| abominable | adj 1. detestable, keji: ~ practices, amalan-amalan yg keji; 2. (colloq) very unpleasant, teruk betul; (of weather) buruk sekali, dahsyat (betul): the food at the hotel was ~, makanan di hotel itu teruk betul; what ~ weather we’re having, buruk sekali cuaca sekarang ini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| invective | vi; ~ against, (fml) mengecam: he ~ed against the company’s unjust practices, dia mengecam amalan-amalan tdk adil syarikat itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| corrupt | adj 1. morally depraved, tdk berakhlak; 2. given to bribery, korup; (of person) korup, menerima /rasuah, sogokan/, makan suap: ~ officials, pegawai-pegawai yg menerima rasuah; a ~ administration, pentadbiran yg korup; ~ practices, amalan-amalan rasuah; 3. adulterated, tdk asli: Afrikaans is a ~ form of Dutch, bahasa Afrikaans adalah bahasa Belanda yg tdk asli; a ~ text, teks tdk asli; 4. rotten, busuk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| alien | adj 1. foreign, asing: an ~ race, bangsa asing; ~ political systems were forced on us, sistem politik asing dipaksakan thdp kami; 2. usu ~ to, ~ from, different in nature or character, berlainan, berbeza: practices ~ to our culture, amalan-amalan yg berlainan drpd amalan dlm kebudayaan kita; 3. usu ~ to, out of harmony, opposed, bertentangan, bercanggahan: dictatorship is ~ to democracy, kediktatoran bertentangan dgn prinsip-prinsip demokrasi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abuse | n 1. misuse, a. (of power, privilege, etc) penyalahgunaan, (perbuatan) menyalahgunakan: ~ of power, penyalahgunaan kuasa; b. (of trust, confidence, etc) pensia-siaan, (perbuatan) mensia-siakan; 2. wrong, corrupt practice, amalan yg salah: to put a stop to ~s, menghentikan amalan-amalan yg salah; 3. maltreatment, penganiayaan: child ~, penganiayaan kanak-kanak; 4. insulting, coarse speech, caci maki, (kata-kata) makian: to hurl ~ at so., melemparkan caci maki kpd sso; term of ~, kata makian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| corvee | n practice, instance of forced labour, amalan kerah: the abolition of the ~, pembasmian amalan kerah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| institutionalize | vt 1. place in institution, memasukkan [sso] + approp n: his wife used all her powers of persuasion but he still would not agree to ~ his mother, isterinya menggunakan segala daya memujuk tetapi dia masih tdk bersetuju utk memasukkan ibunya ke rumah orang-orang tua; 2. make into an institution, menginstitusikan: to ~ corrupt practices, menginstitusikan amalan-amalan rasuah; 3. (usu pass.) accustom (so.) to institutional care, supervised routine, etc, (menjadi) biasa dgn kehidupan di + approp n: having spent twenty years of his life behind bars, he is so ~d that it would take some time for him to adapt to life outside, setelah menghabiskan hidupnya selama dua puluh tahun dlm penjara, dia begitu biasa dgn kehidupan di situ hingga memerlukan masa yg agak lama utk menyesuaikan diri dgn kehidupan di luar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| degenerate | adj 1. debased, fallen from former state of excellence, [various translations]: a ~ dynasty, dinasti yg telah turun darjatnya; a ~ member of the family, ahli keluarga yg telah rosak akhlaknya; the language has become ~, bahasa itu telah merosot mutunya; the ~ practices of his times, amalan-amalan buruk yg wujud dlm zamannya; 2. (phys) merosot, degenerat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| job | ~s for the boys, (colloq & derog), (amalan) tolong-tolong kawan dan saudara: no more ~s for the boys, only work for those who are capable and qualified, amalan tolong-tolong kawan dan saudara tdk wujud lagi, dan kerja akan diberikan hanya kpd mereka yg berkebolehan serta berkelayakan; (and) a good /~, thing/ too, (colloq), (used by speaker to show he approves of or is pleased by some news etc), /eloklah, baguslah/ tu: “I brought along two pairs of jungle boots” “A good ~ too. I forgot to bring mine!”, “Saya bawa dua pasang but hutan” “Eloklah tu. Saya terlupa bawa but saya!”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brinkmanship | n amalan menempah bahaya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |