| interview | n 1. formal discussion (between applicant for a job, scholarship, etc and employer etc) temu duga: 60 applicants turned up for the ~, 60 pemohon datang utk menghadiri temu duga itu; 2. conversation between journalist and person whose views are sought, temu bual, temu ramah, wawancara; (in published form) wawancara; (press conference) sidang akhbar: The Vice-Chancellor said in an ~ that..., dlm temu bual itu, Naib Canselor berkata bahawa...; the President invited the press to an ~, Presiden tersebut menjemput para wartawan menghadiri sidang akhbar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| count 1 | ~ against so., menjejaskan + approp n: his inexperience ~ed against him at the interview, pengalamannya yg kurang menjejaskan peluangnya di temu duga itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| charade | n 1. (in pl), (game) charade; 2. (fig.) kepura-puraan: the interview was a ~, temu duga itu hanyalah satu kepura-puraan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| informal | adj 1. not formal, tdk rasmi: the President paid them an ~ visit, Presiden itu membuat lawatan tdk rasmi ke tempat mereka; an ~ interview, temu duga yg tdk rasmi; have an ~ /talk, discussion, gathering, etc/, berbual, berbincang, berkumpul, dll/ secara tdk rasmi: they are having an ~ discussion on the terrace, mereka sedang berbincang secara tdk rasmi di laman; 2. casual, a. (of social occasion) informal: an ~ dinner party, jamuan makan malam informal; b. (of clothes) bersahaja, kasual; c. (of behaviour) bersahaja: he prefers to be ~, dia lebih suka bersahaja; 3. (of word, style of writing, etc) tdk formal: “sweet-shop” is an ~ word for “confectioner’s”, “sweet-shop” ialah perkataan tdk formal bagi perkataan “confectioner’s”. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| key | ~ so. up, (act.) menyebabkan sso berasa tegang; (pass.) berasa tegang: he appeared all ~ed up before he left for the interview, dia kelihatan tegang sebelum pergi utk menghadiri temu duga itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hash | vt also ~ up, 1. mencencang; 2. (fig. ), (colloq), [various translations]: if you’re too nervous during the interview, you’ll ~ it up, kalau kamu terlalu gugup semasa temu duga itu kamu akan membuat banyak kesilapan; he ~ed up his chances of becoming vice-president, dia telah merosakkan peluangnya utk menjadi naib presiden. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| churn | vi 1. move with great agitation, berpusar-pusar, berkisar-kisar: the water ~ed, air berpusar-pusar; 2. (of stomach) memulas: my stomach ~ed at the thought of the interview, perut saya memulas memikirkan temu duga itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| figure | cut a + adj ~, a. present an appearance, kelihatan + adj: he cut a dashing ~ in his national dress, dia kelihatan segak memakai pakaian kebangsaannya; b. make an impression, memberikan kesan yg + adj: she was unprepared and cut a sorry ~ at the interview, dia tdk bersedia dan memberikan kesan yg kurang baik semasa temu duga itu; put a ~ on it, menyatakan jumlah yg tepat: I’ve spent thousands on this house but I couldn’t put a ~ on it, saya telah menghabiskan wang beribu-ribu utk rumah ini tetapi saya tdk dapat menyatakan jumlah yg tepat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hurdle | n1. frame for jumping over or for temporary fencing, pagar (lompat): the first runner is over the last ~, pelari pertama telah melepasi pagar lompat yg terakhir; 2. (in pl), (sport) acara lompat pagar: he hopes to win the ~s, dia berharap akan memenangi acara lompat pagar; 3. (fig.) obstacle, halangan, rintangan: the interview on Monday is the final ~ that he must take, temu duga pd hari Isnin ini merupakan rintangan yg terakhir yg harus dihadapinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| formality | n 1. quality of being formal, keformalan: the ~ of the court made him nervous, keformalan mahkamah membuat dia gugup; with ~, dgn formal: the guest of honour was received with ~, tetamu kehormat itu disambut dgn formal; 2. formal act, formaliti: the formalities involved in acquiring a passport, formaliti-formaliti yg bersangkutan dgn pemerolehan pasport; the interview was just a ~, temu duga itu ialah formaliti semata-mata. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |