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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.) težava2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) težava3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) težava* * *[dífikəlti]nountežava, težavnost; zadrega; American plural nesoglasjeto make ( —ali raise) difficulties — povzročati težave, ugovarjatiwith difficulty — težko, komajto throw difficulties in s.o.'s way — delati komu težave -
2 come to grips with
(to deal with (a problem, difficulty etc).) spopasti se z -
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.) delo2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) delavci3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) porodni popadki4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) laburistična stranka2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) delati2) (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.) z muko napredovati•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving -
4 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) bresti* * *I [fláundə]nounzoology kambala; morski listII [fláundə]intransitive verbgaziti, bresti; premetavati se; opotekati se; figuratively nerodno se izražati, jecati; motiti seIII [fláundə]noungazenje, opotekanje; nerodno izražanje -
5 struggle
1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) otepati se2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) boriti se3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) prebijati se2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) boj* * *I [strʌgl]nounboj, borba ( for za, with z, against proti); rvanje; trganje (za kaj); stremljenje, prizadevanje; naporII [strʌgl]intransitive verbboriti se ( with z, for za, against proti); truditi se, napenjati se, mučiti se (with s.th. s čim), trgati se (za kaj); upirati se ( against čemu), braniti se (česa), otepati se; s težavo si utirati pot, se prebijati; (redko) prepirati se; transitive verb izbojevati, priboriti sia struggling artist — umetnik, ki se še ni uveljavil in se s težavo prebija (skozi življenje)to struggle to one's feet — z muko se dvigniti, vstati na noge -
6 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.) tipati (z, za)2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) nerodno prijeti žogo* * *I [fʌmbl]1.intransitive verb(for, after) tipati, s tipanjem iskati; otipavati, okorno prijemati; ( with) biti štorast, šušmariti;2.transitive verbnerodno prijemati (žogo)II [fʌmbl]nounnerodnost, nespretnost; šušmarstvo -
7 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.) kladivo2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) kladivce3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) kladivo2. verb1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) zabiti s kladivom2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) zabijati (v glavo)•- give someone a hammering- give a hammering
- hammer home
- hammer out* * *I [haemə]nounkladivo, bat; petelin na puški; kladivce v zvonu, kladivce v klavirju; anatomy nakovalce, slušna koščicato be down s.o. like a hammer — biti s kom zelo strogto come ( —ali go) under the hammer — priti pod stečaj, biti prodan na dražbihammer and tongs — z vso močjo, silovitoto be ( —ali go) at it hammer and tongs — močno se prepirati, živeti v napetem ozračjusport throwing the hammer — metanje kladivaII [haemə]transitive verb & intransitive verbzabiti, zabijati, tolči s kladivom; kovati; colloquially tolči s pestmi, potolči, poraziti; (borza) razglasiti stečaj, razglasiti nezmožnost plačevanja; razbijati (pulz) -
8 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.) tog2) (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.) trd3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) gost4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) težaven5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) močan6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) zadržan•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff* * *I [stif]adjective ( stiffly adverb)tog, neupogljiv, negibek, trd, okorel; žilav; gost; nepopustljiv, strog, trmast, odločen, zakrknjen; nadut, ohol, formalen; prisiljen; zadržan, odljuden; močan (pijača, veter); težaven, naporen; ki se s težavo giblje ali premika, se zatika, nenamazan, nenaoljen; economy stalen, stabilen, visok, pretiran (cena)stiff neck — trd vrat (od prepiha itd.)a stiff reception — tog, prisiljen sprejemstiff ship — ladja, ki se ne nagne v stran pod pritiskom vetra v jadriha stiff un — postaran športnik, slang mrličto keep a stiff upper-lip figuratively ne popustiti, zobe stisniti, pokazati trdnost značajaII [stif]nounslang mrlič, truplo; toga oseba; papirnati denar, menica; American človek, ki se ne more ničesar naučiti; konj, ki zanesljivo ne bo zmagal na dirkibig stiff — tepec, bedak -
9 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.) krevsati* * *I [hɔbl]nounšepanje, krevsanje; figuratively zadrega; vrv za zvezanje konjevih nogII [hɔbl]1.intransitive verbšepati (tudi figuratively), krevsati; figuratively obirati se;2.transitive verbzvezati konju prednje noge -
10 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) izbrati2) (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.) prepoznati3) (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.) zadeti* * *transitive verb izbrati; razločiti, razbrati, razumeti (smisel, besedilo itd.); hitro izslediti, spoznati (tatu); igrati po posluhu; poudariti, podčrtati (z barvnimi kontrasti) -
11 plough
1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) plug2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) orati2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) prebijati se3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) zaleteti se* * *I [pláu]nounBritish English plug, oranica; obrezilnik (knjigoveznittvo)electrical tokovni odjemalnik; British English zavrnitev kandidata pri izpitu; astronomy the Plough — Veliki vozfiguratively to put one's hand to the plough — lotiti se česacolloquially to take a plough — pasti pri izpituII [pláu]1.transitive verb British Englishorati, preorati; plužiti, brazditi; figuratively utirati pot; nautical brazditi, sekati valove (ladja); slang vreči pri izpitu;2.intransitive verborati, plužiti, brazdati; truditi se, mučiti se, prebijati se; slang pasti pri izpituto plough ahead — neutrudno delati naprej, počasi napredovatito plough back — obogatiti zemljo (s travo, deteljo), figuratively ponovno vložiti dobiček v podjetjeto plough out — izkopati, preoratito plough under — podorati, spodkopatito plough through — prebijati se skozi, prebiti se -
12 slog
[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) mahniti2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) s težavo napredovati3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) garati2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) garanje2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) hud udarec* * *[slɔg]1.nounsilovit udarec (na slepo); naporno delo;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbmočno udariti (na slepo), močno suniti (žogo); udrihati na levo in desno, lopniti (koga), premlatiti; figuratively uporno, trdovratno delatito slog away — trdo delati, mučiti se (at s, pri) -
13 wheeze
[wi:z] 1. verb(to breathe with a hissing sound and with difficulty.) sopsti2. noun(such a sound.) sopenje- wheezy- wheezily
- wheeziness* * *[wi:z]1.nounsopenje, sopihanje, sopihajoče dihanje (pri astmi itd.); theatre slang improvizirana šala, domislek; colloquially star dovtip; trik;2.intransitive verbsopsti, sopihati, težko dihati; transitive verb (= wheeze out) izgovoriti, izustiti s sopihajočim glasom -
14 worm
[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) črv2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) zriniti se2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) izvleči* * *I [wə:m]nounzoology črv, črv deževnik, glista, technical orodje spiralne oblike, vzvoj na vijaku, cevasta naprava za kondenziranje, za hlajenje, kita (vez) pod pasjim jezikom; figuratively podel, potuhnjen človek (kreatura); figuratively notranja muka, trpljenje, glodajoča žalost, skrb; plural medicine gliste, glistavostworm of conscience — grizenje vesti; pekoča vestfood for worms — hrana za črve, mrlič, mrtveca worm will turn figuratively še taka potrpežljivost ima svoje mejeII [wə:m]transitive verbosvoboditi, očistiti črvov (žival, rastlino); figuratively premikati, obračati v vijugah; nautical spiralno omotati vrv sidra; figuratively izvleči, izvabiti; prerezati kito (vez) pod pasjim jezikomto worm o.s. — plaziti se kot črvto worm one's way ( —ali o.s.) into s.o.'s confidence — vriniti se, vtihotapiti se v zaupanje kake osebehe wormed his way through the thicket — kradoma se je splazil skozi goščavo; intransitive verb iskati črve; vijugati se, viti se, vijugasto se plaziti; zvleči se (v), skrivaj se premikati -
15 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.) podaljšati, dodati2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) pretolči se -
16 elicit
[i'lisit](to succeed in getting (information etc) from a person, usually with difficulty.) izsiliti* * *[ilísit]transitive verb( from) izvabiti, izsiliti; popraševati, poizvedovati -
17 lug
past tense, past participle - lugged; verb(to drag with difficulty: She lugged the heavy trunk across the floor.) vleči* * *I [lʌg]nounvlačenje, vlek, potegljajAmerican košara ali zaboj za prevoz sadja; American slang to put the lug on s.o. — pritiskati na kogaII [lʌg]1.transitive verb2.intransitive verbpotegniti (at za kaj)figuratively to lug in ( —to) za lase privleči, neumestno kaj uvesti v razgovorIII [lʌg]nounScottish uho; technical ročaj, uho, držaj, motoroga; slang tepec -
18 peer
I [piə] noun1) (a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards).) per2) (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.) vrstnik•- peerage- peeress
- peerless II [piə] verb(to look with difficulty: He peered at the small writing.) pozorno ogledovati* * *I [píə]nounenakoroden človek, človek istega stanu; najvišji angleški plemič, peerBritish English peer of the realm — član lordske zborniceII [píə]intransitive verbstrmeti zagledati se ( into v); pokazati seAmerican to peer over the fence — umreti -
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.) zadržati (se), obvladati (se)* * *[ristréin]transitive verbzadržati, zaustaviti, ovirati ( from pred), preprečiti; obrzdati, ukrotiti, držati v šahu, v mejah; zapreti, vreči v ječo; postaviti pod nadzorstvo, internirati (blazneža); omejiti (moč), zmanjšati (pravice); obvladati, zatreti (čustva)to restrain one's feelings — krotiti, zatreti, obvladati svoja čustvato restrain s.o. of his liberty — odvzeti komu prostost, svobodo -
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.) izvlečiII ['wiŋkl] noun((also periwinkle ['peri-]) a type of small shellfish, shaped like a small snail, eaten as food.) breženka* * *[wiŋkl]1.nounzoologymorski užiten polž;2.transitive verb to winkle out — izvleči
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