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41 decipher
1) (to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language: They deciphered the spy's letter.)2) (to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read): I can't decipher his handwriting.) -
42 diagram
(a drawing used to explain something that is difficult to understand: This book has diagrams showing the parts of a car engine.) diagramă -
43 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.) a distinge (între)2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) a discrimina, a face o discriminare• -
44 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?) distanţă2) (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.) depărtare•- distant -
45 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.) a evita, a ocoli2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) ocolire, evitare2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) truc•- dodgy -
46 dodgy
1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.)2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) -
47 easier said than done
(more difficult than it at first seems: Getting seats for the theatre is easier said than done.) uşor de zis, (dar) greu de făcut -
48 easy
1) (not difficult: This is an easy job (to do).) uşor2) (free from pain, trouble, anxiety etc: He had an easy day at the office.) liniştit3) (friendly: an easy manner/smile.) degajat; prietenos4) (relaxed; leisurely: The farmer walked with an easy stride.) negrăbit -
49 elude
[i'lu:d]1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) a scăpa (de)2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) a scăpa•- elusive -
50 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.) a (se) amesteca -
51 enigma
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52 evaluate
[i'væljueit]1) (to form an idea of the worth of: It is difficult to evaluate him as a writer.) a aprecia, a evalua2) (to work out the numerical value of: If x = 1 and y = 2 we can evaluate x2 + y2.) a calcula• -
53 face up to
(to meet or accept boldly: She faced up to her difficult situation.) a privi (drept) în faţă -
54 fastidious
(very critical and difficult to please: She is so fastidious about her food that she will not eat in a restaurant.) pretenţios- fastidiousness -
55 fiendish
1) (wicked or devilish: a fiendish temper.) drăcesc2) (very difficult, clever etc: a fiendish plan.) diabolic -
56 fiendishly
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57 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 -
58 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.) a (se) adapta -
59 fog
[foɡ] 1. noun(a thick cloud of moisture or water vapour in the air which makes it difficult to see: I had to drive very slowly because of the fog.) ceaţă deasă, negură2. verb((usually with up) to cover with fog: Her glasses were fogged up with steam.) a (se) înceţoşa- foggy- fog-bound
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60 footing
1) (balance: It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.) echilibru2) (foundation: The business is now on a firm footing.) bază
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