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tergantung
(intransitive, followed by on or upon, formerly also by of like independent does) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
tergugat
(legal) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.
terhadap
In relation to (someone or something).
terhingga
Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
terhitung
Capable of being counted; having a quantity.
terima kasih
An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given. [from c. 1400]
terintegrasi
composed and coordinated to form a whole
teritisan
The hard durable surface placed directly atop the ground, as on a street or sidewalk.
teritorial
Of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory.
teritorium
(Australia) One of three of Australia's federal entities, located in the country's north and southeast, with fewer powers than a state and created by an act of Parliament rather than by the Constitution: Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory.
teriyaki
A cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade.
terjadi
(transitive, archaic) To happen to; to befall.
terjangkau
Nearby, within reach.
terjemah
(transitive) To express spoken words or written text in a different (often clearer or simpler) way in the same language; to paraphrase, to rephrase, to restate.
terjemahan
(translation studies) The discipline or study of translating written language (as opposed to interpretation, which concerns itself with spoken language).
terjun bebas
(common usage) As above, but allowing for the presence of incidental air resistance not caused intentionally by devices like parachutes or wings.
terkemuka
Innovative and pioneering, especially when extremely or obviously so.
terkenal
Well known.
terkesima
Amazed; surprised.
terkoprek
(intransitive) To be or become modified.
terlalu
(degree) To an excessive degree, more than enough indicates that the degree of a quality is more than what is needed or wanted.
terlambat
Not arriving or occurring until after an expected time.
terlepas
Excluded from consideration.
terletak
(transitive) To be located (at a particular place).
terluka
Suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife.
termahsyur
Well known.
termal
Pertaining to heat or temperature.
termasuk
Such as, among which; introducing one or more parts of the group or topic just mentioned.
termasyhur
Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. [from 14th c.]
termenung
(intransitive) To become lost in thought, to ponder.
terminal
An airport terminal.
terminator
(astronomy) The line between the day side and the night side of a moon, planet or other celestial body. [from 17th c.]
terminus
The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
termis
Pertaining to heat or temperature.
termodinamika
(physics) The science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
termometer
An apparatus used to measure temperature.
termos
A bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls; designed to maintain the temperature of its contents
termostat
A device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature at a desired setting.
terompet
(brass instrument) A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.
terong
(North America, AU, NZ, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine.
teropong
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
teroris
A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.
terorisme
(historical) The system of fear and intimidation put into place during the Reign of Terror in Revolutionary France around 1793-94.
terowongan
An underground or underwater passage.
terpadu
composed and coordinated to form a whole
terpal
(countable) A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover or blanket.
terpampang
displayed with special treatment
terpeleset
(intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
terpentin
A volatile essential oil now obtained from such oleoresin of from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; a complex mixture of monoterpenes; now used as a solvent and paint thinner.
terperinci
Characterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment.
terpidana
(legal) A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
terpisah
Detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart.
Terpsikhore
(Greek god) The goddess of dance and the dramatic chorus, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus & Mnemosyne.
tersambung
Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.
tersanjung
In a positive mood because of a comment or action which causes one to feel proud of oneself.
tersasar
In a wrong or unknown and wrongly-motivated direction.
tersebut
Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.
tersedianya
(countable) That which is available.
tersentuh
(obsolete) To infect; to affect slightly.
tersenyum
(ambitransitive) To have (a smile) on one's face.
terserah
(colloquial) A holophrastic expression used to dismiss something that the speaker doesn't care about, doesn't think important, or doesn't want to consider or discuss any further. Sometimes conceived as an ellipsis of whatever you say, implying feigned deference: whatever you say [apparently must be true].
tersesat
In a wrong or unknown and wrongly-motivated direction.
tersier
Of third rank or order; subsequent.
tersiksa
(intransitive) To suffer pain.
tersipu
An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
terstruktur
Having structure; organized.
tertakjub
Astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by).
tertarik
Having or showing interest (attention or curiosity).
tertentu
Privileged, specially selected.
tertutup
Overlaid (with) or enclosed (within something).
