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21 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) a nu şti ce să aleagă între (...)English-Romanian dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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22 blind spot
1) (any matter about which one always shows lack of understanding: She seems to have a blind spot about physics.) problemă (permanentă)2) (an area which is impossible or difficult to see due to an obstruction.) punct mort; fără vizibilitate -
23 block
[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) bloc2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) buştean3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) bloc, imobil4) (a barrier: a road block.) baraj rutier5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) lot de case2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) a bloca- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) a supune unei blocade- blockage- blocked
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24 burden
['bə:dn] 1. noun1) (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).) povară2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) sarcină2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) a împovăra (cu) -
25 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.) camuflaj2. verb(to conceal with camouflage.) a camufla -
26 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.) a prinde mingea2) (to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc: The last question in the exam caught them all out.) a prinde (pe nepregătite) -
27 challenging
adjective (demanding effort; difficult: a challenging job/idea.) solicitant -
28 communicate
[kə'mju:nikeit]1) (to tell (information etc): She communicated the facts to him.) a comunica2) (to get in touch (with): It's difficult to communicate with her now that she has left the country.) a comunica (cu)•- communications
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29 communication
1) ((an act, or means, of) conveying information: Communication is difficult in some remote parts of the country.) comunicaţie2) (a piece of information given, a letter etc: I received your communication in this morning's post.) mesaj -
30 complex
1. ['kompleks, ]( American[) kəm'pleks] adjective1) (composed of many parts: a complex piece of machinery.)2) (complicated or difficult: a complex problem.) complex2. ['kompleks] noun1) (something made up of many different pieces: The leisure complex will include a swimming-pool, tennis courts, a library etc.) complex2) ((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.) complex• -
31 complicate
['komplikeit](to make difficult: His illness will complicate matters.) a complica- complication -
32 complicated
adjective ((negative uncomplicated) difficult to understand: complicated instructions.) complicat -
33 complication
1) (something making a situation etc more difficult: Taking the dog with us on holiday will be an added complication.) complicaţie2) (a development (in an illness etc) which makes things worse.) complicaţie -
34 converse
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35 corner
['ko:nə] 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) colţ2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) colţ3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) corner2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) a încolţi2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) a lua o curbă•- cornered- cut corners
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36 cornered
1) (having (a given number of) corners: a three-cornered hat.) cu (...) colţuri2) (forced into a position from which it is difficult to escape: A cornered animal can be very dangerous.) încolţit -
37 crux
plural - cruxes; noun(a difficult or essential point: That is the crux of the matter.) esenţă; punct crucial -
38 cryptic
['kriptik](intentionally very difficult to understand or make sense of: a cryptic message.) criptic; enigmatic -
39 deafen
verb (to make hearing difficult; to have an unpleasant effect on the hearing: I was deafened by the noise in there!) a asurzi -
40 deception
[di'sepʃən]((an act of) deceiving: Deception is difficult in these circumstances.) înşelăciune- deceptively
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