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41 elicit
v. locka fram, få fram, framkalla* * *[i'lisit](to succeed in getting (information etc) from a person, usually with difficulty.) locka (dra) fram -
42 feel the pinch
(to be in difficulty because of lack of money.) känna pressen (trycket) av fattigdom -
43 fight one's way
kämpa sig fram, slå sig igenom; slå sig fram, bryta sig en bana* * *(to make one's way with difficulty: She fought her way through the crowd.) -
44 fish out
(to pull something out with some difficulty: At last he fished out the letter he was looking for.) fiska upp -
45 fix
n. knipa, dilemma, problem (slang); lokalisering, placering; heroinspruta (slang)--------v. sätta, fästa (fast); fixera; stabilisera; arrangera; fixa, rätta till; göra i ordning; fängsla, fascinera; muta; ta hand om (slang)* * *[fiks] 1. verb1) (to make firm or steady: He fixed the post firmly in the ground; He fixed his eyes on the door.) sätta fast, fästa2) (to attach; to join: He fixed the shelf to the wall.) sätta fast (upp), fästa, montera3) (to mend or repair: He has succeeded in fixing my watch.) laga, fixa4) (to direct (attention, a look etc) at: She fixed all her attention on me.) rikta, vända5) ((often with up) to arrange; to settle: to fix a price; We fixed (up) a meeting.) bestämma, ordna6) (to make (something) permanent by the use of certain chemicals: to fix a photgraphic print.) fixera7) (to prepare; to get ready: I'll fix dinner tonight.) fixa, ordna2. noun(trouble; a difficulty: I'm in a terrible fix!) knipa- fixation- fixed
- fixedly
- fixture
- fix on
- fix someone up with something
- fix up with something
- fix someone up with
- fix up with -
46 flounder
n. flundra; rödspätta--------v. plumsa, pulsa, stövla fram, knoga iväg; sprattla, tumla, rulla omkring* * *(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) sprattla, tumla, rulla -
47 fumble
n. fumlande--------v. fumla, treva, känna efter; missa* * *1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) fumla, rota, gräva2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) missa, tappa -
48 get through
komma igenom; komma fram* * *1) (to finish (work etc): We got through a lot of work today.) klara av, göra färdigt2) (to pass (an examination).) klara sig i, bli godkänd i3) (to arrive, usually with some difficulty: The food got through to the fort despite the enemy's attempts to stop it.) komma (nå) fram4) (to make oneself understood: I just can't get through to her any more.) nå, komma in på livet -
49 hammer
n. hammare--------v. hamra; besegra* * *['hæmə] 1. noun1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) hammare2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) hammare, klubba, kläpp3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) slägga2. verb1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) hamra, spika, bulta2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) slå (dunka) in•- give someone a hammering- give a hammering
- hammer home
- hammer out -
50 hard-earned
adjective (earned by hard work or with difficulty: I deserve every penny of my hard-earned wages.) surt (med möda) förtjänad -
51 haul
n. dragande, bogsering, halning--------v. dra, bogsera; ändra riktning* * *[ho:l] 1. verb1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) dra, släpa, bogsera2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) transportera, frakta2. noun1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) halning, tag, drag2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) byte, fångst, kap•- haulage- haulier
- a long haul -
52 have a job
(to have difficulty: You'll have a job finishing all this work tonight.) göra det bästa av ngt -
53 help out
rädda* * *(to help (a person), usually for a short time because the person is in some difficulty: I help out in the shop from time to time; Could you help me out by looking after the baby?) hjälpa till -
54 hill
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55 hobble
v. linka, halta; förena* * *['hobl](to walk with difficulty, usually taking short steps (eg because one is lame or because one's feet are sore): The old lady hobbled along with a stick.) halta. linka -
56 hurdle
n. häcklöpning; hinder--------v. inhägna med grindstaket* * *['hə:dl] 1. noun1) (a frame to be jumped in a race.) häck, hinder2) (a problem or difficulty: There are several hurdles to be got over in this project.) hinder2. verb(to run in a race in which hurdles are used: He has hurdled since he was twelve.) springa häcklöpning- hurdler- hurdling -
57 inconvenience
n. obekvämlighet, besvär, omak--------v. förorsaka obekvämligheter, besvära, störa* * *noun ((something which causes) trouble or difficulty: He apologized for the inconvenience caused by his late arrival.) olägenhet, besvär -
58 indigestion
n. matsmältningsbesvär, dålig matsmältning* * *[indi'‹es ən]((discomfort or pain which is caused by) difficulty in digesting food: She suffers from indigestion after eating fatty food.) matsmältningbesvär- indigestibility -
59 insoluble
adj. olöslig, utan lösning; som inte kan lösas* * *[in'soljubl]1) ((of a substance) impossible to dissolve: This chemical is insoluble (in water).) olöslig2) ((of a problem or difficulty) impossible to solve.) olöslig• -
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