless | adj 1. lacking grace in movement, canggung, kekok; 2. lacking elegance, unattractive, tdk menarik: squat, ~ furniture, perabot yg dempak dan tdk menarik; 3. lacking good manners, (of person) kurang /berbahasa, adab, sopan/; (of remark, comment, etc) kurang sopan: his ~ remarks embarrassed the other guests, kata-katanya yg kurang sopan itu menyebabkan para tetamu yg lain berasa malu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| firm1 | do we have a ~ date for the president’s arrival?, sudahkah ada tarikh yg muktamad bagi ketibaan presiden itu?; she has very ~ views on sex before marriage, dia mempunyai pendirian yg tegas ttg hubungan seks sebelum berkahwin; there is no ~ evidence that the inhabitants spoke Latin, tdk ada bukti yg kukuh bahawa penduduknya berbahasa Latin; 6. (econ) steady, teguh, kukuh: the mark remains ~ against the yen, mata wang mark kukuh dibandingkan dgn yen; 7. resolute, decisive, tegas: you have to be ~ with that boy, he’s a troublemaker, kamu mesti tegas dgn budak itu, dia suka membuat kacau; the government is to take, ~ measures against drug pushers, kerajaan hendaklah mengambil langkah tegas thdp pengedar-pengedar dadah; “Don’t!” he said in a ~ voice, “Jangan!” katanya dlm nada yg tegas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |