| fleeting | adj a. lasting only a short time, sekejap; (of glimpse, glance) sepintas lalu, sekilas (lalu), /sekilas, selayang /pandang, sejenak, seketika: he paid them a visit, dia melawat mereka sekejap sahaja; she gave the passport no more than a ~ glance, dia hanya memandang pasport itu sejenak; a ~ romance, percintaan kilat; for a ~ moment, buat seketika: for a ~ moment I thought he was going to hit me, buat seketika saya fikir dia hendak menumbuk saya; b. ephemeral, sekejap, sebentar: the ~ beauty of autumn, kecantikan musim gugur yg sekejap sahaja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| breathe | vt 1. inhale, menyedut, menghirup; ( involuntarily) tersedut: we ~ air, kita menyedut udara; the fireman became ill from breathing smoke, ahli bomba itu jatuh sakit akibat tersedut asap; 2. exhale, menghembuskan: dragons ~ fire, naga menghembuskan api; 3. allow to rest, membiarkan [sst] berehat sejenak: they ~d their horses after the hard ride, mereka membiarkan kuda-kuda mereka berehat sejenak selepas teruk ditunggang; 4. whisper, utter (softly) membisikkan: don’t ~ a word of it to anyone, jangan bisikkan sepatah kata pun ttg hal itu kpd sesiapa juga; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brief | adj 1. short (of time) singkat, pendek; (of event) singkat; (of garment, writing) pendek: he was president for a ~ period during the war, dia menjadi presiden utk waktu yg singkat semasa perang; the King is on a ~ visit to Italy, Raja sedang dlm lawatan singkat ke Itali; a ~ paragraph, perenggan yg pendek; life is ~, hidup ini tdk /lama, kekal/; 2. momentary, sejenak, sekejap, sebentar, sepintas lalu: he took a ~ look at his watch, dia memandang jam tangannya sejenak; 3. concise, ringkas, pendek, singkat: she made a ~ statement, dia membuat kenyataan ringkas; 4. curt, ringkas; (of person) tdk banyak /kata, cakap/: a cold and ~ welcome, sambutan yg dingin dan ringkas; he was ~ with me this morning, dia tdk banyak kata dgn saya pagi tadi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grope | vi also ~ /about, around/, fumble, a. tergagau-gagau, teraba-raba: he ~d about in the dark for his glasses, dia teraba-raba dlm gelap mencari cermin matanya; b. (fig.) teraba-raba, tercari-cari, mencari-cari: he paused while groping after the right word, dia berhenti sejenak mencari-cari perkataan yg tepat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flounder2 | vi 1. move with difficulty, terkial-kial: the horses ~ed in the mud, kuda-kuda itu terkial-kial di dlm lumpur; I ~ed through the deep snow trying to find help, saya terkial-kial melalui salji yg dalam mencuba mendapatkan pertolongan; 2. behave awkwardly, hesitantly, gelabah: the unexpected query about my affair with Elizabeth left me ~ing for a moment, pertanyaan yg tdk diduga ttg hubungan saya dgn Elizabeth membuat saya gelabah sejenak; 3. be in difficulties, jatuh bangun: the institute continued to ~ in the wake of the economic cut-backs, institut itu terus jatuh bangun ekoran pemotongan kewangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dramatic | adj 1. connected with drama or the theatre, drama: a ~ society, persatuan drama; the ~ works of the 50’s, karya-karya drama tahun 50-an; 2. exciting, sudden, impressive, (secara) dramatik: there has been a ~ change in the political situation, terdapat perubahan yg dramatik dlm situasi politik; contrary to expectations, the patient made a ~ recovery, bertentangan dgn apa yg dijangka, pesakit itu pulih secara dramatik; 3. theatrical, (secara, dgn) dramatik; (of person) suka berdrama, dramatik: she made her ~ entrance in a stunning silk designer gown, dia masuk secara dramatik dgn memakai gaun sutera pereka fesyen yg mengagumkan; he paused, then threw up his hands in a ~ gesture, dia berhenti sejenak, kemudian mengangkat tangannya dgn gerak isyarat yg dramatik; is he always this ~?, adakah dia selalu suka berdrama begini?. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |