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1 difficult
['difikəlt]1) (hard to do or understand; not easy: difficult sums; a difficult task; It is difficult to know what to do for the best.) grūts2) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) grūti audzināms bērns•* * *grūts; smags -
2 difficult child
grūti audzināms bērns -
3 difficult of access
grūti pieejams -
4 difficult of approach
grūti pieejams -
5 difficult task
grūts uzdevums -
6 a rather difficult task
diezgan grūts uzdevums -
7 he's a difficult man to get on with
ar viņu ir grūti satiktEnglish-Latvian dictionary > he's a difficult man to get on with
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8 somewhat difficult
diezgan grūti -
9 heavy going
(difficult to make any progress with: I found this book very heavy going.) (par darbu) grūti paveicams; lielu piepūli prasošs -
10 handicap
['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) trūkums; kavēklis2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) handikaps3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) sacensības ar handikapu4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) (fizisks) trūkums; (garīga) atpalicība; nepilnvērtība2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) kavēt* * *fizisks trūkums; traucējums, kavēklis; handikaps; būt par kavēkli; līdzsvarot spēkus -
11 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) smags2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) smags3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) stiprs; spēcīgs; (par cenu, nodokļiem) augsts4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) (par smēķētāju, dzērāju) kaislīgs; liels5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) drūms; apmācies6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) grūti saprotams7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) (par ēdienu) grūti gremojams8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) (par kustībām) smags; neveikls•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *biezs, trekns krējums; resnule; liels vilnis, banga; liels vīrs; smags; liels, smags; intensīvs, stiprs, spēcīgs; grūts, smags; kupls, biezs; bagātīgs; smags, neveikls; nomācošs, drūms; bargs, stingrs; nelikumīgs, netīrs; nopietns, svarīgs -
12 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) ievārījums; ievārījuma-- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) sablīvēties2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) iespiest; iegrūst; saspiest3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) iesprūst; ieķīlēties4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) traucēt (raidstaciju)2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) sablīvējums; sastrēgums; drūzma2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) ķeza•- jam on* * *džems, ievārījums; sablīvējums, sastrēgums, drūzma; iesprūdums, saķīlējums; traucējums; ķeza; iegrūst, iespiest; saspiest; piespiest; radīt sastrēgumu, sablīvēties; iesprūst, saķīlēties; traucēt; improvizēt -
13 obscure
[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) tumšs; vāji apgaismots2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) mazpazīstams3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) nesaprotams, miglains2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) aizsegt; aizēnot; aptumšot- obscurity* * *aizēnot, aptumšot; padarīt neskaidru; vāji apgaismots, tumšs; nespodrs, blāvs, neskaidrs; apslāpēts, nenoteikts; mazpazīstams, nepazīstams, nezināms; apslēpts -
14 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) stiprs; izturīgs2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) ciets; sīksts3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) izturīgs; sīksts4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) huligānisks5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) sīva konkurence2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) huligāns- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with* * *huligāns; sīksts, ciets; stiprs, izturīgs; grūts, smags; neatlaidīgs, stūrgalvīgs; nepakļāvīgs, rupjš; neveiksmīgs; bandītisks, huligānisks; lielisks -
15 abstruse
[əb'stru:s](difficult to understand: abstruse reasoning.) neskaidrs; grūti saprotams* * *nesaprotams, neskaidrs; apslēpts, dziļš -
16 accommodation
1) (room(s) in a house or hotel in which to live, especially for a short time: It is difficult to find accommodation in London in August.) mājvieta; pajumte (kādā mājā vai viesnīcā)2) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) vieta* * *pielāgošana, piemērošana; noregulēšana, nokārtošana; aizdevums; mājvieta, pajumte; kajīšu izvietojums -
17 arduous
(difficult; needing hard work: an arduous task.) grūts; spraigs- arduousness* * *grūts; spraigs; uzņēmīgs, neatlaidīgs; kraujš, nepieejams, stāvs -
18 aspire
((usually with to) to try very hard to reach (something difficult, ambitious etc): He aspired to the position of president.) tiekties; censties* * *censties, tiekties -
19 awkward
['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) neveikls; lempīgs2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) neērts; neveikls•- awkwardness* * *lempīgs, neveikls; neērts, neveikls -
20 backbreaking
adjective ((of a task etc) very difficult or requiring very hard work: Digging the garden is a backbreaking job.) mokošs; smags (par darbu)* * *mokošs, smags
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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
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 — 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 — dif|fi|cult [ dıfıkəlt ] adjective *** 1. ) not easy to do, deal with, or understand: HARD: Choosing the winner was a difficult task. The exam questions were too difficult. difficult to do something: It s difficult to say what time I will get… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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