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41 deafen
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42 deception
[di'sepʃən]((an act of) deceiving: Deception is difficult in these circumstances.) bedrag; bedrageri- deceptively* * *[di'sepʃən]((an act of) deceiving: Deception is difficult in these circumstances.) bedrag; bedrageri- deceptively -
43 decipher
1) (to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language: They deciphered the spy's letter.) dechifrere; tyde; dekode2) (to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read): I can't decipher his handwriting.) forstå; tyde* * *1) (to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language: They deciphered the spy's letter.) dechifrere; tyde; dekode2) (to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read): I can't decipher his handwriting.) forstå; tyde -
44 diagram
(a drawing used to explain something that is difficult to understand: This book has diagrams showing the parts of a car engine.) diagram* * *(a drawing used to explain something that is difficult to understand: This book has diagrams showing the parts of a car engine.) diagram -
45 discriminate
[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) skelne2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) diskriminere; forskelsbehandle•* * *[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) skelne2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) diskriminere; forskelsbehandle• -
46 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?) distance; afstand2) (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.) i det fjerne; på afstand•- distant* * *['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?) distance; afstand2) (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.) i det fjerne; på afstand•- distant -
47 dodge
[do‹] 1. verb(to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) undvige; undgå2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) knibe uden om; undgå2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) kneb•- dodgy* * *[do‹] 1. verb(to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) undvige; undgå2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) knibe uden om; undgå2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) kneb•- dodgy -
48 dodgy
1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) svær; risikabel2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) risikabel; usikker* * *1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) svær; risikabel2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) risikabel; usikker -
49 easier said than done
(more difficult than it at first seems: Getting seats for the theatre is easier said than done.) lettere sagt end gjort* * *(more difficult than it at first seems: Getting seats for the theatre is easier said than done.) lettere sagt end gjort -
50 easy
1) (not difficult: This is an easy job (to do).) let; simpel; ligetil2) (free from pain, trouble, anxiety etc: He had an easy day at the office.) afslappet; ustresset3) (friendly: an easy manner/smile.) venlig4) (relaxed; leisurely: The farmer walked with an easy stride.) afslappet* * *1) (not difficult: This is an easy job (to do).) let; simpel; ligetil2) (free from pain, trouble, anxiety etc: He had an easy day at the office.) afslappet; ustresset3) (friendly: an easy manner/smile.) venlig4) (relaxed; leisurely: The farmer walked with an easy stride.) afslappet -
51 elude
[i'lu:d]1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) undslippe; slippe fra2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) ikke rigtigt fatte; ikke kunne huske•- elusive* * *[i'lu:d]1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) undslippe; slippe fra2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) ikke rigtigt fatte; ikke kunne huske•- elusive -
52 embroil
[im'brəil](to involve (a person) in a quarrel or in a difficult situation: I do not wish to become embroiled in their family quarrels.) inddrage; blande ind* * *[im'brəil](to involve (a person) in a quarrel or in a difficult situation: I do not wish to become embroiled in their family quarrels.) inddrage; blande ind -
53 enigma
[i'niɡmə](anything difficult to understand; a mystery.) gåde; mysterium- enigmatically* * *[i'niɡmə](anything difficult to understand; a mystery.) gåde; mysterium- enigmatically -
54 evaluate
[i'væljueit]1) (to form an idea of the worth of: It is difficult to evaluate him as a writer.) vurdere; bedømme2) (to work out the numerical value of: If x = 1 and y = 2 we can evaluate x2 + y2.) evaluere•* * *[i'væljueit]1) (to form an idea of the worth of: It is difficult to evaluate him as a writer.) vurdere; bedømme2) (to work out the numerical value of: If x = 1 and y = 2 we can evaluate x2 + y2.) evaluere• -
55 face up to
(to meet or accept boldly: She faced up to her difficult situation.) se i øjnene; erkende* * *(to meet or accept boldly: She faced up to her difficult situation.) se i øjnene; erkende -
56 fastidious
(very critical and difficult to please: She is so fastidious about her food that she will not eat in a restaurant.) pedantisk; sirlig- fastidiousness* * *(very critical and difficult to please: She is so fastidious about her food that she will not eat in a restaurant.) pedantisk; sirlig- fastidiousness -
57 fiendish
1) (wicked or devilish: a fiendish temper.) nederdrægtig; djævelsk; helvedes2) (very difficult, clever etc: a fiendish plan.) nederdrægtig; djævelsk* * *1) (wicked or devilish: a fiendish temper.) nederdrægtig; djævelsk; helvedes2) (very difficult, clever etc: a fiendish plan.) nederdrægtig; djævelsk -
58 fiendishly
1) (wickedly.) ondskabsfuldt; grusomt2) (very: fiendishly difficult.) nederdrægtigt; djævelskt* * *1) (wickedly.) ondskabsfuldt; grusomt2) (very: fiendishly difficult.) nederdrægtigt; djævelskt -
59 finalist
noun (a person who reaches the final stage in a competition: It was difficult to decide which of the two finalists was the better tennis player.) finalist; finaledeltager* * *noun (a person who reaches the final stage in a competition: It was difficult to decide which of the two finalists was the better tennis player.) finalist; finaledeltager -
60 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) finde sine ben; finde sig til rette* * *(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) finde sine ben; finde sig til rette
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difficult — c.1400, apparently a back formation from DIFFICULTY (Cf. difficulty). French has difficile, Latin difficilis. Of persons, hard to please, from 1580s … Etymology dictionary
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difficult — ► ADJECTIVE 1) needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand. 2) not easy to please or satisfy; awkward … English terms dictionary
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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
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