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1 difficulty
plural - difficulties; noun1) (the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy: I have difficulty in understanding him.) vandi, erfiðleikar2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) erfiðleikar, vandamál3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) kröggur, fjárhagserfiðleikar -
2 inconvenient
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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.) (erfiðis)vinna2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) verkamenn3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) hríðir4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Verkamannaflokkurinn2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) vinna, strita2) (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.) erfiða, paufa•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
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4 a hard time (of it)
(trouble, difficulty, worry etc: The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.) í erfiðleikum, eiga erfitt -
5 a hard time (of it)
(trouble, difficulty, worry etc: The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.) í erfiðleikum, eiga erfitt -
6 afford
[ə'fo:d]1) ((usually with can, could) to be able to spend money, time etc on or for something: I can't afford (to buy) a new car.) hafa efni á2) ((usually with can, could) to be able to do (something) without causing oneself trouble, difficulty etc: She can't afford to be rude to her employer no matter how rude he is to her.) geta leyft sér -
7 asthma
['æsmə, ]( American[) 'æzmə](an illness which causes difficulty in breathing out, resulting from an allergy etc.) asma, andarteppa -
8 awkward
['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) klunnalegur2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) vandræðalegur•- awkwardness -
9 barrier
['bæriə]1) (something put up as a defence or protection: a barrier between the playground and the busy road.) hindrun, tálmi2) (something that causes difficulty: His deafness was a barrier to promotion.) hindrun, fyrirstaða -
10 be the matter
( often with with) (to be the/a trouble, difficulty or thing that is wrong: Is anything the matter?; What's the matter with you?) sem amar að -
11 breathless
adjective (having difficulty in breathing normally: His asthma makes him breathless; He was breathless after climbing the hill.) lafmóður -
12 bronchitis
(inflammation of the air passages in the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing: Wet weather makes his bronchitis worse.) -
13 cataract
['kætərækt](a clouding of the lens of the eye causing difficulty in seeing.) vagl -
14 clear
[kliə] 1. adjective1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) gagnsær2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) heiðskír3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) skÿr4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) óhindraður; opinn5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) saklaus6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) skilja vel7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) laus, sloppinn (úr eða frá)8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) laus (undan eða við)2. verb1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) hreinsa2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) hreinsa3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) birta til, hreinsa (sig)4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) fara/komast yfir•- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
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15 come to grips with
(to deal with (a problem, difficulty etc).) ná tökum á -
16 come to terms
1) (to reach an agreement or understanding: They came to terms with the enemy.) sættast2) (to find a way of living with or tolerating (some personal trouble or difficulty): He managed to come to terms with his illness.) finna leið til að umbera -
17 complain
[kəm'plein]1) (to state one's displeasure, dissatisfaction etc: I'm going to complain to the police about the noise.) kvarta2) ((with of) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc): He's complaining of difficulty in breathing.) kvarta, kveina• -
18 constipated
['konstipeitid](having difficulty in passing waste matter (as regularly as normal) from the bowels.) með hægðatregðu -
19 convenience
1) (the state or quality of being convenient; freedom from trouble or difficulty: the convenience of living near the office.) þægindi, hagkvæmni2) (any means of giving ease or comfort: the conveniences of modern life.) þægindi3) ((also public convenience) a public lavatory.) almenningssalerni, aðstaða -
20 convenient
[kən'vi:njənt]1) (suitable; not causing trouble or difficulty: When would it be convenient for me to come?) hentugur2) (easy to use, run etc: a convenient size of house.) hentugur3) (easy to reach etc; accessible: Keep this in a convenient place.) aðgengilegur; handhægur•- convenience
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