highbrow | adj (colloq) utk orang pandai-pandai: a ~ play, drama utk orang pandai-pandai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
highbrow | n (colloq) orang pandai-pandai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
bat1 | off o’s own ~, (colloq) a. on o’s own initiative, atas /daya usaha, inisiatif/ sendiri, dgn /daya usaha, inisiatif/ sendiri; b. without approval from anyone, /pandai-pandai sendiri, memandai-mandai/ (sahaja): since you did it off your own ~ I will not pay for the extra cost, krn kamu melakukannya pandai-pandai sendiri sahaja, saya tdk akan membayar kos tambahan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
clever | adj 1. intelligent, pandai: a ~ student, seorang penuntut yg pandai; she is ~ at sums, dia pandai dlm kira-kira;2. skilful, pandai: ~ at embroidery, pandai menyulam; a ~ craftsman, seorang tukang yg pandai; 3. wise, bijak: a ~ decision, keputusan yg bijak; a ~ move, langkah yg bijak; 4. shrewd, pintar: he was too ~ for his opponent, dia terlalu pintar bagi lawannya; that was certainly ~ of him, pintar betul dia; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
intelligentsia | n; usu the ~, cendekiawan, kaum intelektual, golongan /bijak pandai, cerdik pandai/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
good | 8. clever, talented, bagus, pandai; (in lying, making up stories, etc) pandai: he’s ~ at mathematics, dia bagus dlm matematik; a ~ pretender, orang yg pandai berpura-pura; 9. affording pleasure, seronok; (of news etc) baik: it’s ~ to be home again, alangkah seronoknya berada di rumah semula; have a ~ time, seronok: we had a ~ time at the party, kami seronok di majlis itu; 10. opportune, baik, sesuai: it is a ~ time to ask him for a loan, inilah masa yg baik utk meminjam wang daripadanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
articulate | adj 1. able to express os clearly, fluently, pandai /bercakap, bertutur/, petah berkata-kata: a clever and ~ man, lelaki yg bijak dan pandai bercakap; he was not ~ enough to express his feelings, dia tdk begitu pandai bercakap utk melahirkan perasaannya; 2. having power of speech, dapat /bercakap, bertutur/; 3. distinct, clear, jelas, terang: his speech was not ~, pertuturannya tdk jelas; 4. (biol) artikulat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
armchair | adj 1. theoretical, hanya pandai berteori: ~ critic, pengkritik yg hanya pandai berteori; 2. sharing in another’s experience, berkongsi pengalaman + approp n orang lain: an ~ traveller, seorang yg berkongsi pengalaman pengembaraan orang lain; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
dab hand | n (UK), (colloq) pandai: she has become a ~ at finding reasons for her lateness, dia sudah pandai mencari alasan bagi kelewatannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
discerning | adj 1. discriminating, pandai menilai, arif: he is not very ~ in his choice of friends, dlm memilih kawan dia tdk berapa pandai menilai; 2. penetrating, tajam: a ~ eye, mata yg tajam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |