| adopt | vt 1. take as o’s own, mengambil [sso] sbg anak angkat: to ~ an orphan, mengambil anak yatim sbg anak angkat; 2. accept and follow, /mengambil, menerima/ dan mengamalkan; (religious beliefs) menganut: to ~ new methods of teaching, mengambil dan mengamalkan kaedah-kaedah mengajar yg baru; to ~ Islam, menganut agama Islam; 3. take up, mengambil, menyerap: to ~ an idea, mengambil idea; many Arabic words were ~ed into Malay, banyak perkataan Arab telah diserap ke dlm bahasa Melayu; 4. accept, menerima: the report was ~ed by Parliament, laporan itu diterima oleh Parlimen; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dispensation | n (fml) 1. distribution, apportionment, pembahagian, pengagihan, membahagi-bahagikan, mengagih-agihkan: he helped in the ~ of clothes to the orphans, dia menolong membahagi-bahagikan pakaian kpd anak-anak yatim itu; 2. administration, pelaksanaan, melaksanakan, menjalankan; 3. preparation and giving out, (of medicine) pendispensan; 4. exemption (from obligation, penalty, etc) keizinan: he obtained a Papal ~ for a divorce, dia mendapatkan keizinan Paus utk bercerai; 5. religious system prevalent at a certain period, sistem pemerintahan: the Christian ~, sistem pemerintahan Kristian. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ache | vt 1. be painful, sakit: his head ~d all day, kepalanya sakit sepanjang hari; 2. be distressed, (berasa) pedih: her heart ~d at the sight of the war orphans, pedih hatinya melihat anak-anak yatim mangsa perang itu; 3. yearn, ingin sekali, berhasrat benar: he ~d to go home, dia ingin sekali hendak pulang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| institution | n 1. (building occupied by) important organization established for particular purpose, institusi: ~s of higher learning, institusi pengajian tinggi; a charitable ~, institusi kebajikan; 2. home run by official organization, a. (for children) rumah anak-anak yatim; b. (for old people) rumah orang-orang tua; (run by the Malaysian government) rumah sri kenangan: she became angry when her husband suggested that they should put her mother into an ~, dia marah apabila suaminya mencadangkan supaya ibunya dimasukkan ke rumah orang-orang tua; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| curse | n 1. word used in swearing, kata makian; (in pl) sumpah-seranah, kata-kata makian: with a ~ he slammed down the phone, sambil mengeluarkan kata makian dia menghempaskan gagang telefon; his ~s could be heard in the street, sumpah-seranahnya boleh didengar hingga ke jalan raya; 2. invocation for vengeance, evil, etc, sumpah(an): beware of an orphan’s ~, berjaga-jagalah jangan terkena sumpahan anak yatim; a witch’s ~, sumpahan perempuan sihir; call down ~s on so., menyumpah sso; /put, lay/ a ~ on so., st, menyumpah /sso, sst/: the king laid a ~ on his own son, raja itu menyumpah puteranya sendiri; under a ~, kena sumpah(an); 3. cause of misery, ruin, musibat: war is the greatest ~ of mankind, perang adalah musibat yg paling dahsyat pd manusia; gambling is his ~, berjudi merupakan musibat kepadanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |