| morose | adj murung: children avoided him as he was a ~ and unfriendly man, kanak-kanak menjauhkan diri darinya krn dia murung dan tdk ramah; he had a ~ expression on his face, air mukanya murung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| soften | b. butter so. up, /melunakkan, melembutkan/ hati sso: before you ask him for a loan, ~ him up first, sebelum kamu memohon pinjaman darinya, lunakkanlah hatinya dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sprightly | adj cergas; (of dance, song, etc) rancak: my granny is as ~ as women half her age, nenek saya cergas spt perempuan yg separuh umur darinya; she was out of breath after the ~ dance, dia sungguh penat selepas menari tarian rancak itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rob | ~ /so., st/ of st, a. steal from a person, merompak; the thieves ~bed him of all his money, pencuri-pencuri itu telah merompak semua wangnya; her step brother tried to ~ her of her share of her father’s business, abang tirinya cuba merampas darinya bahagian yg dimilikinya dlm perniagaan ayahnya; b. (fig.), [various translations]: he felt that this prolonged illness has ~bed him of his vitality, dia berasa bahawa sakit yg berlarutan ini telah membuatnya menjadi lemah; a slander that ~bed him of his good name, fitnah yg merosakkan nama baiknya; bad weather can ~ a holiday of its pleasure, cuaca buruk boleh merosakkan keseronokan bercuti; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wean | ~ so. /(away) from, off/, a. (habit, hobby) menghentikan sso drpd: it was difficult to ~ him from smoking, memang sukar hendak menghentikannya drpd merokok; b. (influence, misconception, etc) mengikis [sst] dr sso: try to ~ him away from the idea that he’s a failure, cuba kikis tanggapan darinya bahawa dia orang yg gagal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| well1 | ~ and truly, betul-betul, benar-benar: all hopes for a speedy truce have been ~ and truly dashed, semua harapan utk gencatan senjata dlm waktu singkat sudah betul-betul hancur-lebur; ~ done!, syabas!; ~ in with so., (sangat) /akrab, rapat/ dgn sso: Asrul is ~ in with the new minister, Asrul sangat akrab dgn menteri baru itu; ~ out of, ~ rid of, /mujurlah, untunglah/ [sso, sst] sudah /terlepas, bebas/ dr [sso, sst]: Simon’s moving here because the situation in head office is becoming unpleasant; he’s ~ out of it in my opinion, Simon berpindah ke sini krn keadaan di ibu pejabat makin lama makin tdk menyenangkan; pd pendapat saya mujurlah dia sudah terlepas dr situasi itu; I’m glad you’ve sold that huge expensive car. You’re ~ rid of it, saya gembira kamu sudah menjual kereta yg besar lagi mahal itu. Mujurlah kamu terlepas darinya; she’s ~ rid of that useless husband of hers, mujurlah dia bebas dr suaminya yg tdk berguna itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| way | in /some, many/ ~s, dlm /beberapa, banyak/ segi: she is rather stubborn in some ~s, dia agak degil dlm beberapa segi; in many ~s you are fortunate, dlm banyak segi, kamu beruntung; in the ~ of, berhubung dgn: the children were given everything in the ~ of material things, kanak-kanak itu diberi segala-galanya berhubung dgn hal-hal kebendaan; in the ~ that, drpd cara sso: her disappointment could be seen in the ~ that she hung her head, dr cara dia melentokkan kepalanya, jelas menunjukkan dia kecewa; in the same ~, begitu juga: she has not been fair to others. In the same ~, she can’t expect others to be fair to her, dia tdk berlaku adil kpd orang lain. Begitu juga dia tdk boleh mengharapkan orang lain berlaku adil terhadapnya; keep out of so’s ~, menjauhkan diri dr sso: as far as possible I try to keep out of her ~, sedapat mungkin, saya mencuba menjauhkan diri darinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |