| nutshell | n kulit kekeras; put st in a ~, approp v + seringkas-ringkasnya: he has cleverly put in a ~ the political situation of the country, dgn bijaknya dia telah menggambarkan situasi politik negara itu seringkas-ringkasnya; (to put it) in a ~, pendek kata: the action was slow, the actors unconvincing; to put it in a ~, the play was a flop, aksinya lambat, pelakon-pelakonnya tdk meyakinkan; pendek kata, lakonan itu tdk berjaya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| summary | in ~, pendeknya, ringkasnya: I would say in ~ that the visit had brought about better understanding between our two countries, pendeknya dapat saya katakan bahawa kunjungan itu telah mewujudkan persefahaman yg lebih baik antara kedua-dua negara. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| short | in ~, pendeknya, ringkasnya: she has wealth, beauty, education, in ~ she is a very lucky girl, gadis itu kaya, cantik, terpelajar, pendeknya, dia orang yg sangat bertuah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nickname | n name replacing real name, a. (abbreviated form) nama /pendek, ringkas/: even the boss refers to him by his ~, bos juga memanggil dia dgn nama ringkasnya; b. (as an informal substitute), (nama) panggilan; c. (given as a sign of affection) nama /timangan, timang-timangan, cembung/; d. (connected with person’s physical traits or character) gelaran, nama julukan: his ~ is "Dumpy" because he is fat, gelarannya ialah "Dumpy" krn dia gemuk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brevity | n 1. a brief time, singkatnya, pendeknya: the ~ of human life, singkatnya hayat manusia; 2. conciseness, keringkasan: the ~ of his speech, ringkasnya ucapan beliau. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| briefly | adv 1. in a brief way, secara ringkas: an attempt to survey ~ the effects of pollution, usaha utk meninjau kesan-kesan pencemaran secara ringkas; 2. in brief, pendeknya, ringkasnya, pendek kata: ~, the procedure adopted consisted of..., pendeknya, prosedur yg digunakan terdiri drpd...; 3. for a short time, dlm masa yg /singkat, pendek/; (for an instance) sebentar, sekejap: he served as Prime Minister ~ in the fifties, dia menjadi Perdana Menteri utk masa yg singkat dlm tahun 50-an; she came in ~ to greet me, dia masuk sebentar utk menyapa saya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |