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1 difficulty
n. svårhet* * *plural - difficulties; noun1) (the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy: I have difficulty in understanding him.) svårighet2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) svårighet3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) []knipa -
2 brush aside a difficulty
övervinna ett hinder; slå bort ett problem, undvika ett problem -
3 brush away a difficulty
övervinna ett hinder; slå bort ett problem, undvika ett problem -
4 has difficulty
har svårigheter -
5 having difficulty with
ha svårigheter med (ha problem, ha svårt för att) -
6 in difficulty
i svårigheter, i knipa -
7 level of difficulty
svårighetsgrad -
8 obviate a difficulty
undanröja en svårighet -
9 overcome a difficulty
övervinna en svårighet -
10 surmount a difficulty
övervinna en svårighet -
11 with difficulty
med svårighet (inte lätt, med stor ansträngning) -
12 with great difficulty
med stora svårigheter -
13 inconvenient
adj. obekväm, obekvämlig; besvärlig; förarglig* * *[inkən'vi:njənt] 1. adjective(causing trouble or difficulty; awkward: He has come at a very inconvenient time.) oläglig, olämplig, besvärlig2. verb(to cause trouble or difficulty to: I hope I haven't inconvenienced you.) besvära, förorsaka besvär för -
14 labour
n. labourpartiet, politiskst parti* * *['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.) arbete2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) arbetskraft, arbetare3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) förlossningsarbete, värkar4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Labour2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) arbeta []2) (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.) arbeta sig fram•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
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15 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.) fullt upp -
16 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.) fullt upp -
17 afford
v. ha råd med, kosta på sig; skänka, ge* * *[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.) ha råd med2) ((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.) kunna tillåta (kosta på) sig -
18 asthma
n. astma* * *['æsmə, ]( American[) 'æzmə](an illness which causes difficulty in breathing out, resulting from an allergy etc.) astma -
19 awkward
adj. besvärlig, obehaglig; klumpig; obekväm* * *['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) klumpig, besvärlig2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) obehaglig, pinsam, besvärlig•- awkwardness -
20 barrier
n. gräns; barriär, spärr* * *['bæriə]1) (something put up as a defence or protection: a barrier between the playground and the busy road.) barriär2) (something that causes difficulty: His deafness was a barrier to promotion.) hinder
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difficulty — difficulty, hardship, rigor, vicissitude are synonyms only when they mean something which demands effort and endurance if it is to be overcome or one s end achieved. Difficulty, the most widely applicable of these terms, applies to any condition … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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difficulty — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, extreme, grave, great, major, real, serious, severe ▪ We had enormous difficulty … Collocations dictionary
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