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1 awkward situation
en obehaglig (penibel, förarglig) situation -
2 situation
n. situation; tillstånd; läge; position; arbete, plats* * *[sitju'eiʃən]1) (circumstances; a state of affairs: an awkward situation.) situation2) (the place where anything stands or lies: The house has a beautiful situation beside a lake.) läge3) (a job: the situations-vacant columns of the newspaper.) plats, anställning•- situated -
3 wriggle
n. snirkel, sväng; slingring, ålande; undvikande (av problem etc.)--------v. vrida sig; slingra sig (bort från ett problem), åla sig; vicka på, svänga* * *['riɡl] 1. verb(to twist to and fro: The child kept wriggling in his seat; How are you going to wriggle out of this awkward situation?) vrida sig, slingra sig2. noun(a wriggling movement.) vridning, slingrande rörelse- wriggler -
4 nasty
adj. illaluktande; elak; allvarlig; äcklig; farlig; obehaglig* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) otäck, äcklig2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) otrevlig, obehaglig3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) elak, stygg4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) ruskig5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) elakartad6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) besvärlig•- nastily- nastiness -
5 sticky
adj. kladdig; svår, jobbig; fuktig, klibbig (väder)* * *1) (able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces: He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets.) klibbig, kladdig, häft-2) ((of a situation or person) difficult; awkward.) besvärlig, kinkig
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