Indonesian–English dictionary

benar-benar

Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true.

bencana

Any large and disastrous event of great significance.

benci

(transitive) To regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.

benda

A distinct physical object.

bendera

(internet slang, ACG) An indication that a certain outcome or event is going to happen, deduced not logically or causally, but as a pattern in a piece of media. Chiefly used in video games and adjacent media, especially visual novels, it is typically described as being raised or set by the plot or words of a character.

bendungan

A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.

Benelux

An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Benggala

A geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).

Benghazi

A port city in eastern Libya.

bengkel

(chiefly, Commonwealth, dated, in, _, US) A place where cars are serviced and repaired.

bengkel kerja

A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.

bengkok

(Of something that is usually straight) Folded, dented.

bengkudu

The Polynesian fruit tree Morinda citrifolia.

benih

(botany) A young plant grown from seed.

Benin

A country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey.

bening

Transparent in colour.

bensin

(uncountable, North America) A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.

benteng

A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.

bento

Synonym of bento box (“a partitioned, traditionally lacquered, lunchbox in which a Japanese takeaway lunch is served”).

bentrok

(intransitive) To overlap (with), as in a schedule.

bentrokan

An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.

bentuk

A graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.

bentuk jamak

(grammar, countable) A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form.

bentur

(of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove.

benturan

A sharp impact.

benua

Each of the traditional main regions into which the Earth’s land surface is divided, including both an extent of mainland and various conventionally associated islands, etc; namely, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australasia/Oceania, North America, South America, and Antarctica.

benua Amerika

A supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole.

benzena

(organic compound) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.

beo

One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.

Beograd

The capital city of Serbia; the former capital of Yugoslavia; the former capital of Serbia and Montenegro.

beracun

Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.

berada

To occupy a place.

beradab

(comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner; avoiding displays of hostility.

beradegan

(transitive) To produce on a stage, to perform a play.

berair

Wet, soggy or soaked with water.

berakar

To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.

beralasan

(obsolete) Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice.

beranang

Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.

beranda

(architecture) A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.

berandang

Worthy of note; significant.

berang-berang

(countable) A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet, native to the Northern Hemisphere.

berangan

(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.

Berangkat

(dated) Farewell, departure.

berantai

Bound with chains.

berantakan

(of a place, situation, person, etc) In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.

berarti

(transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.

berasa

(transitive) To experience an emotion or other mental state about.

berat

The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.

berawan

Covered with or characterised by clouds.

berbahaya

Full of danger.

berbalik

To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.

berbanding terbalik

(mathematics) Proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable.

berbau

(intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.

berbayar

(rare) Not free, not free of charge, that costs money, that must be paid for, that must be purchased; paid (as in paid service); pay (as in pay channel); cash (as in cash bar); paywalled (as in paywalled content).

berbelang

Having stripes, decorated or marked with bands differing in color.

berbelas kasih

Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).

berbelok

(intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.

berbenturan

(of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove.

berbicara

One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.

berbunyi

(ergative) To substitute a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one; used to introduce an emendation of a text.

bercinta

(transitive, euphemistic) To have sex with (perhaps from make love).

berciri

(in combination) Having features of a particular kind.

bercukur

(intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.

berdagang

(ambitransitive) To engage in trade.

berdaulat

Exercising power of rule.

berdebar

(intransitive, of a body part, generally heart, blood, or head) To beat strongly or throb.

berdebu

Covered with dust.

berdengkur

(ambitransitive) To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.

berderu

(intransitive) To make a sound resembling such a cry.

berdingin es

(transitive) To cool with ice, as an injured body part or a beverage.

berenang

(intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.

berencana

(intransitive) To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.

berengsek

(informal, Britain, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly, _) Used as an intensifier.

berfitur

(in combination) Having features of a particular kind.

berfoya-foya

Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.

bergaya

Having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress.

bergejala

(pathology) Showing symptoms.

bergulat

To grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat.

berguna

Having a practical or beneficial use.

berhala

An idol.

berhaleluya

(intransitive) To cry "hallelujah" in praise.

berharap

To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].

berharga

Of high value or worth.

berhasil

Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect.

berhembus

(intransitive, transitive) To blow in gusts.

berhenti

(transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.)

berhingga

Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.

beri

A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.

beri minum

(transitive) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.

berilium

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.

beriman

(intransitive) To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth.

beringin

A tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots.

berinvestasi

To commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain.

berisik

(uncountable) Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.

berisiko

Having a downward inclination or slope.

beristirahat

(intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.

berita

New information of interest.

berita duka

A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete) , the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published.

berita negara

(law, often, _, capitalized, _, and, _) An official periodical publication published by a government containing legal and state notices, and in some cases, legislations, subsidiary legislations and bills.

berjalan

(intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.

berjalur

Brindled; diversified in color.

berjangkit

(epidemiology, of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or animals.

berjanji

(intransitive) To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise.

berjuang

To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

berjudi

To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain.

berjumlah

(intransitive) To amount to; to add up to.

berkamuflase

(transitive) To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing its appearance.

berkas

A collection of papers collated and archived together.

berkat

(Perl, _, programming, transitive, past tense only blessed) To turn (a reference) into an object.

berkata

(intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.

berkeberatan

The act of objecting.

berkecukupan

(by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.

berkeju

Resembling or containing cheese.

berkelanjutan

Able to be sustained.

berkembang

Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.

berkeringat

(intransitive) To emit sweat.

berketombe

scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis

berkhianat

To voluntarily cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one's country.

berkilau

Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining.

berkolaborasi

To work together with others to achieve a common goal.

berkomitmen

Showing commitment.

berkomplot

(intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.

berkonflik

(intransitive) To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible

berkonsultasi

(transitive) To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of (a person)

berkualitas

(occasionally, proscribed) (attributive) Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose; of high quality.

berkuda

Of horseback riding or horseback riders.

berkumpul

(ergative) To gather as a group.

berlaku

Suitable for application, relevant.

berlari

To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.

berlatih

(ergative) To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.

berlawanan arus

(physics) A force that tends to oppose motion.

berlengah-lengah

(transitive) To put off; to delay (something).

berlian

A finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to maximize light return through the top (called "table") of the stone.

berloreng

Having stripes, decorated or marked with bands differing in color.

berlumpur

Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud.

bermain

(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.

bermaksud

(transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.]

bermandikan

(transitive) To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.

Bermuda

An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean, 580 nautical miles (1074 kilometers) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

bermusik

(transitive, intransitive, especially, of a, person) To produce music using a musical instrument.

Bern

A federal city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton.

bernafas

(intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.

bernama

Having a name.

berniat

(ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon

berniat jahat

Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.

bernyali

(informal) Marked by courage, determination or boldness in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts.

berondong jagung

(chiefly, uncountable) A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

berotak

Intellectual rather than emotional or physical.

berpaling

(transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.

berpasangan

To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.