| dither | n (colloq) state of nervousness, agitation, keadaan serba tak kena; all of a ~, in a ~, serba tak kena; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| amiss | adj 1. wrong, the matter, [various translations]; (colloq) tak kena: is st ~?, ada apa-apa?; st must be ~ if the place is full of police, tentu ada sst yg terjadi jika tempat ini penuh dgn polis; according to the doctor there was nothing ~ with her, menurut doktor dia tdk sakit apa pun; everything is ~, semuanya serba tak kena; 2. faulty, deserving complaint, [various translations]; (colloq) tak kena: st is ~ with the car, ada sst yg rosak pd kereta itu; there must be st ~ if the books do not balance, tentu ada sst yg silap jika akaun ini tdk seimbang; his judgement was slightly ~ on this occasion, pertimbangannya tdk berapa tepat kali ini; 3. out of place, salah: it would not be ~ for you to participate, tdk ada salahnya or tdk salah jika kamu ikut serta; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| business | mean ~, sungguh-sungguh, bukan main-main; mind o’s own ~, (men)jaga /urusan, hal/ sendiri; be none of so’s ~, tak kena-mengena dgn sso: where I go and what I do is none of your ~, ke mana saya pergi dan apa saya buat, tak kena-mengena dgn kamu; be nobody’s ~, saya punya fasal: it’s nobody’s ~ how I spend my money, saya punya fasallah bagaimana saya membelanjakan wang saya; on ~, (connected with work in general) atas urusan kerja; (connected with commercial or trading activity) atas urusan perniagaan; put so. out of ~, membuat sso menggulung tikar; send so. about his ~, menyuruh sso menjaga /urusannya, halnya/ sendiri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sodding | adj (UK), (taboo & sl) sial, celaka: something is always going wrong with this ~ bike, ada sahaja yg tak kena dgn motor celaka ini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| waterworks | n 1. establishment for managing water supply, kerja air; 2. (colloq) urinary system, sistem kencing: there’s something wrong with his ~, ada yg tak kena dgn sistem kencingnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| levity | n sikap /acuh tak acuh, sambil lewa/: his ~ on that occasion was completely out of place, sikap acuh tak acuhnya pd masa itu sungguh tak kena pd tempatnya; this is no time for ~, ini bukan masanya utk bersikap sambil lewa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| levity | n sikap /acuh tak acuh, sambil lewa/: his ~ on that occasion was completely out of place, sikap acuh tak acuhnya pd masa itu sungguh tak kena pd tempatnya; this is no time for ~, ini bukan masanya utk bersikap sambil lewa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sort | out of ~s, (colloq) a. feel unwell, (rasa) tak sihat: the boy was feeling out of ~s, so his mother kept him at home, budak itu berasa tak sihat, jadi emaknya menyuruh dia duduk di rumah; b. cross, moody, serba tak kena: our boss seems a bit out of ~s this morning, bos kita nampaknya serba tak kena pagi ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| non- | pref 1. (with adj) a. not, tidak; (tech) tak: ~emotional, tidak emosional; ~taxable, tak kena cukai; ~volatile, tak mudah meruap; ~porous, tak poros; b. not included in specified category, bukan: ~skilled workers, pekerja bukan mahir; ~technical subjects, mata pelajaran bukan teknikal; 2. (with n of designation) bukan [n], [orang yg] tdk [ v]: ~- members, bukan ahli or orang yg tdk menjadi ahli; ~smoker, bukan perokok or orang yg tdk merokok; ~Muslims, bukan Muslim or orang yg tdk beragama Islam; 3. (with n derived from v or adj) ketak...an, ketidak...an, [various translations]: ~acceptance, ketakterimaan; ~existence, ketidakwujudan; ~ alignment, berkecuali, tdk memihak; ~-belligerency, tdk berperang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rotten | adj 1. decayed, reput; (of egg, apple, etc) busuk: there were many holes in the ~ floorboards, terdapat banyak lubang pd lantai papan yg reput itu; 2. (colloq), (of person) perangai [sso] busuk: he is ~ to the core, perangainya sungguh busuk; 3. (colloq) very bad, unpleasant, teruk: ~ weather, cuaca yg teruk; she is a ~driver, dia pemandu yg teruk; what a ~ show!, teruknya pertunjukan itu!; 4. (colloq) ill or unhappy, serba tak kena: I’m feeling ~, saya rasa serba tak kena; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |