| act | vi 1. take action, bertindak: the association called on the government to ~ quickly, persatuan itu menggesa kerajaan supaya bertindak segera; 2. have an effect, bertindak: snake venom ~s on the nervous system, bisa ular bertindak atas sistem saraf; 3. perform (in film, play, etc) berlakon: Hitchcock usually ~s in his own films, Hitchcock biasanya berlakon dlm filem-filem arahannya sendiri; 4. function, berfungsi; (of brake) makan: the pump is not ~ing as it should, pam itu tdk berfungsi dgn sempurna; the fuse ~s as a switch, fius itu berfungsi sbg suis; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| act | ~ /on, upon/, a. follow, bertindak /berdasarkan, mengikut, menurut/: ~ing on the committee’s recommendation, bertindak berdasarkan cadangan jawatankuasa; to ~ on o’s intuition, bertindak mengikut intuisi sso; b. see vi (sense 2.); | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| act | ~ as, a. (of person) /bertindak, berlaku/ sbg, menjadi: to ~ as mediator, bertindak sbg orang tengah; b. (of animal) menjadi: a dog can ~ as companion for a child, anjing boleh menjadi teman kpd kanak-kanak; c. see vi (sense 4.); ~ on behalf of, bertindak bagi pihak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| work | c. operate, bertindak atas sst: many are ~ing on the assumption that the party will win the election, ramai orang yg bertindak atas andaian bahawa parti itu akan memenangi pilihan raya; the police are ~ing on the theory that the murder was premeditated, pihak polis bertindak atas teori bahawa pembunuhan itu telah dirancang terlebih dahulu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| action | n 1. process or state of acting, tindakan, bertindak: an emergency that requires immediate ~, keadaan cemas yg memerlukan tindakan segera; freedom of ~, kebebasan bertindak; a man of ~, orang yg banyak bertindak; 2. act, deed, tindakan, perbuatan: to judge a man by his ~s, menilai sso drpd tindakannya; 3. movement, gerak-geri: the suspect’s every ~ was closely watched, setiap gerak-geri orang yg disyaki itu diawasi dgn teliti; 4. operation, cara [sst] berfungsi, jalannya: describe the ~ of a gear, huraikan cara gear berfungsi; 5. effect, tindakan: the ~ of acid on metal, tindakan asid atas logam; 6. (in a play, film, etc) aksi: a film full of ~, filem yg penuh aksi; 7. legal proceeding, tindakan (undang-undang): civil ~, tindakan sivil; 8. combat, pertempuran: killed in ~, terbunuh dlm pertempuran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| act | ~ for, bertindak bagi pihak: to ~ for o’s client, bertindak bagi pihak pelanggan sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crack | ~ down on, bertindak keras thdp: the government will ~ down on drug traffickers, kerajaan akan bertindak keras thdp pengedar dadah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tread | 2. (fig.) bertindak: the delegates trod very cautiously during the peace negotiations, wakil-wakil itu bertindak dgn hati-hati semasa perundingan damai tersebut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| take | ~ st upon os, bertindak sendiri: she took it upon herself to look after her nieces and nephews dia bertindak sendiri menjaga anak-anak saudaranya itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| react | ~ against, /bertindak balas, bereaksi, memberi aksi/ /menentang, thdp/: sooner or later the people will ~ against oppression, lambat laun rakyat akan bertindak balas menentang penindasan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |