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  • 21 nasty

    1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) δυσάρεστος,απαίσιος
    2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) εχθρικός
    3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) κακός
    4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) άσχημος
    5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) σοβαρός,άσχημος
    6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) δύσκολος
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    - nastiness

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  • 22 relate

    [rə'leit] 1. verb
    1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) αφηγούμαι, εξιστορώ
    2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) σχετίζομαι, συνδέομαι
    3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) έχω ψυχική επαφή
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    - relation
    - relationship
    - relative     2. adjective
    1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) σχετικός
    2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) (γραμματική) αναφορικός
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  • 23 relationship

    1) (the friendship, contact, communications etc which exist between people: He finds it very difficult to form lasting relationships.) σχέση
    2) (the fact that, or the way in which, facts, events etc are connected: Is there any relationship between crime and poverty?) σχέση
    3) (the state of being related by birth or because of marriage.) συγγένεια

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  • 24 reputation

    [repju'teiʃən]
    (the opinion which people in general have about a person etc, a persons's abilities etc: That firm has a good/bad reputation; He has made a reputation for himself as an expert in computers; He has the reputation of being difficult to please; The scandal damaged his reputation.) φήμη, όνομα, υπόληψη
    - reputed
    - live up to one's reputation

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  • 25 retain

    [rə'tein]
    1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) κρατώ, διατηρώ, συγκρατώ
    2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) συγκρατώ

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  • 26 thick

    [Ɵik] 1. adjective
    1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) παχύς, χοντρός
    2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) σε πάχος
    3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) πηχτός
    4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) πυκνός
    5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) πυκνός, απροσπέλαστος
    6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) πηγμένος
    7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) χοντροκέφαλος
    2. noun
    (the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) κέντρο, καρδιά
    - thickness
    - thicken
    - thick-skinned
    - thick and fast
    - through thick and thin

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  • 27 aspire

    ((usually with to) to try very hard to reach (something difficult, ambitious etc): He aspired to the position of president.) εποφθαλμιώ

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  • 28 awkward

    ['o:kwəd]
    1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) αδέξιος, άγαρμπος
    2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) που προκαλεί αμηχανία ή δυσκολία, `ενοχλητικός`
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    - awkwardness

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  • 29 backbreaking

    adjective ((of a task etc) very difficult or requiring very hard work: Digging the garden is a backbreaking job.) εξαντλητικός

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  • 30 burden

    ['bə:dn] 1. noun
    1) (something to be carried: He carried a heavy burden up the hill; The ox is sometimes a beast of burden (= an animal that carries things).) φορτίο
    2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) βάρος
    2. verb
    (to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) (επι)φορτώνω, βαρύνω

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  • 31 camouflage

    1. noun
    (something, eg protective colouring, that makes an animal, person, building etc difficult for enemies to see against the background: The tiger's stripes are an effective camouflage in the jungle; The soldiers wound leaves and twigs round their helmets as camouflage.) παραλλαγή, καμουφλάζ
    2. verb
    (to conceal with camouflage.) παραλλάσω

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  • 32 catch out

    1) (to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground.) βγάζω από το παιχνίδι
    2) (to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc: The last question in the exam caught them all out.) παγιδεύω

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  • 33 communicate

    [kə'mju:nikeit]
    1) (to tell (information etc): She communicated the facts to him.) μεταφέρω, γνωστοποιώ
    2) (to get in touch (with): It's difficult to communicate with her now that she has left the country.) επικοινωνώ
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    - communications
    - communicative
    - communication cord
    - communications satellite

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  • 34 communication

    1) ((an act, or means, of) conveying information: Communication is difficult in some remote parts of the country.) επικοινωνία
    2) (a piece of information given, a letter etc: I received your communication in this morning's post.) μήνυμα, επιστολή

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  • 35 complex

    1. ['kompleks, ]( American[) kəm'pleks] adjective
    1) (composed of many parts: a complex piece of machinery.) πολυσύνθετος
    2) (complicated or difficult: a complex problem.) πολύπλοκος
    2. ['kompleks] noun
    1) (something made up of many different pieces: The leisure complex will include a swimming-pool, tennis courts, a library etc.) συγκρότημα
    2) ((often used loosely) an abnormal mental state caused by experiences in one's past which affect one's behaviour: She has a complex about her weight; inferiority complex.) σύμπλεγμα, κόμπλεξ
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  • 36 corner

    ['ko:nə] 1. noun
    1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) γωνία
    2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) γωνία
    3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) κόρνερ
    2. verb
    1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.)
    2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.)
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    - cut corners
    - turn the corner

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  • 37 distance

    ['distəns]
    1) (the space between things, places etc: Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London?) απόσταση
    2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) βάθος,μακρία
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  • 38 dodgy

    1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) (για καταστάσεις) δύσκολος ή επικίνδυνος
    2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) αναξιόπιστος, παρακινδυνευμένος

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  • 39 easy

    1) (not difficult: This is an easy job (to do).) εύκολος
    2) (free from pain, trouble, anxiety etc: He had an easy day at the office.) άνετος
    3) (friendly: an easy manner/smile.) φιλικός
    4) (relaxed; leisurely: The farmer walked with an easy stride.) χαλαρός,αβίαστος

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  • 40 fiendish

    1) (wicked or devilish: a fiendish temper.) διαβολικός
    2) (very difficult, clever etc: a fiendish plan.) δαιμόνιος,διαβολικός

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  • difficult — [dif′i kult΄, dif′ikəlt] adj. [ME, back form. < DIFFICULTY] 1. hard to do, make, manage, understand, etc.; involving trouble or requiring extra effort, skill, or thought 2. hard to satisfy, persuade, please, etc. SYN. HARD difficultly adv …   English World dictionary

  • difficult — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, prove, remain, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ It is getting more and more difficult to find …   Collocations dictionary

  • difficult — dif|fi|cult W1S1 [ˈdıfıkəlt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: difficulty] 1.) hard to do, understand, or deal with ≠ ↑easy ▪ a difficult question ▪ an immensely difficult task ▪ Was the exam very difficult? ▪ It s difficult to see how more savings… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • difficult — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Hard to achieve] Syn. laborious, hard, arduous, strenuous, demanding, exacting, hard won, stiff, heavy, painful, labored, trying, titanic, bothersome, troublesome, burdensome, backbreaking, not easy, wearisome, onerous,… …   English dictionary for students

  • difficult — adjective /ˈdɪfɪkəlt,ˈdɪfɪkʌlt/ a) hard, not easy, requiring much effort b) hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome; eg. said of a person, a horse, etc. Syn …   Wiktionary

  • miles more difficult — miles better/more difficult/too long/etc informal phrase a lot better, more difficult, too long etc He was wearing trousers that looked miles too long. When I woke up, I felt miles bett …   Useful english dictionary

  • tread a difficult path — ˌtread a difficult, dangerous, solitary, etc. ˈpath idiom to choose and follow a particular way of life, way of doing sth, etc • A restaurant has to tread the tricky path between maintaining quality and keeping prices down. Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • a bumpy/rough/easy, etc. ride — INFORMAL ► used to describe a situation that is dangerous, difficult, easy, etc.: »Stocks could be in for a bumpy ride as Wall Street tries to guess the outcome of the Federal Reserve s next monetary policy meeting. → See also FREE RIDE(Cf. ↑free …   Financial and business terms

  • Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 — The Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (1987 c. 47) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher was committed to the reform of local government finance; the… …   Wikipedia

  • put up a good fight, show, etc. —  Achieve distinction in difficult circumstances …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • much — 1 /mVtS/ adverb 1 much taller/much more difficult etc used especially before comparatives and superlatives to mean a lot taller, a lot more difficult: You get a much better view if you stand on a chair. | She looks much fatter in real life than… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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