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81 gloss
n. glitter; utspritt objekt; kamouflage; kommentar--------v. glittra; glida; förklara; göra glossarium* * *[ɡlos] 1. noun(brightness or shininess on the surface: Her hair has a lovely gloss; ( also adjective) gloss paint.) glans2. verb(to make a glossary: The student glossed the difficult terms in order to understand the article.) glossera, skriva ordförklaringar- glossary- glossy
- glossiness
- gloss over -
82 go off at a tangent
(to go off suddenly in another direction or on a different line of thought, action etc: It is difficult to have a sensible conversation with her, as she keeps going off at a tangent.) hoppa över till ngt annat -
83 grime
n. smuts; lort; sot--------v. smutsa ned; sota ned ; förorena; smitta ner* * *(dirt which is difficult to remove.) smuts, sot- grimy -
84 hamper
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85 handful
adj. handfull, näve--------n. handfull, näve; litet antal* * *1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) näve2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) handfull3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) person som ger ngn fullt sjå -
86 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) -
87 have one's work cut out
(to be faced with a difficult task: You'll have your work cut out to beat the champion.) -
88 headstrong
adj. envis* * *adjective ((of people) difficult to persuade or control; always doing or wanting to do what they themselves want: a headstrong, obstinate child.) halsstarrig, hårdnackad, envis -
89 hidden
adj. gömd, dold, hemlig* * *adjective ((made in such a way as to be) difficult to see or find: a hidden door; a hidden meaning.) []gömd, dold -
90 hinder
v. hindra; förhindra; avhålla* * *['hində](to delay or prevent; to make difficult: All these interruptions hinder my work; All the interruptions hinder me from working.) hindra -
91 husky
adj. hes, torr (i halsen); stark, kraftig--------n. hes, torr; skrovlig, skalliknande* * *I adjective((of a voice) rough in sound and difficult to hear: You sound husky - have you a cold?) hes, skrovlig- huskily II plural - huskies; noun(a North American dog used for pulling sledges.) eskimåhund, Siberian husky -
92 impose
v. tvinga, tränga på, lägga på; tvinga sig på; begagna sig av* * *[im'pouz]1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) lägga på, införa2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) tvinga (pracka) på3) ((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.) tvinga sig på• -
93 in the same boat
i samma båt* * *(in the same, usually difficult, position or circumstances: We're all in the same boat as far as low wages are concerned.) sitta i samma båt -
94 increasingly
adv. alltmer, mer och mer* * *adverb (more and more: It became increasingly difficult to find helpers.) alltmer, mer och mer -
95 inertia
n. tröghet, tröghetskraft; slöhet, långsamhet; inaktivitet* * *[-ʃiə]noun (the state of being inert: It was difficult to overcome the feeling of inertia that the wine and heat had brought on.) tröghet, slöhet -
96 intermediate
adj. mellan-, mitten---------n. förmedlare, mellanhand; sak som befinner sig mitt emellan--------v. förmedla, agera mellanhand* * *[intə'mi:diət](in the middle; placed between two things, stages etc: An intermediate English course is more advanced than a beginners' course, but not as difficult as an advanced course.) mellan-, fortsättnings- -
97 knotty
adj. knutig, knölig; kvistig, problematisk, svårlöst* * *1) (containing knots.) knutig, knölig, kvistig2) ((of a problem etc) difficult: a knotty problem.) kvistig, knölig -
98 laborious
adj. förkrossande, utpumpande; svår, ansträngd; flitig; ansträngd; mödosam, tung, trögflytande* * *[lə'bo:riəs]adjective (difficult; requiring hard work: Moving house is always a laborious process.) mödosam, tung -
99 language
n. språk, tungomål* * *['læŋɡwi‹]1) (human speech: the development of language in children.) språk2) (the speech of a particular nation: She is very good at (learning) languages; Russian is a difficult language.) språk3) (the words and way of speaking, writing etc usually connected with a particular group of people etc: the language of journalists; medical language.) språk• -
100 leave in the lurch
(to leave (a person etc) in a difficult situation and without help.) lämna i sticket
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