| jiffy , jiff | n (colloq) sebentar, sekejap: wait a ~, tunggu sebentar; in a ~, /sebentar, sekejap/ lagi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flying visit | n kunjungan /sebentar, sekejap/; pay so. a ~, /melawat, mengunjungi/ sso /sebentar, sekejap/: he paid us a ~ visit, dia melawat kami sebentar sahaja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| awhile | adv sebentar, sekejap: would you wait ~, please, boleh tuan tunggu sebentar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | ~ on, a. also ~ on a /minute, second/, wait, tunggu (sebentar, sekejap): ~ on, I’ll go and get her, tunggu sebentar, saya akan pergi memanggilnya; b. cling tightly, berpaut: I can’t ~ on much longer, my hands are tired, saya tdk boleh berpaut lebih lama lagi, tangan saya sudah lenguh; c. continue in spite of difficulties, bersabar: we were told to ~ on as help would reach us soon, kami diberitahu supaya bersabar krn pertolongan akan sampai tdk lama lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| instant | b. in a moment, /sekejap, sebentar/ lagi: I’ll be with you in an ~, saya akan bersamamu sekejap lagi; the next ~, sejurus kemudian: the next ~ the bomb went off, sejurus kemudian, bom itu meletup; not an ~ too soon, tepat pd /waktunya, masanya/; not for an ~, sama sekali tdk terlintas di hati sso: not for an ~ did I think he would swindle us, sama sekali tdk terlintas di hati saya bahawa dia akan menipu kita; this ~, sekarang ini juga: bring it to me this ~, bawa barang itu ke mari sekarang ini juga. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| after | ~ a few minutes, /tdk lama, beberapa waktu, sebentar/ kemudian; ~ a while, dlm sedikit masa: you will get bored ~ a while, kamu akan bosan dlm sedikit masa; ~ all, a. when all things are considered, kerana, [not translated]: you shouldn’t worry about it, ~ all it’s not your fault, kamu tdk perlu bimbang kerana itu bukan kesalahanmu; b. in the end, akhirnya: he got the contract ~ all, akhirnya dia dapat juga kontrak itu; c. in spite of everything, [various translations]: so you see I was right ~ all, tengok, betul juga kataku; so he doesn’t know ~ all, jadi, betullah dia tdk tahu; she still loves him ~ all, rupa-rupanya, dia masih mencintainya; ~ some time, tdk lama kemudian, beberapa waktu kemudian: they moved house ~ some time, tdk lama kemudian mereka berpindah rumah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| despair | vi berputus /asa, harapan/: don’t ~, help will soon arrive, jangan berputus asa, bantuan akan sampai sebentar lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| halt 1 | n 1. temporary stop, berhenti: after a brief ~ the march continued, selepas berhenti sebentar perarakan itu bergerak semula; bring to a ~, cause to discontinue, menyebabkan terhenti; (deliberately) menghentikan: the recession brought production to a ~, kemelesetan telah menyebabkan pengeluaran terhenti; he brought the car to a ~ on a lonely stretch of road, dia menghentikan keretanya di jalan yg lengang; call a ~ to, menghentikan: police called a ~ to the search when darkness fell, polis menghentikan gerakan mencari apabila malam tiba; it’s time we called a ~ to this feuding, sudah masanya kita menghentikan segala persengketaan ini; come to a ~, berhenti: the van came to a sudden ~, van itu berhenti dgn tiba-tiba; 2. stopping-place for train, perhentian kereta api; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| freshen | vt 1. make fresh, menyegarkan: that thunderstorm just now has really ~ed the air, ribut petir sebentar tadi telah betul-betul menyegarkan udara; 2. add to (drink) menambah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bear2 | ~ with , bersabar: if you all will ~ with me for a while, I will explain everything, kalau tuan-tuan semua bersabar sebentar, saya akan menjelaskan semuanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |