| may | 6. (not with “might”, in inverted order, expressing wish) mudah-mudahan, moga-moga; (malevolent) minta-minta: long ~ he reign!, moga-moga baginda lama bertakhta!; ~ you roast in hell!, minta-minta kamu masuk api neraka!; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lest | 3. (used as imper) a. allow, permit, biar; (in a plea or appeal) minta-minta: as it’s late, ~ Richard take you home, krn sudah lewat, biar Richard menghantar kamu pulang; don’t ~ it rain, minta-minta janganlah hujan; please ~ me read the newspaper for 10 minutes, biar saya baca surat khabar barang 10 minit; can you ~ me have the book back tomorrow?, boleh kamu pulangkan buku itu kpd saya esok?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lest | 3. (used as imper) a. allow, permit, biar; (in a plea or appeal) minta-minta: as it’s late, ~ Richard take you home, krn sudah lewat, biar Richard menghantar kamu pulang; don’t ~ it rain, minta-minta janganlah hujan; please ~ me read the newspaper for 10 minutes, biar saya baca surat khabar barang 10 minit; can you ~ me have the book back tomorrow?, boleh kamu pulangkan buku itu kpd saya esok?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mayday | interj minta bantuan: “M~! M~! This is Victor Alpha 200! We have a fire in the port engine!”, “Minta bantuan! Minta bantuan! Ini Victor Alpha 200! Enjin kami terbakar!; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sorry | 3. (in making apologies), (me)minta maaf: I’m ~ to have kept you waiting, saya minta maaf krn membuat anda menunggu; I’m ~ I didn’t hear you, saya minta maaf, saya tak dengar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| please | ~ God, minta-mintanya: ~ God, may it rain, minta-mintanya, hujan turunlah; ~ os, suka hati seseoranglah: “Do you mind if I open the window?,” “P~ yourself”, “Bolehkah saya buka tingkap?” “Suka hatimulah”; if you ~, a. (fml) polite way of making a request for attention, bolehkah: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| touch | ~ wood, minta /disiahkan, jangan/: “You’ve never been in hospital?” “No, ~ wood”, “Kamu belum pernah masuk hospital?” “Belum, minta disiahkan”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| please | sila naik ke pentas; 4. (in a shop, restaurant) when ordering st, minta: “A coffee ~,” the man said to the waitress behind the counter, “Minta kopi,” kata lelaki itu kpd pelayan di kaunter; could you ~ bring me an extra plate?, minta satu lagi pinggan; 5. (used as a request or plea for assistance or sympathy, tolong(lah): ~ pass me the sugar, tolong hulurkan gula kpd saya; will you ~ remember to bring it tomorrow, tolong ingat utk membawanya besok; 6. (used at the beginning of a sentence in order to attract attention), [not translated]: ~ Mister, can I have one of those ice creams, encik, bolehkah beri saya salah satu ais krim itu; 7. (indic politely that st is not necessary or so. need not bother to do st) tak payahlah: “I’ll return this tomorrow.” “P~” “I don’t want it anymore”, “Saya akan kembalikan ini besok.” “Tak payahlah” “Saya tdk mahu”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cadge | vi & vt meminta-minta, mengecek: he lived by cadging from his friends, dia hidup dgn meminta-minta drpd kawan-kawannya; to ~ some money for cigarettes, mengecek wang utk membeli rokok. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| leave 2 | take (o’s) ~ (of so.), minta diri: I think it’s time we took our ~, saya fikir sudah sampai masanya kita minta diri; take ~ of o’s senses, hilang akal: he must have taken ~ of his senses to beat his son like that, dia mesti sudah hilang akal krn memukul anaknya begitu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |