| pay | b. (benefit, advantage) ada /faedahnya, untungnya/, berfaedah: it ~s to be on friendly terms with your neighbours, ada faedahnya jika berbaik-baik dgn jiran kamu; 3. suffer punishment, pain, etc for wrong act, menanggung akibat, menerima padah: the driver paid dearly for his carelessness, pemandu itu menanggung akibat yg teruk krn kecuaiannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dissimulation | n berselindung-selindung: nothing can be gained by ~, tdk ada faedahnya berselindung-selindung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pointless | adj 1. having no aim, purpose, tdk ada /gunanya, faedahnya/: it’s ~ to reason with her because her mind is already made up, tdk ada gunanya berhujah dengannya krn dia sudah membuat keputusan; 2. (sport) without points scored, tanpa mencapai sebarang mata. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| percentage | 2. share of profit, peratusan keuntungan: he makes a handsome ~ on every piano he sells, dia mendapat peratusan keuntungan yg banyak atas setiap piano yg dijualnya; no ~ in, (colloq) tak ada faedahnya: there’s no ~ in being too cautious; you’ll never achieve anything, tak ada faedahnya terlalu berhati-hati, kamu tak akan mendapat apa-apa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| Mickey Mouse | adj (colloq) senang, kacang; (of business) gila-gila: there’s no point in doing that ~ subject, tiada faedahnya mengambil mata pelajaran yg senang; it’s just another one of those ~ businesses, itu cuma salah satu drpd pe | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deprecation | n act of condemning, pengutukan, pengecaman, mengutuk, mengecam: ~ of the culprits will be of no use, mengutuk orang yg bersalah itu tdk ada faedahnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| in | 13. (indic ratio, proportion) dalam setiap; (of slope, gradient) dalam: two children ~ ten suffer from malnutrition, dua anak-kanak dalam setiap sepuluh mengalami malnutrisi; interest is five cents ~ the dollar, faedahnya ialah lima sen dalam setiap satu dolar; the bank has a slope of 1 ~ 3, tebing itu mempunyai kecuraman 1 dalam 3; 14. (indic division), [not translated]: the plank was sawn ~ two, papan itu dipotong dua; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| avail | n ; of /no, little/ ~, to no ~, tdk berhasil, sia-sia sahaja: efforts to save the company were of no ~, usaha-usaha utk menyelamatkan syarikat itu tdk berhasil; of what ~ is it...?, apa /gunanya, faedahnya/...?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contingent | adj (fml) 1. dependent, bergantung: his future is ~ on the result of the election, masa depannya bergantung pd keputusan pilihan raya itu; 2. accidental, secara kebetulan: the discovery of uranium and its ~ advantages, penemuan uranium dan faedahnya yg secara kebetulan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dubious | adj 1. (not certain) ragu-ragu; (not certain as well as suspicious) was-was, curiga, ragu-ragu: I am ~ about the wisdom of the plan, saya ragu-ragu ttg kebijakan rancangan itu; after observing her movements I became ~ about her motives, selepas memperhatikan gerak-gerinya, saya menjadi curiga ttg motifnya; 2. causing doubt, diragui, disangsikan, dicurigai: he failed to get the job because of his ~ record, dia gagal mendapat pekerjaan itu krn rekodnya yg diragui; I wouldn’t trust such a ~ character to run my business, saya tdk akan mempercayai orang yg dicurigai spt itu utk menjalankan perniagaan saya; a scheme of ~ advantage, rancangan yg faedahnya diragui; 3. uncertain (in result) belum pasti: the consequences of such an action is still ~, akibat tindakan spt itu masih belum pasti; 4. (ironical) questionable, meragukan: that certainly was a ~ compliment, pujian itu memang meragukan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |