| arbitrate | vi & vt menimbang tara: he offered to ~ between the two contending factions, dia menawarkan diri utk menimbang tara kedua-dua pihak yg berbalah itu; to ~ for peace, menimbang tara utk perdamaian; to ~ a dispute, menimbang tara pertikaian. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| draw | 20. evoke, call forth, mendapat: his question drew a quick reply, soalannya mendapat jawapan yg cepat; the performance drew an applause from the audience, pertunjukan itu mendapat tepukan drpd para penonton; the move towards peace drew praise from world leaders, langkah ke arah perdamaian itu mendapat pujian drpd pemimpin-pemimpin dunia; 21. also ~ out, elicit, extract, mencungkil: to ~ the truth from the prisoner, mencungkil perkara yg sebenar drpd banduan itu; 22. bring about, mendatangkan: ~ing ruin upon oneself, mendatangkan kerugian thdp diri sendiri; 23. deduce, cause to come to, membuat: to ~ a conclusion, membuat kesimpulan; to ~ comparisons, membuat perbandingan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foreground | n 1. latar depan: I am in the ~ of the photograph, saya berada di latar depan gambar itu; 2. (fig.) a. position of importance, tempat yg utama: the question of peace is in the ~ of our minds, persoalan perdamaian mendapat tempat yg utama dlm fikiran kami; b. centre of attention, pusat perhatian: the tax reforms are still in ~ of public attention, pembaruan cukai masih merupakan pusat perhatian umum. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crucial | adj 1. critical, genting: the ~ moment, saat genting; a ~ period, masa yg genting; 2. (colloq) important, penting: the next few months will be ~ in our efforts towards peace, beberapa bulan yg akan datang adalah penting dlm usaha kita utk mencapai perdamaian; a ~ issue, isu yg penting; 3. decisive, penentu: the ~ game of the tournament, perlawanan penentu dlm pertandingan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| initiative | n 1. introductory or important step, action, daya usaha, inisiatif; (foll attrib n) langkah utama + approp prep: she took the ~ in ensuring that the place was spick and span before the governor’s visit, dia mengambil inisiatif dlm memastikan bahawa tempat itu bersih dan rapi sebelum lawatan gabenor; he did it on his own ~, dia melakukannya atas daya usahanya sendiri; peace ~s in the Gulf area, langkah utama ke arah perdamaian di kawasan Teluk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hang | ~ up, a. suspend with a string, cord, etc, menggantungkan: he does not ~ up his clothes after taking them off, dia tdk menggantungkan pakaian selepas menanggalkannya; b. place on chair, hook, etc, menyangkutkan; c. put telephone receiver down, meletakkan gagang telefon: he hung up before I had finished talking, dia meletakkan gagang telefon sebelum saya habis bercakap; d. (usu pass.) delay, tergendala: the peace talks were hung up because of renewed fighting, perbincangan perdamaian tergendala krn pertempuran meletus semula; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |