| invitation | n 1. request, jemputan, undangan: I decided to accept his ~, saya membuat keputusan utk menerima undangannya; we are here at the ~ of the President, kami datang ke sini atas undangan Presiden; admission is by ~ only, masuk dgn jemputan sahaja; 2. written, printed card or paper bearing an invitation, /kad, surat/ /jemputan, undangan/: he had been writing ~s all day, dia menulis kad jemputan sepanjang hari; 3. (lure, encouragement) seolah-olah mengundang; (allurement, provocation) menggoda: leaving the keys in the car is an ~ to theft, meninggalkan kunci dlm kereta seolah-olah mengundang orang mencuri; the look she gave him was clearly an ~, pandangan yg diberikannya itu benar-benar menggoda. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| will 1 | b. (functions as invitation or offer) sila(lah), silakan(lah): won’t you sit down?, silalah duduk; ~ you take a slice of this cake?, silalah ambil sekeping kuih; would you like to stay to tea?, silalah tunggu utk minum teh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decline | vt refuse, menolak: they ~d the invitation, mereka menolak jemputan itu; the offer was ~d, tawaran itu ditolak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hesitant | adj teragak-agak: she was ~ about accepting the invitation, dia teragak-agak utk menerima jemputan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| walk | ~ up, a. (imper), (used as an invitation to enter a circus, show, etc) mari: ~ up, ~ up ladies and gentlemen!, mari, mari, tuan-tuan dan puan-puan!; b. approach, /mendekati, menghampiri/: he ~ed up to me and asked me the time, dia mendekati saya utk bertanyakan waktu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pretext | n helah, dalih: what possible ~ can we give for refusing the invitation?, apakah dalih yg boleh kita berikan utk menolak jemputan itu?; he entered the premises on the ~ of inspecting the air conditioner, dia masuk ke premis itu dgn helah utk memeriksa alat pendingin udara. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ask | ~ so. back, mengajak sso: we owe Mr. and Mrs. Yong a dinner invitation: when shall we ~ them back?, kita telah makan malam di rumah En. dan Puan Yong: bilakah kita hendak mengajak mereka pula?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| issue | vt 1. send out officially, put into circulation, mengeluarkan; (invitation) menghantar: these new orders were ~d yesterday, perintah baru ini dikeluarkan semalam; a warrant for his arrest has been ~d, waran penangkapannya telah dikeluarkan; to ~ a press release, mengeluarkan siaran akhbar; a commemorative stamp will be ~d to mark the hundredth anniversary of the revolution, setem kenang-kenangan akan dikeluarkan utk memperingati ulang tahun keseratus revolusi tersebut; to ~ new banknotes, mengeluarkan wang kertas baru bank; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| post 3 | vt 1. send by post, mengeposkan [sst]: the invitation card was ~ed to him last week, kad jemputan telah diposkan kepadanya minggu lepas; ~ me the cheque as soon as possible, poskan cek itu kpd saya seberapa segera yg boleh; 2. (in bookkeeping) membukukan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stay 1 | ~ in, a. remain (at home) tdk keluar; (when turning down an invitation) tdk dapat keluar: he is ~ing in tonight to finish the backlog of work, dia tdk keluar malam ini krn hendak menghabiskan kerja yg bertimbun itu; sorry, I’ve got to ~ in tonight and babysit for my sister, maaf, saya tdk dapat keluar malam ini krn terpaksa menjaga anak kakak saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |