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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.) ťažký2) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) tvrdohlavý, náročný•* * *• svojhlavý• tažký• nelahký• nárocný -
2 with difficult
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3 heavy going
(difficult to make any progress with: I found this book very heavy going.) ťažkopádny -
4 handicap
['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) (telesné) postihnutie2) ((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.) handicap3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) handicap4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) telesná chyba2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) handicapovať, znevýhodniť* * *• prekážka• handicapovat• poškodit• nevýhoda -
5 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) ťažký2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) ťažký3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) hustý; silný; rozbúrený; ťaživý4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) veľký5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) zamračený; dusný6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) ťažký7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) ťažký8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) ťažký, ťažkopádny•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *• silný• tažký• tažkopádny -
6 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.) džem; s džemom- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) zatarasiť2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) (na)pchať (sa), vopchať3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) zadrieť sa4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) rušiť2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) zápcha; tlačenica2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) pekná kaša, galiba, nepríjemná situácia•- jam on* * *• zacviknutie• vzpriecenie• vtlácat (sa)• vzpriecit• zatarasit• zámerné rušenie• zaváranina• zaseknút• zahradit• zámerne rušit• zovriet• stlacenie• stlácat• stisnutie• stisk• stlacit• upchat (sa)• tlacenica• urobit džem• tlacit sa• prekážat• domýšlavost• džem• hracka• hrat na jam session• rušit• rozdrvit• rušit (vysielanie)• rušit (úmyselne)• pchat sa• porucha (stroja)• lekvár• napchat• napratat• natriet džemom• nával• nepríjemná situácia -
7 obscure
[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) tmavý2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) málo známy3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) nejasný2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) zakryť- obscurity* * *• zastriet• zatemnovat• zapadlý• zatienovat• zastretý• zahalit• zapadnutý• zastierat• zatemnit• zakrývat• zakryt• zatienit• záhadný• skrytý• slabý• skryt• schovat• sotva pozorovatelný• stemnit• urobit nejasným• temnota• tmavý• tma• temný• prikryt• bezvýznamný• matný• malý• matnost• nevýrazný• nenápadný• nevyjasnený• neviditelný• neznámy• nejasnost• nezretelný• nezretelnost• nepochopitelný• nejasný• neurcitý• obycajný -
8 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) pevný2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) tuhý3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) odolný4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) hrubý, neznesiteľný5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) ťažký2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) lotor- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with* * *• silný• ulicník• tuhý• tvrdý• tažký• húževnatý• chuligán• nepoddajný• obtažný -
9 abstruse
[əb'stru:s](difficult to understand: abstruse reasoning.) nezrozumiteľný* * *• záhadný• temný• tažko pochopitelný• hlboký• neprístupný• odlahlý -
10 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.) ubytovanie2) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) miesto* * *• vyhovenie• výpomoc• urovnanie• ubytovanie• upravenie• uspokojenie• ubytovanie so zaopatrením• prispôsobenie• akomodácia• bydlisko• adaptácia• dohoda• pohodlie• pôžicka• kompromis• komfort• narovnanie -
11 arduous
(difficult; needing hard work: an arduous task.) náročný- arduousness* * *• zanietenie• strmý• príkry• húževnatý• pracný• nárocný• namáhavý -
12 aspire
((usually with to) to try very hard to reach (something difficult, ambitious etc): He aspired to the position of president.) ašpirovať* * *• usilovat• túžit -
13 awkward
['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) neobratný, nemotorný2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) nevhodný, trápny•- awkwardness* * *• zle navrhnutý• trápny• nepríjemný• nešikovný• nemotorný -
14 backbreaking
adjective ((of a task etc) very difficult or requiring very hard work: Digging the garden is a backbreaking job.) vyčerpávajúci* * *• vycerpávajúci• únavný -
15 block
[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) blok, kváder2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) klát3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) blok4) (a barrier: a road block.) zátarasa5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) blok2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) blokovať, zatarasiť- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) blokovať- blockage- blocked
- block capital/letter
- blockhead* * *• zatarasit• tvorit bloky• klát• kladka• blok domov• blok• blokovat -
16 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).) bremeno2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) bremeno, ťarcha2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) zaťažiť* * *• zatažit• prítaž• bremeno• réžia• režijné náklady• naložit -
17 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.) maskovanie2. verb(to conceal with camouflage.) zamaskovať* * *• zastieranie• zamaskovat• kamufláž• maskovanie• maska -
18 communicate
[kə'mju:nikeit]1) (to tell (information etc): She communicated the facts to him.) oznámiť2) (to get in touch (with): It's difficult to communicate with her now that she has left the country.) udržiavať spojenie•- communications
- communicative
- communication cord
- communications satellite* * *• súvisiet• spojovat• dorozumievat sa• byt v spojení• dat na vedomie• oznámit• oznamovat• povedat• komunikovat -
19 communication
1) ((an act, or means, of) conveying information: Communication is difficult in some remote parts of the country.) spojenie2) (a piece of information given, a letter etc: I received your communication in this morning's post.) správa* * *• správa• spojovanie• spojenie• prejav• dorozumenie• dopravná cesta• dorozumievanie• oznámenie• komunikácia -
20 complex
1. ['kompleks, ]( American[) kəm'pleks] adjective1) (composed of many parts: a complex piece of machinery.) zložitý2) (complicated or difficult: a complex problem.) zložitý2. ['kompleks] noun1) (something made up of many different pieces: The leisure complex will include a swimming-pool, tennis courts, a library etc.) komplex2) ((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.) komplex•* * *• zložitý• súhrn• súhrnný• celý• komplexný• komplex
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Difficult — Dif fi*cult, a. [From {Difficulty}.] 1. Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous. [1913 Webster] Note: Difficult implies the notion that considerable mental effort or skill is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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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
difficult */*/*/ — UK [ˈdɪfɪk(ə)lt] / US [ˈdɪfɪkəlt] adjective 1) not easy to do, deal with, or understand Choosing the winner was a difficult task. The exam questions were too difficult. it is difficult to do something: It s difficult to say what time I will get… … English dictionary
