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1 come to grips with
(to deal with (a problem, difficulty etc).) nopietni ķerties pie -
2 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.) [] darbs2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) darbaspēks; strādnieki3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) dzemdības; dzemdību sāpes4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) leiboristu partija (Lielbritānijā)2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) []strādāt2) (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.) pūlēties; mocīties; ar grūtībām tikt uz priekšu•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving* * *pūles, darbs; strādnieku šķira, strādnieki, darbaspēks -
3 hammer
['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.) āmurs2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) (mehānisma daļa) āmuriņš3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) (sportā) veseris2. verb1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) sist; dauzīt (ar āmuru)2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) iedzīt galvā•- give someone a hammering- give a hammering
- hammer home
- hammer out* * *āmurs; gailis; āmuriņš; veseris; dauzīt, sist; kaldināt, kalt; noņemties, nopūlēties; sakaut, uzvarēt; pasludināt par maksātnespējīgu -
4 stiff
[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) stīvs; ciets2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) stingrs; stīvs3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) biezs4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) grūts5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) stiprs; spēcīgs6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) oficiāls; formāls; vēss•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff* * *līķis; muļķis; vekselis; viltota banknote; stīvs; biezs; nelokāms; stīvs, klīrīgs; grūts, smags; spēcīgs; stiprs; pārmērīgs; bargs; nepieņemams; galīgi, pilnīgi -
5 fumble
1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) grābstīties; taustīties (kaut ko meklējot); ņurcīt; neveikli rīkoties2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) netrāpīt (bumbai); nenoķert (bumbu)* * *grābstīties, taustīties; neveikli rīkoties; netrāpīt -
6 hobble
['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.) klibot* * *klibot; sapīt kājas -
7 Plough
1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) arkls2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) art2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) ar grūtībām tikt uz priekšu3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) ietriekties* * *Lielais Lācis; arkls; apartā zeme; izgāšana; strāvas noņēmējs; art, vagot; šķelt viļņus; izgāzt -
8 slog
[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) []belzt2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) rāpties; smagi kāpt3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) smagi strādāt2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) smags darbs2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) belziens* * *belziens; nogurdinošs darbs, smags; iebelzt; nopūlēties -
9 struggle
1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) turēties/cīnīties pretī2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) cīnīties; karot3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) cīnīties/lauzties (uz priekšu; ārā u.tml.)2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) cīņa* * *cīņa; piepūle; cīnīties; censties, pūlēties; izlauzties -
10 wheeze
[wi:z] 1. verb(to breathe with a hissing sound and with difficulty.) sēkt2. noun(such a sound.) sēkšana- wheezy- wheezily
- wheeziness* * *gārgšana, sēkšana; paša izdomājums, savi vārdi; joks, triks; banāls joks, banāls triks; sēkt, gārgt -
11 worm
[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) tārps; kāpurs; slieka2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) []līst; []kļūt; []spraukties2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) izdibināt; izvilkt (ziņas)* * *tārps; kāpurs; cērme; nožēlojams radījums; vītne; ielīst; attārpot -
12 eke out
1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) papildināt2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) tikko savilkt galus kopā -
13 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) izvēlēties; izmeklēt2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) ieraudzīt; atšķirt3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) spēlēt pēc dzirdes -
14 elicit
[i'lisit](to succeed in getting (information etc) from a person, usually with difficulty.) izdibināt; izvilināt* * *izdibināt, izvilināt -
15 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) ķepuroties* * *klumpačošana, klupšana; plekste; klumpačot, klupt; stomīties -
16 hard-earned
adjective (earned by hard work or with difficulty: I deserve every penny of my hard-earned wages.) grūti nopelnīts* * *grūti nopelnīts -
17 lug
past tense, past participle - lugged; verb(to drag with difficulty: She lugged the heavy trunk across the floor.) vilkt; stiept* * *stiepšana, stīvēšana, vilkšana; auss; uzpūtība; rokturis; austiņa, actiņa; īscaurule; spailes aizspiednis; kronšteins, izcilnis, balsts; konsole; antiņš, muļķis; stiept, stīvēt, vilkt -
18 peer
I [piə] noun1) (a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards).) pērs2) (a person's equal in rank, merit or age: The child was disliked by his peers; ( also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group.) vienaudzis; (stāvokļa, vecuma) līdzīgu cilvēku grupa•- peerage- peeress
- peerless II [piə] verb(to look with difficulty: He peered at the small writing.) cieši skatīties; pētīt* * *līdzinieks; pērs; būt līdzīgam, līdzināties; pētoši lūkoties; kļūt redzamam, parādīties; iecelt pēra kārtā; līdzīgs -
19 restrain
[rə'strein](to prevent from doing something; to control: He was so angry he could hardly restrain himself; He had to be restrained from hitting the man; He restrained his anger with difficulty.) apvaldīt* * *apvaldīt; atturēt; ieslodzīt, izolēt -
20 winkle
I ['wiŋkl] verb(to force (something out of something) gradually and with difficulty: He winkled the shell out from the rock; He tried to winkle some information out of her.) izdabūt; izspiest; izvilkt (noslēpumu)II ['wiŋkl] noun((also periwinkle ['peri-]) a type of small shellfish, shaped like a small snail, eaten as food.) jūras gliemezis* * *ēdamais jūras gliemezis
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