Saturday, June 16, 2012

Lexis

Mite = A small child or animal especially one that you feel sorry for.
- Anak kecil yang kamu merasa iba
eg. - Poor little mite!

Mite = (a little) expensive
- (Agak) mahal
eg. - The place looked a mite.


Grinding = (kata ini hanya sebelum Noun) Of a difficult situation (that never ends)
- Keadaan sulit yang tak berkesudahan
eg. - I am facing a grinding poverty.


Panel beater
- Tukang ketuk magic
eg. - He's a very good panel beater.


Fumble
- Kesulitan berbicara
eg. - During the interview, she fumbled for words.


One shot deal
- Kesepakatan hanya sekali
eg. - I just got one shoot deal with that company.


Panic button
- Tombol darurat biasa untuk memanggil polisi
eg. - Just push the panic button if the thief comes


Fume = Very angry about something
- Sangat marah/ gusar
eg. - He was fuming with indignation.


Flinty = Showing no emotion
- Tidak menunjukan adanya emosi
eg. - She's got a flinty look.


Flub,Fluff, Bungle =  Make a mistake.
- Membuat kesalahan
eg. - Never flub your job.


Flunkey, Flunky  = Servant in uniform
- Kaki tangan pejabat
eg. - Rudy was a flunkey.

Blue funk = In a state of fear or anxiety
- Dalam keadaan takut atau kuatir
eg. - The students were in blue funk after the earthquake.

Funeral parlour (Inggris British)
Funeral Home (Inggris Amerika)
Mortuary (Inggris Amerika)
- Kamar mayat
eg. - The body was put in the funeral parlour.


Grave 
- Selain kuburan ''Grave'' juga bisa berarti ''Keadaan serius/tenang''
eg. - Your house is just like a grave situation.


Kick-stand
- Standar motor
eg. - Forget not the kick-stand when you start riding the bike.

Pushy
- Suka memaksa
eg. - A pushy salesman.

Come on help me look
- Ayo bantu saya mencari

Push in (Inggris British)
Cut in (Inggris Amerika)
 - Memotong antrian orang yang di depan
eg. - If you cut me in I will cut your throat.

Not half = Extremely
- Sangat
eg. - Was she annoyed? Not half.

Atlethics (Inggris British)
Track and field (Inggris Amerika)
- Atletik


Guv = Sir
(untuk bahasa oral)
- Pak, Tuan = panggilan untuk para pelanggan (laki-laki)
eg. - Good morning guv! May i help you?


Out (the) front
- Di depan, di luar dekat pintu masuk
eg. - I will wait for you out (the) front OK.


Up front
- Sebagai pembayaran di muka
eg. - We'll pay you half up front and the other half when you've finished the job.


Upfront = Honest, Frank
- Jujur
eg. - The company always looks for upfront employers.


Puppy love (Inggris Amerika)
Calf love (Inggris British)
- Cinta monyet
eg. - The teens often face puppy loves.


Puny = Small and weak
- Kecil dan lemah
eg. - The lamb is a puny little thing.


Plight your troth (Idiom)
- Janji untuk menikahi orang
eg. - Don't just plight your troth but marry me!


Not half bad = Not bad at all
- Tidak buruk sama sekali
eg. - This movie is not half bad.


Undead = Not deat yet
- Belum mati
eg. - She's undead.


Every other
- Secara berkelang
eg. - The students cleans the class every other days.


Plight = A difficult and sad situation
- Keadaan susah dan sedih
eg. - The kids are in plight situation.


Hellhole = A very unpleasant place
- satu tempat yang sangat tidak menyenangkan
eg. - The party was a hellhole for the parents.


Hellion
- Anak kecil yang suka membuat orang jengkel.
eg. - Your son is a hellion, everybody hates him.


Trivial = Trifling
- Hal yang sepele
eg. - You always take your problems as the trivial matters.


Crucial
- Hal yang serius, genting
eg. - It's a crucial matters and I want you to be serious about it.


How's that = Why
- Mengapa, kenapa
eg. - A: I left work early today.
        B: How's that?



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