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1 difficult
adj. svår* * *['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.) svår2) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) besvärlig• -
2 obscure
adj. dunkel; skum; okänd; otydlig--------v. fördunkla; grumla* * *[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) dunkel, skum2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) okänd3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) svårfattlig, dunkel2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) förmörka, fördunkla, skymma- obscurity -
3 abstruse
adj. svårfattlig, dunkel, fördold* * *[əb'stru:s](difficult to understand: abstruse reasoning.) svårfattlig -
4 complicated
adj. komplicerad, invecklad* * *adjective ((negative uncomplicated) difficult to understand: complicated instructions.) komplicerad, krånglig -
5 cryptic
adj. kryptisk, hemlig, gömd* * *['kriptik](intentionally very difficult to understand or make sense of: a cryptic message.) kryptisk -
6 diagram
n. diagram, schematisk teckning--------v. göra ett diagram (schematisk teckning, figur)* * *(a drawing used to explain something that is difficult to understand: This book has diagrams showing the parts of a car engine.) diagram -
7 enigma
n. gåta, mysterium* * *[i'niɡmə](anything difficult to understand; a mystery.) gåta, mysterium- enigmatically -
8 most
adj. mest, mesta; störst, största; flest, flesta; bäst, bästa; nästan (slang)--------adv. mest; högst, i högsta grad; nästan--------n. mest, den mesta; störst; flest, de flesta* * *[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) mest, flest, den (det) mesta, de flesta2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) de flesta, större delen av2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) mest2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mest3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) högst, ytterst4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) nästan3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mest, flest2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) större delen av, de flesta•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
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9 mysterious
adj. mystisk, gåtfull* * *[-'stiəriəs]adjective (difficult to understand or explain, or full of mystery: mysterious happenings; He's being very mysterious (= refuses to explain fully) about what his work is) mystisk, hemlighetsfull -
10 puzzling
adj. förbryllande; brydsam; gåtfull* * *adjective (difficult to understand: a puzzling remark.) förbryllande, gåtfull -
11 heavy
adj. tung; svår--------adv. tungt--------n. antagonist, fientlig person ( teater); inflytelserik person* * *['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) tung2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) tung3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) kraftig, hård4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) stor-5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) mörk, laddad6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) svår7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) mäktig8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) tung•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of -
12 above someone's head
(too difficult (for someone) to understand: His lecture was well above their heads.) -
13 elude
v. undkomma; dra sig undan* * *[i'lu:d]1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) undkomma, undfly2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) undfly•- elusive -
14 get the hang of
förstå, få grepp om, komma underfund med* * *(to learn or begin to understand how to do (something): It may seem difficult at first, but you'll get the hang of it after a few weeks.) komma underfund med, få kläm på -
15 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
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difficult — I adjective arduous, attended by obstacles, awkward, beset with difficulty, beyond one s reach, bothersome, burdensome, complex, complicated, convoluted, difficile, difficilis, encompassed with difficulties, enigmatic, entangled by difficulties,… … Law dictionary
difficult — ► ADJECTIVE 1) needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand. 2) not easy to please or satisfy; awkward … English terms dictionary
difficult — [dif′i kult΄, dif′ikəlt] adj. [ME, back form. < DIFFICULTY] 1. hard to do, make, manage, understand, etc.; involving trouble or requiring extra effort, skill, or thought 2. hard to satisfy, persuade, please, etc. SYN. HARD difficultly adv … English World dictionary
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