terumbu
A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.
terung
(North America, AU, NZ, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine.
terungku
An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.
terus memikirkan
(rare) To think too highly (of); overestimate
terus-menerus
In a constant manner; occurring continuously; persistently.
terusan
An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
terutama
Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.
terwelu
(uncountable) The meat from this animal.
tes
(education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.
tesaurus
A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.
tesla
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic inductivity.
testosteron
(steroid hormone) A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.
tetangga
A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.
tetanus
(pathology, usually, uncountable) A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.
tetap
Unchanged through time or space; permanent.
tetapi
But, except.
tetek
(colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.
tetes hujan
A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.
tetikus
(computing) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.
tetrasi
(arithmetic) The arithmetic operator consisting of repeated exponentiation, by analogy with exponentiation being repeated multiplication and multiplication being repeated addition, ^ba denoting a to the power of a to the power of \ldots to the power of a, in which a appears b times.
tetua
A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role.
tetuang udara
(countable) A device that can transmit radio signals.
Thai
Of or pertaining to Thailand.
Thailand
A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Thailand. Capital: Bangkok. Former name: Siam.
Thessaloniki
A port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece.
tiang bendera
A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.
tiba-tiba
(set phrase, colloquial) Suddenly, quickly, without warning.
Tiberius
(historical) A en given name of mostly historical use, in particular, the praenomen of the second Roman emperor Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, reigning 14-37 C.E..
tibia
(anatomy) The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee
tidak
Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.
tidak akan
At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
tidak berampun
Not relenting; not yielding in strength, severity, or determination.
tidak berguna
Without use or possibility to be used.
tidak khitan
Not circumcised, intact.
tidak percaya
(active sense) Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary, sceptical, suspicious, doubtful.
tidak pernah
At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
tidak sempurna
Not perfect,
tidak sopan
Lacking respect.
tidak sunat
Not circumcised, intact.
tidak tahu berterima kasih
Not grateful; not expressing gratitude.
tidak tidur
Not asleep; conscious.
tidur
(uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).
tifus
(pathology) Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.
tiga
A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many dots (•••).
tiga belas
The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen: ten and three.
tiga puluh
The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30.
Tigris
A river in Southwest Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq. It forms the eastern edge of classical Mesopotamia. It unites with the Euphrates River to form the Shatt al-Arab before flowing into the Persian Gulf.
tikam
An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
tikar
A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
tiket
A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, sporting event, etc.
tikus
Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
tikus tanah
Any of several small, burrowing, insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae.
tilam
A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric.
tim
A group of people who favor one side of a binary debate that is divided and lacks a well-established clear consensus.
timah
(uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
timbal
(uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
timbal balik
Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.
timbangan
A device for measuring weight.
timbel
(uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
timun
(vegetable) The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.
timur
Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
timur laut
The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.
ting
A high-pitched sharp sound like a small bell being struck.
tinggal
(intransitive, now, _, literary) To live; to reside.
tinggi
A small nocturnal insect pest of humans, of species Cimex lectularius (common bedbug) and Cimex hemipterus (tropical bedbug) that feeds on the blood of humans during sleep.
tingkat
A floor or level of a building or ship.
tingtur
(pharmacy) A medicine consisting of one or more substances dissolved in ethanol or some other solvent.
tinitus
(otolaryngology, pathology) The experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus.
tinju
(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.
tinulat
A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.
Tionghoa
(historical) The Republic of China prior to 1949, and sometimes after that time, particularly up through the early 1970's or so (when the People's Republic of China assumed the United Nations seat allocated to China).
Tiongkok
A large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949.
tipi
A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
tipis
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
tipografer
A person skilled in typography, a typesetter.
tipografi
The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.
tipu
To swindle, deceive, or trick.
tirai
A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
tiramisu
An Italian semifreddo dessert, originally from Veneto, made from ladyfinger biscuits, cocoa, mascarpone cheese, Marsala wine, eggs (or sometimes cream), sugar and espresso coffee.
tirani
A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.

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