| diffident | adj kurang /yakin, percaya/ pd diri sendiri: the young girl was ~ on her first day at work, gadis itu kurang yakin pd diri sendiri pd hari pertama dia bekerja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| diffidence | n sikap kurang /yakin, percaya/ pd diri sendiri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| please | if you ~ Sir, we must discuss this right away?, bolehkah saya bercakap dgn tuan sekarang juga?; b.(indic annoyance) tak guna betul, kurang asam: and now, if you ~, she’s asked me to do it all over again, tak guna betul, dia suruh saya membuatnya semula; c. (indic surprise) percaya/tu, engkau/: my neighbour is called Adolf Hitler if you ~!, percaya tu! Nama jiran saya Adolf Hitler; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| less | in ~ than no time, sekejap saja (lagi): I’ll be back in ~ than no time, sekejap saja lagi saya akan pulang; the more..., the ~..., lebih banyak... lebih...; /much, still, even/, apatah lagi: I don’t believe he was careless, still ~ that he did it deliberately, saya tdk percaya dia cuai, apatah lagi melakukannya secara sengaja; no ~, [various translations]: “Who’s at the door?” “It’s your boss, no ~!”, “Siapa di pintu itu?,” “Bos kamu sendiri!”; “What did he bet?” “One thousand dollars, no ~!”, “Apa dipertaruhkannya?” “Seribu ringgit, kamu tahu!,”; they were discussing nuclear disarmanent, no ~!, bukan main-main, yg dibincangkan ialah perlucutan senjata nuklear; no ~ than..., tdk kurang drpd: there was no ~ than a ton of gold in the ship’s hold, tdk kurang drpd satu tan emas dlm palka kapal itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| less | in ~ than no time, sekejap saja (lagi): I’ll be back in ~ than no time, sekejap saja lagi saya akan pulang; the more..., the ~..., lebih banyak... lebih...; /much, still, even/, apatah lagi: I don’t believe he was careless, still ~ that he did it deliberately, saya tdk percaya dia cuai, apatah lagi melakukannya secara sengaja; no ~, [various translations]: “Who’s at the door?” “It’s your boss, no ~!”, “Siapa di pintu itu?,” “Bos kamu sendiri!”; “What did he bet?” “One thousand dollars, no ~!”, “Apa dipertaruhkannya?” “Seribu ringgit, kamu tahu!,”; they were discussing nuclear disarmanent, no ~!, bukan main-main, yg dibincangkan ialah perlucutan senjata nuklear; no ~ than..., tdk kurang drpd: there was no ~ than a ton of gold in the ship’s hold, tdk kurang drpd satu tan emas dlm palka kapal itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| induce | vt 1. (persuade) memujuk; (cause, make) membuat, menyebabkan: they tried to ~ him to join them, mereka mencuba memujuknya supaya menyertai kumpulan mereka; what ~d you to do such a thing?, apa yg menyebabkan kamu berbuat begitu?; these considerations ~ me to believe that..., pertimbangan-pertimbangan ini membuat saya percaya bahawa...; 2. bring about or on (particular state) membuat, menyebabkan; (illness, drowsiness, etc) menyebabkan, membuat: the doctor gave him a pill to ~ sleep, doktor memberinya ubat utk membuatnya tidur; illness ~d by lack of sleep and overwork, penyakit yg disebabkan oleh kurang tidur dan bekerja terlalu kuat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |