| talking point | n tajuk perbincangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| point | Please keep to the subject matter, kata-kata kamu itu tdk kena-mengena. Jangan keluar drpd tajuk perbincangan; press the ~, mendesak: she didn’t seem too keen to explain so I didn’t press the ~, dia nampaknya berat utk menerangkannya jadi saya tdk mendesak; see the ~ of, menangkap maksud: she did not see the ~ of my remarks, dia tdk dapat menangkap maksud kata-kata saya; that’s not the ~, bukan itu soalnya: I know he’s intelligent but that’s not the ~, saya tahu dia bijak, tetapi bukan itu soalnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| subject | n 1. topic, a. (in conversation) tajuk: a ~ for discussion, satu tajuk utk perbincangan; the ~ of their conversation did not interest me, tajuk perbualan mereka tdk menarik minat saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| intellectual | adj 1. a. of the intellect as opposed to the emotions, intelektual, daya fikir: ~ faculties, fakulti intelektual, ~ powers, kuasa daya fikir; b. needing, appealing to, using the intellect, intelektual, approp v + daya fikir: he is interested in more ~ pursuits, dia berminat dlm aktiviti-aktiviti yg merangsang daya fikir; the discussion was too ~ for him; he was really out his depth, baginya perbincangan itu memerlukan daya fikir yg terlalu tinggi or terlalu intelektual; dia langsung tdk memahaminya; ~ topics, tajuk-tajuk yg intelektual, perbincangan intelektual; 2. having, exhibiting high intellect, intelektual: she could be described as an ~ poet, dia dapat dikatakan sbg penyair yg intelektual; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| switch | vi 1. (shift) beralih; (change) bertukar: in the middle of the discussion he suddenly ~ed to another subject, di tengah perbincangan itu, dia tiba-tiba beralih ke tajuk yg lain; the wind suddenly ~ed from west to south, arah angin tiba-tiba bertukar dr barat ke selatan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wander | vi 1. ramble, roam, merayau-rayau: the child ~ed from the garden onto the road, budak itu merayau-rayau dr halaman ke jalan raya; the cattle are left to ~ where they will, lembu-lembu itu dibiarkan merayau-rayau ke mana sahaja; 2. (fig.) stray, melayang-layang: he was not interested in the discussion and his thoughts ~ed, dia tdk berminat dlm perbincangan itu dan fikirannya melayang-layang; left to herself, her mind ~s, fikirannya melayang-layang apabila dia bersendirian; 3. move away from the main idea, menyimpang: I’m afraid you’re ~ing from the point, saya rasa saudara menyimpang dr tajuk; those who ~ from the path of righteousness, mereka yg menyimpang dr jalan yg benar; 4. follow a winding course, meander, berliku-liku: the river ~s through the hills and valleys, sungai itu berliku-liku melalui bukit dan lembah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |