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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 have one's work cut out

    (to be faced with a difficult task: You'll have your work cut out to beat the champion.) δυσκολεύομαι

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  • 3 management

    1) (the art of managing: The management of this company is a difficult task.) διεύθυνση,διοίκηση,διαχείρηση
    2) (or noun plural the managers of a firm etc as a group: The management has/have agreed to pay the workers more.) διεύθυνση

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  • 4 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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  • 5 arduous

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

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  • 6 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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  • 7 impose

    [im'pouz]
    1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) επιβάλλω
    2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) επιβάλλω
    3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) εκμεταλλεύομαι,κάνω κατάχρηση της καλοσύνης
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  • 8 mammoth

    ['mæməƟ] 1. noun
    (a large hairy elephant of a kind no longer found living.) μαμούθ
    2. adjective
    (very large (and often very difficult): a mammoth project/task.)

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  • 9 relieve

    [-v]
    1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) ανακουφίζω
    2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) αντικαθιστώ
    3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) απαλλάσσω
    4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) ξαλαφρώνω, απαλλάσσω
    5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) βοηθώ, ενισχύω

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  • 10 set

    [set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) τοποθετώ,βάζω,αφήνω
    2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) στρώνω(τραπέζι)
    3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) ορίζω
    4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) αναθέτω/δίνω
    5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) προκαλώ,βάζω,κάνω
    6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) δύω,βασιλεύω
    7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) πήζω,δένω
    8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) ρυθμίζω
    9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) φιξάρω
    10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) δένω
    11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) ανατάσσω,βάζω στη θέση του
    2. adjective
    1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) καθορισμένος,σταθερός
    2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) αποφασισμένος
    3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) εσκεμμένος
    4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) σταθερός,μόνιμος
    5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) στερεότυπος,αμετακίνητος
    6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) δεμένος,διακοσμημένος
    3. noun
    1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) σύνολο,σειρά
    2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) δέκτης,συσκευή
    3) (a group of people: the musical set.) κύκλος
    4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) χτένισμα,φιξάρισμα
    5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) σκηνικό/χώρος γυρίσματος
    6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) παρτίδα,σετ
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    - setback
    - set phrase
    - set-square
    - setting-lotion
    - set-to
    - set-up
    - all set
    - set about
    - set someone against someone
    - set against someone
    - set someone against
    - set against
    - set aside
    - set back
    - set down
    - set in
    - set off
    - set something or someone on someone
    - set on someone
    - set something or someone on
    - set on
    - set out
    - set to
    - set up
    - set up camp
    - set up house
    - set up shop
    - set upon

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  • 11 simple

    ['simpl]
    1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) απλός
    2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) απλός
    3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) απλός,λιτός
    4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) απλός,σκέτος,καθαρός
    5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) αφελής,ανυποψίαστος
    6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) αγαθός
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    - simplicity
    - simplification
    - simplified
    - simplify
    - simply
    - simple-minded
    - simple-mindedness

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См. также в других словарях:

  • task — [tɑːsk ǁ tæsk] noun [countable] 1. a piece of work that must be done, especially one that must be done regularly: • Scheduling is a key task for most managers. • day to day management tasks • computers that can do dozens of tasks at the same time …   Financial and business terms

  • Difficult — Dif fi*cult, a. [From {Difficulty}.] 1. Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous. [1913 Webster] Note: Difficult implies the notion that considerable mental effort or skill is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • task — task1 W1S2 [ta:sk US tæsk] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old North French; Origin: tasque, from Medieval Latin tasca tax or service to be done for a ruler , from taxare to tax ] 1.) a piece of work that must be done, especially one that is difficult or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • task — I UK [tɑːsk] / US [tæsk] noun [countable] Word forms task : singular task plural tasks *** something that you have to do, often something that is difficult or unpleasant My first real task was to prepare for the meeting. routine/daily tasks… …   English dictionary

  • task*/*/*/ — [tɑːsk] noun [C] something that you have to do, often something that is difficult or unpleasant routine/daily tasks[/ex] Ken began the difficult task of organizing the information.[/ex] • take sb to task to severely criticize someone[/ex] Words… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • task — task1 [ tæsk ] noun count *** something that you have to do, often something that is difficult or unpleasant: My first real task was to prepare for the meeting. routine/daily tasks perform a task: It was a hard task to perform. the task of doing… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • difficult — dif|fi|cult W1S1 [ˈdıfıkəlt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: difficulty] 1.) hard to do, understand, or deal with ≠ ↑easy ▪ a difficult question ▪ an immensely difficult task ▪ Was the exam very difficult? ▪ It s difficult to see how more savings… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • difficult — dif|fi|cult [ dıfıkəlt ] adjective *** 1. ) not easy to do, deal with, or understand: HARD: Choosing the winner was a difficult task. The exam questions were too difficult. difficult to do something: It s difficult to say what time I will get… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • difficult */*/*/ — UK [ˈdɪfɪk(ə)lt] / US [ˈdɪfɪkəlt] adjective 1) not easy to do, deal with, or understand Choosing the winner was a difficult task. The exam questions were too difficult. it is difficult to do something: It s difficult to say what time I will get… …   English dictionary

  • difficult*/*/*/ — [ˈdɪfɪk(ə)lt] adj 1) not easy to do, deal with, or understand Syn: hard Ant: easy Choosing the winner was a difficult task.[/ex] The exam questions were too difficult.[/ex] Talking to teenagers can be difficult for parents.[/ex] It s difficult to …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • difficult — /ˈdɪfəkəlt / (say difuhkuhlt) adjective 1. hard to do, perform, or accomplish; not easy; requiring much effort: a difficult task. 2. hard to understand or solve: a difficult problem. 3. hard to deal with or get on with. 4. hard to please or… …  

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