back seat | n seat at the back of a car, tempat duduk belakang; take a ~, (fig.) mengambil peranan yg kurang penting: he took a ~ in all the discussions that followed his opening address, dia mengambil peranan yg kurang penting dlm semua perbincangan selepas ucapan pembukaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
double | ~ as, a. play another part (in drama, film, etc) mengambil peranan sbg [n] juga: in this movie he played the part of Superman and ~d as the father at the same time, dlm filem ini dia melakonkan watak Superman dan pd masa yg sama mengambil peranan sbg ayahnya juga; b. have a secondary function as, /digunakan, dijadikan/ juga sbg; (of person) juga menjadi: the sofa can ~ as a bed, sofa itu boleh dijadikan juga sbg katil; sometimes the driver had to ~ as his gardener, kadang kala pemandu itu terpaksa juga menjadi tukang kebunnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
impersonate | vt 1. pretend to be, menyamar sbg; (in theatrical presentation), /berlakon, mengambil peranan/ sbg, melakonkan watak: he was arrested for impersonating a police officer, dia ditangkap krn menyamar sbg pegawai polis; in the opera, the ballet dancers ~d fairies, dlm opera itu, penari-penari balet mengambil peranan sbg pari-pari; 2. imitate behaviour, mannerisms of, (pandai) mengajuk: a comedian who ~s well-known public figures, pelawak yg pandai mengajuk orang-orang ternama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
fiddle | n (colloq) 1. (musical instrument) biola; play second ~, mengambil peranan kurang penting; 2. dishonest practice, penipuan: a tax ~, penipuan cukai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
lead 1 | lose the ~ to so., tdk lagi mendahului yg lain; /move, go/ into the ~, mendahului yg lain; take the ~, [various translations]: Japan takes the ~ in technological advancement, Jepun mendahului negara-negara lain dlm kemajuan teknologi; he always takes the ~ at meetings, dia sering mengambil peranan utama dlm mesyuarat-mesyuarat; he took the ~ in opposing the bill, dia mengetuai tindakan menentang rang undang-undang itu; take (over) the ~ from so., mendahului yg lain; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
arrogation | n 1. act of appropriating, assuming without right, pengambilan, mengambil: an ~ of a role that belongs to the courts, pengambilan suatu peranan yg sebenarnya hak mahkamah; 2. act of attributing unjustly (to another) anggapan /adanya, kononnya ada/ [sst]. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |