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  • 1 difficult

    ['difikəlt]
    1) (hard to do or understand; not easy: difficult sums; a difficult task; It is difficult to know what to do for the best.) δύσκολος
    2) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) δύσκολος
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  • 2 Difficult

    adj.
    P. and V. δυσχερής, ἄπορος, ἀμήχανος (rare P.), προσάντης, V. δυσπετής, Ar. and P. χαλεπός.
    Of ground: P. and V. τραχύς, P. χαλεπός.
    It is difficult to do it: V. δρᾶν ἀμηχάνως ἔχει (Eur., frag.).

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  • 3 difficult

    δύσκολος

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  • 4 heavy going

    (difficult to make any progress with: I found this book very heavy going.) βαρύς κι ασήκωτος

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  • 5 handicap

    ['hændikæp] 1. noun
    1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) εμπόδιο,μειονέκτημα
    2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) βάρος(ισοζυγισμός)
    3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) αγώνας στον οποίον δίνεται σε κάποιον προβάδισμα για λόγους ισοζυγίας
    4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) αναπηρία
    2. verb
    (to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) δυσχεραίνω,εμποδίζω

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  • 6 heavy

    ['hevi]
    1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) βαρύς
    2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) κάποιου βάρους
    3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) δυνατός,μεγάλος
    4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) μανιώδης
    5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) βαρύς
    6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) βαρύς,δύσκολος
    7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) βαρύς,δύσπεπτος
    8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) βαρύς,αδέξιος
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    - heaviness
    - heavy-duty
    - heavy industry
    - heavyweight
    - heavy going
    - a heavy heart
    - make heavy weather of

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  • 7 jam

    [‹æm] I noun
    (a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) μαρμελάδα
    II 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb
    1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) συνωστίζω, στριμώχνω
    2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) μαγκώνω, σφηνώνω
    3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) κολλώ, παθαίνω βλάβη
    4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) παρεμβάλλω παράσιτα σε
    2. noun
    1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) κυκλοφοριακή συμφόρηση, μποτιλιάρισμα
    2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) δύσκολη θέση, μπλέξιμο
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  • 8 obscure

    [əb'skjuə] 1. adjective
    1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) σκοτεινός,δυσδιάκριτος
    2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) άγνωστος,άσημος
    3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) δυσνόητος
    2. verb
    (to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) κρύβω, σκιάζω, συγκαλύπτω
    - obscurity

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  • 9 tough

    1. adjective
    1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) σκληρός, γερός, ανθεκτικός
    2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) σκληρός
    3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) δυνατός, σκληρό καρύδι
    4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) άγριος, βίαιος
    5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) δύσκολος, ζόρικος
    2. noun
    (a rough, violent person; a bully.) κακοποιός, τραμπούκος
    - toughen
    - tough luck
    - get tough with someone
    - get tough with

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  • 10 Stern

    subs.
    P. and V. πρύμνα, ἡ, Ar. and V. πρύμνη, ἡ.
    From the stern, adv.: V. πρύμνηθεν.
    Of the stem, adj.: V. πρυμνήσιος, πρυμνήτης.
    With shapely stem: V. εὔπρυμνος.
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    adj.
    P. and V. τραχύς, πικρός, σκληρός, σχέτλιος, ἀγνώμων, βαρύς, Ar. and P. χαλεπός; see Cruel, Unsociable, Stubborn.
    Stern ( of looks): P. and V. σκυθρωπός, V. στυγνός.
    met., difficult: Ar. and P. χαλεπός; see Difficult.

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  • 11 -wise

    1) (in respect of or as regards: This new idea may prove to be difficult costwise.) όσον αφορά
    2) (in a (particular) way: The stripes run crosswise.) με (κάποιο) τρόπο

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  • 12 a tall order

    (a difficult job or task: Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order.) δύσκολη υπόθεση,”μανίκι”

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  • 13 a tight corner/spot

    (a difficult position or situation: His refusal to help put her in a tight corner/spot.) δύσκολη θέση

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  • 14 above someone's head

    (too difficult (for someone) to understand: His lecture was well above their heads.) που υπερβαίνει την αντίληψη μου

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  • 15 abstruse

    [əb'stru:s]
    (difficult to understand: abstruse reasoning.) δυσνόητος, ασαφής

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  • 16 accommodation

    1) (room(s) in a house or hotel in which to live, especially for a short time: It is difficult to find accommodation in London in August.) στέγη, κατάλυμμα
    2) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) διαθέσιμος χώρος

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  • 17 arduous

    (difficult; needing hard work: an arduous task.) επίπονος
    - arduousness

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  • 18 aspire

    ((usually with to) to try very hard to reach (something difficult, ambitious etc): He aspired to the position of president.) εποφθαλμιώ

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  • 19 awkward

    ['o:kwəd]
    1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) αδέξιος, άγαρμπος
    2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) που προκαλεί αμηχανία ή δυσκολία, `ενοχλητικός`
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    - awkwardness

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  • 20 backbreaking

    adjective ((of a task etc) very difficult or requiring very hard work: Digging the garden is a backbreaking job.) εξαντλητικός

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