| break | under the eroding action of the water, the rocks gradually ~ down and the resultant silt is carried downstream, akibat hakisan air, lama kelamaan batu-batu itu luluh dan kelodak yg terjadi daripadanya mengalir ke muara; c. (of machine, car, etc) become inoperative, rosak: two of the eight lifts broke down, dua drpd lapan lif itu rosak; d. be severed, terputus: the electricity supply broke down, bekalan elektrik terputus; communications with the capital have broken down, perhubungan dgn ibu negara telah terputus; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| blur | vi menjadi /kabur, samar-samar, redam, kelam/; (of vision) menjadi /kabur, kelam/: in time his memory of the incident ~red, lama-kelamaan ingatannya ttg peristiwa itu menjadi kabur; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| functional | adj 1. rel to a function, fungsi(an): he has ~ authority over his department, dia mempunyai kewibawaan fungsian atas jabatannya; the problem is a ~ one and should be solved in time, masalah itu masalah fungsian dan lama kelamaan dapat diselesaikan; 2. practical rather than decorative, fungsi; (attrib) fungsian: an apron is decorative as well as ~, apron sbg hiasan dan ada fungsinya; a ~ piece of furniture, sebuah perabot fungsian; ~ design, reka bentuk fungsian; 3. working, (of machine) berjalan, berfungsi: these machines are no longer ~, mesin-mesin ini tdk lagi berfungsi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| course | ~ of action, tindakan: to take a certain ~ of action, mengambil tindakan tertentu; as a matter of ~, sudah menjadi satu kelaziman; in due ~, apabila tiba /waktunya, masanya/: we will communicate with you in due ~, kami akan menghubungi anda apabila tiba waktunya; in the ~ of, a. (a year, a week, etc) dlm masa (setahun, seminggu, dll); b. (conversation, discussion, etc) semasa [perbualan, perbincangan, dsb]; in the ~ of construction, dlm proses pembinaan; in the ~ of time, lama-kelamaan, lambat-laun: in the ~ of time he became a famous painter, lama-kelamaan dia menjadi pelukis terkenal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| first | b. most importantly, pertama-tama, pertama sekali: he’s appeared in several films but ~ of all he’s a stage actor, dia muncul dlm beberapa filem tetapi pertama-tama, dia ialah pelakon pentas; c. initially, mula-mula: ~ of all I didn’t suspect anything, but as time went on I began to get worried, mula-mula saya tdk mengesyaki apa-apa tentangnya tetapi lama kelamaan saya mula bimbang; ~ off, mula-mula: ~ off I want to know what you want to spend it on, mula-mula saya hendak tahu kamu hendak membeli apa dengannya; at ~, mula-mula: at ~ I didn’t like durian but now I do, mula-mula saya tdk suka akan durian tetapi sekarang saya suka; last in, ~ out, masuk kemudian keluar dulu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fizzle | ~ out, (colloq), [various translations]: the play was exciting in the beginning but eventually ~d out, pd mulanya drama itu menyeronokkan tetapi makin lama makin hambar; interest in the new car soon ~d out, minat pd kereta baru itu tdk lama kemudian hilang begitu sahaja; their relationship which started passionately ~d out once the novelty wore off, hubungan mereka yg pd mulanya penuh berahi lama kelamaan mati apabila kemanisannya hilang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |