Lexis

BrE = British Inggris         AmE = Amerika Inggris     ScotE = Skotlandia Inggris

Hare lip , cleft lip

-  Bibir sumbing

Make mark, tick, check list

- Buat tanda benar

Never darken my door again

-  Never come to my house again

Pooch (AmE)

- a dog

Want in

- mau masuk

Eq. – The dog wants in.

Want out

- mau keluar

Eg. – The dog wants out.

Freerange

- berternak tanpa kandang

Eg. – Freerange pig.

Pig in the middle, piggy in the middle

-  permainan bola dimana satu pemain berada di antara dua pemain lainnya dan mencoba menangkap bola dari antara pemain lainnya.

Eg. – The children like to play pig in the middle.

How long ago?

-  sudah berapa lama itu?

Eg. -  A: My father has gone away.

          B: How long ago?

Strongarm methods

- pakai otot

Eg. – The strikers used the strongarm methods against the police.

Wage

-  start first

Eg. – England waged war on France.

Grocery (BrE)

Grocery Store (AmE)

- Grosir

Complain, Gripe, Beef, Grouse, Grumble, Grizzle(BrE), Moan and Groan, Grouch

- mengeluh

Gingerly

- dengan hati-hati sekali

Eg. – He opened the box gingerly and looked inside.

Groan with

- penuh dengan

Eg. – The table is groaning with food.

Pillow talk

- percakapan mesra antara sepasang kekasih

Eg. – I like to have a pillow talk with my wife before sleeping.

Feel sick (BrE) = mau muntah

Feel sick (AmE) = feel ill

Feel to my stomach (AmE) = mau muntah

He is sick (AmE) = dia sakit

He is ill (BrE)       = dia sakit

Heartthrob

- pujaan hati

Eg. – You are my heartthrob.

Heartstrings

- perasaan cinta atau iba yang kuat

Eg. I have a heartstrings for you.

Git(BrE)

- Orang bodoh yang menjengkelkan

Eg. – don’t be such a git! I hate it.

CS  gas, tear gas

- gas air mata

Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind

- Terkadang kamu harus kejam untuk kebaikan orang.

Act up

- bertingkah buruk

Eg. – My dogs like to act up when they see children.

Addled, perplexed, confused

- bingung

Eg. – Don’t be addled.

Addled egg

- telur yang sudah tidak segar lagi

Teetotaller (BrE), Teetotaler (AmE)

- orang yang tidak minum alkohol

Eg. – I am a teetotaller.

Hearty (hanya sebelum kata benda)

- bersahabat (friendly)

Eg. – A hearty welcome.

Gossip, Scuttle-butt (AmE), hearsay, romour

- gosip

Delicious, Scrumptious, delectable, palatable, tasty

- enak, lezat

Scullery

- kamar buat cuci piring, dll

Dim

- tidak pintar

Eg.  – She is not very dim.

Frisk, Stripsearch

- menggeledah badan untuk mencari senjata

Eg. – The guards frisked every person who entered the pub.

Glutinous rice

- ketan

Glutton

- orang rakus makan

Strippling

- lelaki dewasa tanggung

Strobe light

- lampu disko, lampu kelap-kelip

Glazier

- tukang kaca, jendela kaca

Stroppy

- ngambek

Eg. – Don’t get stroppy with me!

Gyp

- sangat mahal

Eg. – That meal is a real gyp.

Hang somebody up, string somebody up, lynch

- mengantung mati orang.

Alone wolf (idiom)

- orang yang mau menyendiri

Eg.-  She is an alone wolf.

Mo

- sebentar (= moment)

Eg. – See you in mo!

Informer, Stool pegion, Grass, Super grass, Spy

- mata – mata

Eg. – We have to plant a spy in that company.

Do it to me one more time

-  beri aku kesempatan satu kali lagi

 I am still I was

- Aku masih seperti yang dulu.

As is

- apa adanya

Eg. – I will buy your Tv as is

What care you!

- apa pedulimu!

Who are you anyway?

- emangnya kamu itu siapa?

Streaker

- orang yang suka menelanjangi dirinya sendiri untuk cari perhatian

Gratuity, Tip

- uang tip

Grasping, Greedy

- serakah

Drumstick

- ceker ayam

Parson’s nose, Pope’s nose

- buntut ayam

Dredge something out

- mengungkit –ungkit

Eg. He likes to dredge the problem out.

Sorepoint

- bahan pembicaraan yang menyakitkan

Eg. – We have to avoid the sorepoint everytime we talk.

Drop names

- anggar nama

Eg. Boys like to drop names just to show how strong they are.

Stray bullet

- peluru nyasar

Grave situation

- situasi serius

Strappling

- besar, tinggi dan kuat

Eg. – a strappling lad.

Lad (=boy)

- anak laki-laki

Gobsmacked

- sangat terkejut hingga tak bisa bicara lagi

Eg. – I was gobsmacked when she told me the news.

God willing

- insya Allah

Globetrotter

- pengeliling dunia

Glittery

- berkilau-kilau

Twilight, Dusk, Gloaming (ScotE), Night fall, Sunset

- senja, waktu senja

Day-break, Dawn, Sunrise, First light

- pajar, waktu pajar

Sad, Feeling blue, Despondent, Heavy heart, Lonely, Gloomy, Long face, Downhearted, Desperate, Heartbroken

- sedih, perasaan sedih

After my own heart

- kekasih hati, dambaan hati

Eg. – The woman after my own heart.

Lose heart to = fall in love with

- jatuh cinta

Eg. – I lose my heart to you.

Glue snipper

- orang candu ngelem

Eg. – A lot of kids become glue snippers nowadays.

On your uppers

- lagi bokek-bokenya

Eg. – I am on my uppers now.

Go slow (BrE),  Slow down (AmE)

- pelan-pelan

Silly, stupid, dumb, gormless, dippy, wally, foolish, crass, goofy, dimwitted, dorky

- bodoh, paok

GPA = Grade Point Average

- IP = Indek Prestasi, nilai rata-rata

Eg. – He graduated with GPA 3.8

Goof, mess around, screw up

- ngaco

Eg. – Sorry guys, I goofed.

Goose

- memegang pantat orang

Eg. – Jack goosed her as  she reached for a file.

Goose pimples, goose bumps, goose flesh

- merinding

Up for grabs (idiom)

- tersedia bagi siapa saja

Jaywalk

- berjalan sesuka hati  di jalan raya

Jaywalker

- orang yang berjalan sesuka hati

As one

- serempak

Eg. – Say it as one students!

Beat off, jerk off, wank off, play with yourself

- maturbasi, onani

Duff, dud, useless

- tidak ada gunanya, rusak

Eg. – He sold me a duff radio.

Accomodating

- suka menolong orang

Eg. – You are so accomodating.

Affable

- ramah dan suka berteman

Eg. – I am not an affable man.

Acquired taste

- tak kenal maka tak sayang

Ache, homesick

- rindu kampung halaman, pingin pulang

Eg. – I am aching for home.

Defector

- pembelot

Chime

- berdentang

Eg. – The colck chimes five times.

Jiggery pokery

- perbuatan curang

Checkered flag (AmE), The chequered flag (BrE)

- bendera yang bercorak seperti papan catur dalam perlombaan

Level, be honest

- jujur

Eg. – Just level with me.

Parking brake (BrE), Handbrake (AmE)

- Rem tangan

Chockfull, completely full

- sangat penuh

Jitters, Nervous, Anxious

- grogi

Eg. – I always get jitters before exams.

On the rebound

- waktu lagi sedih dan bingung setelah putus bercinta

Eg. – I am still on the rebound

Grow on

- mulai menyukai

Eg. You grow on me ( = I start to like you)

Choppy water

- air yang bergelombang kecil-kecil

Chopping board (BrE)

Cutting board (AmE)

- telenan, papan tempat memotong

Grow back

- tumbuh lagi

Choc

- coklat (= chocolate)

Croc

- buaya ( = crocodile)

Hung

- lapar (= hungry)

Probs

- masalah (=problem)

Choosy

- suka memilih, pemilih (= picky)

In  the buff

- telanjang (= wearing no clothes)

Return favor

- balas budi

Vocational school

- SMK

Grub’s up

- makanan sudah siap

Eg. – come on guys! Grub’s up

Grub

- makanan (=food)

Limey

- panggilan ejekan untuk orang Inggris

Packed lunch (BrE), Bag lunch (AmE)

-  bungkusan makan siang

Duds

- pakaian (= clothes)

Alight

- turun

Eg. – Do not alight from a moving bus.

Alfresco

- di alam terbuka, di luar

Eg. – It’s an alfresco party.