Bahasa Melayu

comfort

Bahasa Melayu

English

small comfort, little consolation, poor comfort

A saying or remark that gives only weak comfort and does not really improve a hard situation.

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Nasihat itu hanya cold comfort bagi keluarganya.

    That advice was only cold comfort to his family.

  2. Janji itu menjadi cold comfort selepas mereka gagal.

    The promise was little comfort after they failed.

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What does “small comfort” mean in Malay?

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mengatakan sesuatu yang menggalakkan tetapi tidak mampu melegakan situasi atau keadaan yang tegang atau susah

Used for comfort that does not really help.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.