| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| adept | adj 1. skilled, mahir: an ~ mechanic, seorang mekanik yg mahir; 2. very clever, pandai, pintar: ~ at making excuses, pandai berbuat helah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| direction | n 1. point towards which person or thing moves or faces, arah, hala: the wind blew in a south-west ~, angin bertiup ke arah barat daya; the crowd scattered in all ~s, orang ramai bertempiaran ke semua arah; ~ of flow, arah aliran; have a /good, poor/ sense of ~, /pandai, tdk pandai/ /menuju arah, mencari jalan/; in the ~ of, menghala ke: they drove in the ~ of Paris, mereka memandu menghala ke Paris; 2. order, arahan: stage ~, arahan pentas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| judge | n 1. public officer with power to make decisions, hear cases in court of law, hakim: a Supreme Court ~, hakim Mahkamah Agung; appear before a ~, dihadapkan ke mahkamah; 2. person who decides, a. (in contest, competition) pengadil, hakim: a panel of ~s, jemaah pengadil; b. (in dispute) hakim; 3. person qualified to give valuable opinion, (orang yg) pandai menilai: a good ~ of horses, seorang yg pandai menilai kuda; he liked the film, but he was no ~, dia suka filem itu, tetapi dia tdk pandai menilai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expert | adj 1. specialist, pakar, orang yg ahli: ~ advice, nasihat pakar; ~ treatment, rawatan pakar; 2. very skilled, mahir: an ~ mahjong player, pemain mahjung yg mahir; be ~ /at, in/ pandai: she is ~ at digging out facts, dia pandai mencungkil maklumat; 3. trained, mahir: she ran ~ eyes over the child, dia melihat sekali lalu anak itu dgn mata yg mahir; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| darn1 | vi & vt menjerumat, menisik: she ~s well, dia pandai menjerumat; to ~ a tear in an apron, enjerumat bahagian apron yg koyak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |