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1 difficult
[ˈdɪfɪkəlt] adjective1) hard to do or understand; not easy:صَعْبIt is difficult to know what to do for the best.
2) hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way:صَعْب، شَكِسa difficult child.
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2 have one's work cut out
to be faced with a difficult task:يُواجِه مُهِمَّةً صَعْبهYou'll have your work cut out to beat the champion.
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3 management
noun1) the art of managing:إدارَهThe management of this company is a difficult task.
2) or noun plural the managers of a firm etc as a group:الإدارَه، المُديرونThe management has/have agreed to pay the workers more.
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4 a tall order
a difficult job or task (something very difficult to do):Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order.
طَلَب صَعْب التَّحْقيق، مُهِمَّه صَعْبَه; طلَبٌ صَعْبFinding somewhere for fifty children to stay tonight is rather a tall order.
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5 arduous
[ˈaːdjuəs] (American) [-dʒu-] adjectivedifficult; needing hard work:شاق، مُرهِقan arduous task.
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6 backbreaking
adjective(of a task etc) very difficult or requiring very hard work:قاصِم للظَّهْرDigging the garden is a backbreaking job.
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7 impose
[ɪmˈpouz] verb1) to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something:يَفْرِض عَلىThe government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.
2) to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person:يَفْرِضُ نَفْسَه علىThe headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.
3) ( often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do:يَفْرِض على، يُجْبِرI hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.
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8 mammoth
[ˈmæməθ]1. nouna large hairy elephant of a kind no longer found living.ماموث، فيل ضَخْم2. adjectivevery large (and often very difficult):هائِل، ضَخْمa mammoth project/task.
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9 relieve
[-v] verb1) to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc):يُريح، يُخَفِّفto relieve the hardship of the refugees.
2) to take over a job or task from:يَحِلُّ مَحَلYou guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.
3) to dismiss (a person) from his job or position:يُحَرِّر، يُعْفي من وَظيفَهHe was relieved of his post/duties.
4) to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone:May I relieve you of that heavy case?
يأخُذ عَنThe new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.
5) to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).يُغيث، يُنْجِد -
10 set
[set] present participle ˈsetting: past tense, past participle set1. verb1) to put or place:يَضَعShe set the tray down on the table.
2) to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal:يُعِد المائِدَهPlease would you set the table for me?
3) to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc):يُحَدِّد، يُعَيِّنIt's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.
4) to give a person (a task etc) to do:يُعْطي، يُعَيِّنHe should set the others a good example.
5) to cause to start doing something:يَجْعَل، يُحَفِّزHis behaviour set people talking.
6) (of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon:تَغيب الشَّمْسIt gets cooler when the sun sets.
7) to become firm or solid:يَجْمَد، يَتَخَثَّرHas the concrete set?
8) to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function:يَضْبِط السّاعَهHe set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.
9) to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.يُصَفِّف الشَّعْر10) to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.يُثَبِّت، يُرَصِّع11) to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing:يُجَبِّرThey set his broken arm.
2. adjective1) fixed or arranged previously:مُعَيَّن سَلَفاThere is a set procedure for doing this.
2) ( often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something):مُصَمِّمHe is set on going.
3) deliberate:مَقْصودHe had the set intention of hurting her.
4) stiff; fixed:جامِد، مُتَصَلِّبHe had a set smile on his face.
5) not changing or developing:ثابِت، لا يَتَغَيَّرset ideas.
مُرَصَّعa gold ring set with diamonds.
3. noun1) a group of things used or belonging together:'طَقْمa complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.
2) an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals:جِهازa television/radio set.
3) a group of people:مَجْموعَهthe musical set.
4) the process of setting hair:تَصْفيف الشَّعْرa shampoo and set.
5) scenery for a play or film:مَشْهَدThere was a very impressive set in the final act.
6) a group of six or more games in tennis:سِتَّة ألعاب تِنِسShe won the first set and lost the next two.
7) set(t) a block of stone used in street paving.حَجَر يُسْتَعْمَل في بناء رَصيف الشّارِع -
11 simple
[ˈsɪmpl] adjective1) not difficult; easy:بَسيطa simple task.
2) not complicated or involved:لَيْس مُعَقَّداThe matter is not as simple as you think.
3) not fancy or unusual; plain:a simple dress/design
بَسيطHe leads a very simple life.
4) pure; mere:مُجَرَّد، صِرْفthe simple truth.
5) trusting and easily cheated:ساذِج، بَسيطShe is too simple to see through his lies.
6) weak in the mind; not very intelligent:ساذِج العَقْل، بَسيطI'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.
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