| contentious | adj 1. quarrelsome, suka /berbalah, bertengkar/: a quick-tempered, ~ man, lelaki yg mudah berang dan suka berbalah; 2. controversial, kontroversi, menimbulkan perbalahan: a ~ point, perkara yg menimbulkan perbalahan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dispute | vi bertikai, berbalah: the company was disputing with its rivals over prices, syarikat itu bertikai dgn pesaingnya ttg harga; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disputatious | adj (fml) suka /membantah, bertikai, berbalah/: a ~ member of the committee, ahli jawatankuasa yg suka bertikai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dispute | vt 1. argue, quarrel over, /bertikai, berbalah/ ttg: for years they ~d the ownership of the land, bertahun-tahun mereka bertikai ttg pemilikan tanah itu; 2. question (the truth, validity of) mempertikaikan, mempersoalkan: to ~ a claim, mempertikaikan tuntutan; to ~ a decision, mempersoalkan sst keputusan; 3. try to prevent possession of, mempertahankan: our troops ~d every inch of the ground, tentera kita mempertahankan setiap inci tanah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disputant | n (fml or leg.) person who disputes, orang yg suka /membantah, bertikai, berbalah/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| arbitrate | vi & vt menimbang tara: he offered to ~ between the two contending factions, dia menawarkan diri utk menimbang tara kedua-dua pihak yg berbalah itu; to ~ for peace, menimbang tara utk perdamaian; to ~ a dispute, menimbang tara pertikaian. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| haggle | vi 1. bargain, tawar-menawar, bertawar-tawaran: she spent hours haggling with the antique dealer, dia menghabiskan masa berjam-jam tawar-menawar dgn penjual barang antik itu; at the bazaar customers love to ~ over the price of things, di bazar, pelanggan suka tawar-menawar ttg harga barang; 2. argue, wrangle, berbalah: the committee members ~d over the pros and cons of the matter, ahli-ahli lembaga berbalah ttg baik buruknya perkara itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| come | f. become calmer, friendly again, hati [sso] menjadi sejuk semula: although he was in a bad temper this morning, by the afternoon he had already ~ round, walaupun dia dlm keadaan marah pagi tadi, tetapi pd waktu tengah hari hatinya sudah sejuk semula; g. settle o’s differences, berbaik semula: they may argue a great deal but they always ~ round, walaupun mereka kerap berbalah tetapi mereka selalu berbaik semula; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| among(st) | 7. with, by many, di kalangan: polygamy is permissable ~ Muslims, poligami dibenarkan di kalangan orang-orang Muslim; 8. through the whole group of, di kalangan: the discontent that spread ~ the immigrants, rasa tdk puas hati yg merebak di kalangan para pendatang; 9. with each other, sesama: they argued ~ themselves, mereka berbalah sesama sendiri; 10. by the joint action of, sesama: to settle the dispute ~ ourselves, menyelesaikan perselisihan sesama kita. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| friendly | 4. having favourable attitude, (sedia) menerima; (to a cause) menyokong: a government ~ to overseas investors, kerajaan yg sedia menerima pelabur asing; a group ~ to our cause, kumpulan yg menyokong perjuangan kita; 5. done for pleasure, entertainment, etc, persahabatan; (of argument) sbg sahabat: a ~ match, perlawanan persahabatan; a ~ debate, debat persahabatan; they are only having a ~ argument, mereka berbalah sbg sahabat sahaja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |