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1 difficulty
n. svårhet* * *plural - difficulties; noun1) (the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy: I have difficulty in understanding him.) svårighet2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) svårighet3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) []knipa -
2 lines
noun plural (the words an actor has to say: He had difficulty remembering his lines.) repliker -
3 stumbling-block
noun (a difficulty that prevents progress.) stötesten -
4 labour
n. labourpartiet, politiskst parti* * *['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) arbete2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) arbetskraft, arbetare3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) förlossningsarbete, värkar4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Labour2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) arbeta []2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) arbeta sig fram•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
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5 work
adj. arbets---------n. arbete; verksamhet; yrke; sysselsättning; arbetsplats; verk; gärning; göromål; kraftansträngning--------v. arbeta; fungera; sätta i gång; sköta; bearbeta; lyckas; orsaka; driva; lösa; arbeta sig fram* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) arbete2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) arbete, jobb3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) arbete, grejor4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) verk5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) arbete6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) arbete, jobb2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) [] arbeta (jobba)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) arbeta, jobba, ha arbete (jobb)3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) [] fungera4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) fungera, lyckas, klaffa5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) arbeta sig6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) börja bli7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) arbeta, bearbeta•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) urverk, mekanism2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) gärningar•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
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6 asthma
n. astma* * *['æsmə, ]( American[) 'æzmə](an illness which causes difficulty in breathing out, resulting from an allergy etc.) astma -
7 barrier
n. gräns; barriär, spärr* * *['bæriə]1) (something put up as a defence or protection: a barrier between the playground and the busy road.) barriär2) (something that causes difficulty: His deafness was a barrier to promotion.) hinder -
8 bronchitis
n. bronkit (luftrörsinflammation)* * *(inflammation of the air passages in the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing: Wet weather makes his bronchitis worse.) bronkit, luftrörskatarr -
9 cataract
n. katarakt, vattenfall; grå starr* * *['kætərækt](a clouding of the lens of the eye causing difficulty in seeing.) grå starr -
10 convenience
n. bekvämlighet; lämplighet* * *1) (the state or quality of being convenient; freedom from trouble or difficulty: the convenience of living near the office.) bekvämlighet, förmånlighet, fördel2) (any means of giving ease or comfort: the conveniences of modern life.) bekvämlighet3) ((also public convenience) a public lavatory.) bekvämlighetsinrättning, offentlig toalett -
11 crisis
n. kris* * *plural - crises; noun1) (a deciding moment or turning-point (especially of an illness): Although she is still very ill, she has passed the crisis.)2) (a time of great danger or difficulty: a crisis such as the recent flooding; You can rely on her in a crisis.) -
12 disadvantage
n. olägenhet, avigsida, nackdel--------v. orsaka underlägsen situation; orsaka förlust* * *(something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance: There are several disadvantages to this plan.) avigsida, nackdel- at a disadvantage -
13 dyslexia
n. dyslexi (ordblindhet, lässvårighet)* * *[dis'leksiə](a difficulty with reading or writing that some people have because they are unable to see words as meaningful shapes or the differences between letters.) dyslexi, ordblindhet- dyslexic -
14 dyspepsia
n. dyspepsi, dålig matsmältning* * *[dis'pepsiə](indigestion; difficulty in digesting food.) dyspepsi, matsmältnings- -
15 ease
n. bekvämlighet; ro; sorglöshet--------v. underlätta; lugna; släppa ut, befria någon från* * *[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) välbefinnande, välbehag2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) lätthet3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) otvungenhet, naturlighet2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) lindra, dämpa2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) lätta, minska, sakta ner3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) flytta försiktigt på•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) försiktigt!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
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16 fix
n. knipa, dilemma, problem (slang); lokalisering, placering; heroinspruta (slang)--------v. sätta, fästa (fast); fixera; stabilisera; arrangera; fixa, rätta till; göra i ordning; fängsla, fascinera; muta; ta hand om (slang)* * *[fiks] 1. verb1) (to make firm or steady: He fixed the post firmly in the ground; He fixed his eyes on the door.) sätta fast, fästa2) (to attach; to join: He fixed the shelf to the wall.) sätta fast (upp), fästa, montera3) (to mend or repair: He has succeeded in fixing my watch.) laga, fixa4) (to direct (attention, a look etc) at: She fixed all her attention on me.) rikta, vända5) ((often with up) to arrange; to settle: to fix a price; We fixed (up) a meeting.) bestämma, ordna6) (to make (something) permanent by the use of certain chemicals: to fix a photgraphic print.) fixera7) (to prepare; to get ready: I'll fix dinner tonight.) fixa, ordna2. noun(trouble; a difficulty: I'm in a terrible fix!) knipa- fixation- fixed
- fixedly
- fixture
- fix on
- fix someone up with something
- fix up with something
- fix someone up with
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17 hammer
n. hammare--------v. hamra; besegra* * *['hæmə] 1. noun1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) hammare2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) hammare, klubba, kläpp3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) slägga2. verb1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) hamra, spika, bulta2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) slå (dunka) in•- give someone a hammering- give a hammering
- hammer home
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18 haul
n. dragande, bogsering, halning--------v. dra, bogsera; ändra riktning* * *[ho:l] 1. verb1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) dra, släpa, bogsera2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) transportera, frakta2. noun1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) halning, tag, drag2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) byte, fångst, kap•- haulage- haulier
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19 hill
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20 hurdle
n. häcklöpning; hinder--------v. inhägna med grindstaket* * *['hə:dl] 1. noun1) (a frame to be jumped in a race.) häck, hinder2) (a problem or difficulty: There are several hurdles to be got over in this project.) hinder2. verb(to run in a race in which hurdles are used: He has hurdled since he was twelve.) springa häcklöpning- hurdler- hurdling
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