| monsoon | n 1. rainy season in Southern Asia, musim monsun; 2. wind that brings the monsoon rains, (angin) monsun; dry ~, monsun kering; wet ~, monsun lembap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deluge | vt (lit. & fig.) membanjiri: the monsoon rain ~d the villages, hujan monsun membanjiri kampung-kampung itu; the speaker was ~d with questions, penceramah itu dibanjiri soalan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | ~ off, a. (of rain, storm, etc) tdk turun: I hope the storm will ~ off until I reach home, saya harap ribut tdk akan turun sehinggalah saya sampai ke rumah; b. (of st seasonal) tdk tiba, terlewat: the monsoon held off till April, angin monsun tdk tiba sehingga bulan April; c. delay, bertangguh: the editor held off printing the story until he got confirmation of it, editor itu bertangguh menyiarkan cerita itu sehingga mendapat pengesahan tentangnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |