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1 come to grips with
(to deal with (a problem, difficulty etc).) komme inn på livet, gi seg i kast med -
2 labour
'leibə 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) kroppsarbeid2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) arbeidskraft3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) fødselsveer4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Arbeiderpartiet2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) arbeide tungt, slite2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) kjempe seg fram, streve•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-savingsliteIsubst. \/ˈleɪbə\/ eller labor1) arbeid, kroppsarbeid2) bry, anstrengelse, møye3) ( medisin) rier, veer, fødsel (prosessen)hun har rier \/ fødselen er i gang4) ( økonomi) arbeid, arbeidskraft5) arbeiderne, arbeiderklassenexpend labour on\/upon bruke krefter påforced labour ( jus) tvangsarbeidinduce labour ( medisin) sette i gang fødselen, indusere fødselenlabour exchange arbeidsformidlinglabour legislation arbeidslovgivninglabour of Hercules ( også Herculean labour)herkulesarbeid, kjempearbeid, kjempebedriftlabour of love noe man gjør for moro skyld, for fornøyelsens skyldhun gjorde det for sin egen skyld \/ av ren interessegratisarbeidlabour relations forholdet mellom partene i arbeidslivetlabour supply arbeidstilgang, tilgang på arbeidskraftlabour unrest uro på arbeidsmarkedeton\/in the labour market på arbeidsmarkedetorganized labour fagorganiserte arbeidere, fagorganisert arbeidskraftskilled labour fagarbeidere, fagfolkthe fruits of one's labour se ➢ fruit, 1unskilleded labour ufaglært arbeidskraft, grovarbeidIIverb \/ˈleɪbə\/ eller labor1) arbeide, arbeide hardt2) anstrenge seg, streve, ha vanskelig for noe3) arbeide seg frem, kjempe seg frem, kjempe seg av sted4) utbrodere, gå i detalj, tvære ut, legge for stor vekt på5) ( sjøfart) stampe, hugge, gå tungt, rulle6) (spes. amer.) trøtte, kjede, tynge, bry7) (gammeldags, jordbruk) dyrke, bruke jorden, drive jordbruk, bearbeidelabour a point overdrive et poeng, understreke noe for sterkt, tvære ut en saklabour at jobbe medlabour for streve etter, streve forlabour the obvious utbrodere, gå i detaljerlabour to do something anstrenge seg for å gjøre noelabour under slite med, kjempe med, dras med, lide medlabour under a delusion sveve i en villfarelse, leve i en (feilaktig) tro -
3 Labour
'leibə 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) kroppsarbeid2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) arbeidskraft3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) fødselsveer4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Arbeiderpartiet2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) arbeide tungt, slite2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) kjempe seg fram, streve•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-savingslitesubst. \/ˌleɪbə\/• vote Labour!Labour government arbeiderregjeringLabour leader leder for Arbeiderpartietlabour leader arbeiderleder fagforeningslederLabour member ( i Storbritannia) parlamentsmedlem for Arbeiderpartietthe labour movement arbeiderbevegelsen -
4 fumble
1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) famle, fomle, rote2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) miste/rote vekk ballenfamleIsubst. \/ˈfʌmbl\/1) fomling, klosset forsøk2) ( sport) skjevt spark\/slag, bomIIverb \/ˈfʌmbl\/1) fomle, famle2) fingre, pille, plukke, fikle3) rote, lete, grave4) forkludre, klusse (med), behandle klosset, være klosset5) ( ballspill) miste• fumble a chance\/ball6) ( om sjanse) forspille7) hakke, stammefumble about famle omkringfumble at fomle medfumble for famle etterfumble one's way famle seg fremfumble up ( gammeldags) bylte sammenfumble with fingre med -
5 struggle
1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) stritte mot, kjempe, slåss2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) kjempe mot, streve med, stride3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) kjempe seg, bakse seg inn/ut av2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) kamp, strevkamp--------kjempe--------konflikt--------strev--------striIsubst. \/ˈstrʌɡl\/1) ( også overført) strid, kamp2) anstrengelse, besvær, slit• what a struggle I had packing!fratricidal struggle broderstridput up a struggle gjøre motstandthe struggle for existence\/life kampen for tilværelsenstruggle for power maktkampIIverb \/ˈstrʌɡl\/1) ( også overført) kjempe, stride2) anstrenge seg, gjøre seg besvær med3) slite, streve, stri, kjempe4) slite, streve5) (amer.) slepe (på), bakse (med)struggle against something kjempe mot noestruggle along streve seg frem(over) ( overført) så vidt klare seg (med penger)struggle for breath hive etter pustenstruggle for existence kjempe for tilværelsenstruggle for power kjempe for å skaffe seg makt kjempe om maktenstruggle into something vikle seg inn i noestruggle on kjempe videre slepe påstruggle one's way kjempe seg frem, bane seg veistruggle out of something kjempe\/vri seg ut av noestruggle to get something kjempe for å få noestruggle to one's feet kare seg opp, kjempe seg på benastruggle with something streve med noe, ha problemer med noe -
6 hammer
'hæmə 1. noun1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) hammer2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) hammer3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) slegge2. verb1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) banke, slå, hamre2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) banke inn•- give someone a hammering- give a hammering
- hammer home
- hammer outhamre--------sleggeIsubst. \/ˈhæmə\/1) hammer, slegge2) ( anatomi) hammer3) ( piano) hammer4) auksjonshammer5) ( sport) slegge6) ( på gevær) hanebring something to the hammer la noe komme under hammeren (selge noe på auksjon)come\/go under the hammer komme under hammeren, bli solgt på auksjongo at it hammer and tongs ( hverdagslig) arbeide så det står etter, gå på med krum halshammer and sickle hammer og sigdforklaring: sleggekast som konkurransegrenIIverb \/ˈhæmə\/1) ( med hammer) hamre, spikre2) slå, banke, dunke, hamre3) ( også hammer out) hamre ut, banke flatt4) (overført, også hammer out) utarbeide (med stort besvær), utforme, diskutere utførlig, gjennomdrøfte5) (hverdagslig, i spill e.l.) banke, slå6) angripe hardt, kritisere sterkt7) (handel, hverdagslig) forklaring: erklære noen for insolvent (ikke betalingsdyktig, konkurs)hammer (away) at arbeide iherdig med, slite medhammer something into someone's head banke noe inn i hodet på noenhammer the truth home banke inn sannhetenhammer up eller hammer down utarbeide -
7 stiff
stif1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) stiv2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) stiv; støl3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) stiv, tykk4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) vanskelig, streng5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) sterk, stiv (kuling)6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) stiv, formell•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stifflik--------stiv--------stri--------vrienIsubst. \/stɪf\/ ( hverdagslig)1) lik, kadaver2) (amer.) tørrpinn, kjedelig person3) kløne, klosset person• you big stiff!4) fyllik, fyllesvin5) landstryker, boms, lasaron6) (austr.) forklaring: brev smuglet ut av fengsel7) sjanseløs veddeløpshest8) gnier, gjerrigknark, kunde som ikke gir drikkepenger, gjest som ikke gir drikkepengerIIverb \/stɪf\/ ( hverdagslig)1) (amer.) lure, svindle, ikke betale (f.eks. drikkepenger)2) drepeIIIadj. \/stɪf\/1) stiv, støl, lemster2) treg3) stiv, kjølig, formell, tvungen, unaturlig4) ( om vind) stiv, sterk, kraftig5) ( om alkohol og medisin) stiv, sterk6) streng, hard7) skarp, krass8) ( om pris) drøy, stiv9) vanskelig, vrienkeep a stiff upper lip late som ingenting, ikke klage, ikke fortrekke en mineput up a stiff fight kjempe hardt, gjøre kraftig motstandstiff denial blankt avslagIVadv. \/stɪf\/bare i uttrykkbe frosen stiff være stivfrossenbe scared stiff være vettskremt, være lamslått av redselbore someone stiff kjede livet av noen -
8 hobble
'hobl(to walk with difficulty, usually taking short steps (eg because one is lame or because one's feet are sore): The old lady hobbled along with a stick.) humpe, halte, hinkeIsubst. \/ˈhɒbl\/1) halting, humping, hinking, hopping2) fotklamp, fotreipIIverb \/ˈhɒbl\/1) halte, humpe, hinke, hoppe2) ( overført) halte, humpe3) få til å halte4) ( på dyr) binde sammen forbena på, sette fotklamp på5) ( overført) skape problem for -
9 lug
past tense, past participle - lugged; verb(to drag with difficulty: She lugged the heavy trunk across the floor.) slepe, hale, draslepeIsubst. \/lʌɡ\/1) sleping, draing2) rykk3) fruktkasseput the lug on somebody ( slang) presse noen for pengerIIsubst. \/lʌɡ\/1) grep, hank, håndtak, øre (på kar)2) ( teknikk) utstikkende kant, tapp, flens, nese, ansats3) (skotsk, hverdagslig) øre4) (slang, spesielt amer.) klodrian, kløne, klossmajorblow down someone's lug ( hverdagslig) skjelle ut noenIIIsubst. \/lʌɡ\/IVsubst. \/lʌɡ\/Vverb \/lʌɡ\/1) slepe, dra, slepe på, dra på2) dra inn3) rykke, dra4) ( seiling) ha for stor seilføringlug at rykke ilug in(to) ( hverdagslig) dra inn, trekke inn (i en samtale e.l.)lug it (musikk, hverdagslig) spille ukjent musikk ved hjelp av improvisasjonlug out something slepe fram noe, hale frem noe, dra frem noelug somebody by something lugge, dralug something about with one slepe noe med seg, slepe rundt med noelug something along slepe i vei med noe komme slepende med noe, komme drassende med noelug something\/someone round ( overført) drasse på noe(n), plages av noe(n) -
10 Plough
1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) plog2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) pløye2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) pløye/slite seg gjennom3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) brase inn ipløyeKarlsvognen -
11 plough
1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) plog2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) pløye2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) pløye/slite seg gjennom3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) brase inn ipløyeIsubst. \/plaʊ\/ eller plow1) plog2) pløyd mark3) (tømrerfag, også plough plane) nothøvel4) ( bokbinding) bokbinderhøvel5) (slang, universitet) strykPlough Monday forklaring: mandagen etter trettendedag julput one's hand to the plough (overført, bibelsk, Luk 6,62) legge hånden på plogen, gå i gang med en oppgaveIIverb \/plaʊ\/ eller plow1) pløye, note (tømrerfag), fure, lage furer2) la seg pløye3) ( slang) stryke (til eksamen)be ploughed ( slang) strykeplough a lonely furrow (britisk, litterært) arbeide alene, gå sin egen veiplough back ( om gress e.l.) pløye ned i jorden for å gjøre den mer næringsrik (handel, om fortjeneste) føre tilbake til firmaet, reinvestere i firmaetplough one's way bane seg vei, pløye seg frem, brøyte seg fremplough the sand slite forgjevesplough through ( overført) pløye (seg) gjennom -
12 slog
sloɡ 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) slå hardt2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) streve/arbeide seg framover3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) slite/arbeide hardt2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) slit2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) hardt slagIsubst. \/slɒɡ\/1) (spes. om cricket) hardt slag2) slavearbeid, slit3) forklaring: hard og slitsom marsjIIverb \/slɒɡ\/1) ( sport) smelle til, slå hardt, treffe hardt2) slite, streve, henge i med3) traske, slepe seg fremslog it out sloss hardt gi hard konkurranse -
13 wheeze
wi:z 1. verb(to breathe with a hissing sound and with difficulty.) hive etter pusten, hvese, pipe2. noun(such a sound.) hvesing, piping- wheezy- wheezily
- wheezinessvitsIsubst. \/wiːz\/1) piping, hvesing2) ( hverdagslig) triks, spøk, knepIIverb \/wiːz\/1) puste tungt, hive etter pusten2) gispe3) hvese, stønnewheeze out pipe frem -
14 WORM
wə:m 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) mark2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) sno/åle seg, snike2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) lirke/lure noe ut av enmark--------orm\/wɜːm\/EDB, forkortelse for write once read many times) WORM -
15 worm
wə:m 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) mark2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) sno/åle seg, snike2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) lirke/lure noe ut av enmark--------ormIsubst. \/wɜːm\/1) ( hverdagslig) mark, ormleddormrundorm, nematode (vitenskapelig)flatorm5) larve6) (små)kryp7) ( overført) (menneske)kryp, utøy, stakkar8) ( slang) politimann9) ( ofte i flertall) invollsorm, mark i magen12) mani, lidenskap, orm13) Arkimedes' skruecan of worms se ➢ can, 1even a worm will turn det finnes grenser for tålmodighetrise to a\/the worm ( om fisk) nappe (på mark)the worm of... noe som nagerIIverb \/wɜːm\/1) orme seg, åle seg, krype2) lokke, lure3) kurere for mark4) rense planter for mark5) ( teknikk) lage gjenger (på skruer e.l.)6) lete etter markworm in sno\/snike seg innworm into skaffe seg adgang tilinnynde seg hosworm out of sno seg ut avworm somebody out utmanøvrere noenworm something out of somebody\/something lure noe ut av noen\/noe, lure noe fra noen\/noe -
16 eke out
1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) (for)øke, supplere, skjøte på, drøye2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) kare sammen til livets opphold -
17 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) velge seg/ut, plukke ut2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) peke ut, få øye på3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) spille etter gehør; leke seg fram til en melodi -
18 elicit
i'lisit(to succeed in getting (information etc) from a person, usually with difficulty.) lokke framverb \/ɪˈlɪsɪt\/, \/eˈlɪsɪt\/lokke frem, få frem, fremkalle, vekke, utløse -
19 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) sprelle, kaste seg fram og tilbakeflyndreIsubst. \/ˈflaʊndə\/( zoologi) flyndreflounders flyndrearterIIsubst. \/ˈflaʊndə\/kavingIIIverb \/ˈflaʊndə\/1) kaste seg frem, vasse, stampe, tumle frem2) ( overført) tulle, rote, fomle3) ( overført) stusse, bli forvirretflounder about gå hit og dit, famle omkring, rote rundt -
20 hard-earned
adjective (earned by hard work or with difficulty: I deserve every penny of my hard-earned wages.) surt ervervet, dyrekjøptadj. \/ˌhɑːdˈɜːnd\/1) surt ervervet, dyrekjøpt2) velfortjent
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