Sunday, June 17, 2012

Lexis

Free-range
- Memelihara hewan tanpa kandang/bebas.
eg. - Free-range chickens.

Frieze
- Gambar yang dipasang di dinding untuk memberi pelajaran, khususnya di sekolah.
eg. - This classroom needs some friezes to put up with.

Free-spirit
- Orang yang bebas melakukan apa saja dan tidak atas kemauan orang lain.
eg. - After the graduation, I was a free-spirit

Fuss = Worry about unimportant things.
- Kuatir dengan hal-hal yang tidak penting.
eg. - Don't fuss mom, everything is all right.

Forthwith = At once, Immediately.
- Dengan tiba-tiba, dengan segera.
eg. - The police officer came forthwith.

Forthright
- Jujur dalam bicara dan tingkah laku.
eg. - A woman of forthright views.

Stand up for = Defend
- Membela
eg. - Thank you for standing up for me.

Dosser
- Orang gelandangan yang tidak punya rumah dan tidur di jalanan.
eg. - The dosser was dossing down on the bench in the town park.

Doss down
- Tidur dengan apa adanya
eg. - The farmer was dossing down on the ground.

Sleep
Kip
Doss down
Hit the sack
Take a nap (Tidur siang)
Have a siesta (Tidur siang)
Doze off
Nod off
Sack out
Hit the hay
Z's / Catch some Z's
- Semua di atas artinya tidur.
eg. - Come on kids, time to catch some Z's.

Drumstick
- Ceker ayam
eg. - Most people like drumstick but I don't.

Stock still = Without moving at all
- Tanpa bergerak sedikitpun.
eg. - I was in a stock still position when I saw a ghost.

Stop short = Suddenly stop
- Berhenti tiba-tiba
eg. - All the passangers screamed when the bus stopped short

Stop up (Inggris British) = Stay up late
- Begadang, berjaga
eg. - Stopping up is not good for the health.

Housewife
- Ibu rumah tangga
eg. - My mother is a housewife.

House husband
- Ayah yang sekaligus berperan sebagai ibu rumah tangga, yang melakukan segala pekerjaan yang biasa dilakukan ibu rumah tangga.
eg. - I won't ever be a house husband, it's not my nature.

Foundling
- Bayi yang dibuang dan ditemukan oleh seseorang.
eg. - People were all shock when they found a foundling by the road.

Foundiing father
- Pelopor
eg. - I will be a founding father of Cassava English.

Grandiloquent
- Menggunakan kata-kata yang panjang untuk membuat orang terkesan.
eg. - Our chief is a grandiloquent speaker.

Sponge bag
Toilet bag
Washbag
- Tempat sabun mandi, tempat peralatan mandi.
eg. - The kids broke the toilet bag while they were taking a bath.

Sisterly love
- Cinta seperti adik saja
eg. - Juliet just got a sisterly love from Romeo.

Gumshoe = Detective
- Polisi rahasia
eg. - The murder was caught red hended by the gumshoe.

Gummed stamp
- Peranko yang cukup diberi ludah saja untuk menempelkannya.
eg. - It's a gummed stamp, just lick it and stick it!

Four-letter word
- Kata-kata jorok
eg. - The film is full of four-letter words.

The forth estate = The press
- Wartawan
eg. - The court law was full of the forth estate.

Foxy = Cunning
- Selain artinya rubah betina ''Foxy'' juga berarti ''Cerdik''
eg. - She's kind of a foxy girl.

Fractious = Bad tempered or easily upset especially by small things.
- Mudah marahan hanya karena hal-hal kecil saja.
eg. - My big brother is ever so fractious.

Frame-up = False evidence
- Bukti palsu
eg. - The witness gave a frame-up in the court law.

Outbreak
- Meletus, pecah
eg. - The outbreak of war.

Frazzled = Tired and easily annoyed
- Capek dan mudah jengkel.
eg. - They finally arrived home, hot and frazzled.

Free and easy = relaxed
- Santai
eg. - Life is never going free and easy.

Freebie
- Sesuatu yang diberi secara gratis.
eg. - The employers will get a freebie holiday this year.

Turnado advisory
- Peringatan akan ada turnado
eg. - The whole city has a turnado advisory.

Freewheeling lifestyle
- Tidak peduli dengan peraturan hidup
eg. - A lot of teenagers have freewheeling life style.

Of your own free will = of your own accord
- Atas kemauan sendiri
eg. - The students do the cleaning of their own free will.

Frisk
- Geledah
eg. - The police officer frisked two guys in the hotel.

Stool pegion
Super grass
Spy
Informer
- Mata - mata.
eg. - The government will plant a spy in the company.



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