Bahasa Melayu
tersekat
English
disconnected, disjointed
Tersekat-sekat describes speech, movement, or sound that is broken up and not smooth.
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Suara pembaca berita itu tersekat-sekat kerana dia sedang menangis.
The newsreader's voice was broken up because she was crying.
Dia bercakap tersekat-sekat apabila terlalu gugup.
He spoke in a disjointed way when he was too nervous.
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tersekat-sekat
It is often used for speech that is not smooth or continuous.
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