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101 crisis
plural - crises; noun1) (a deciding moment or turning-point (especially of an illness): Although she is still very ill, she has passed the crisis.) crise2) (a time of great danger or difficulty: a crisis such as the recent flooding; You can rely on her in a crisis.) situation critique -
102 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.) difficile2) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) difficile• -
103 difficulties
plural; see difficulty -
104 disadvantage
(something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance: There are several disadvantages to this plan.) désavantage- at a disadvantage -
105 dyslexia
[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.) dyslexie- dyslexic -
106 dyspepsia
[dis'pepsiə](indigestion; difficulty in digesting food.) -
107 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) bien-être2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) facilité3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) naturel2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) soulager2) ((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.) (se) calmer, ralentir3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) (mouvoir) doucement•- easily- easiness - easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) doucement- easy-going - at ease - easier said than done - go easy on - stand at ease - take it easy - take one's ease -
108 easily
1) (without difficulty: She won the race easily.) facilement2) (by far: This is easily the best book I've read this year.) de loin3) (very probably: It may easily rain tomorrow.) bien -
109 eke out
1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) faire durer2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) subsister avec peine -
110 elicit
[i'lisit](to succeed in getting (information etc) from a person, usually with difficulty.) tirer de -
111 feel the pinch
(to be in difficulty because of lack of money.) être serré -
112 fight one's way
(to make one's way with difficulty: She fought her way through the crowd.) (se) frayer un passage -
113 fish out
(to pull something out with some difficulty: At last he fished out the letter he was looking for.) extirper -
114 fix
[fiks] 1. verb1) (to make firm or steady: He fixed the post firmly in the ground; He fixed his eyes on the door.) enfoncer, fixer du regard2) (to attach; to join: He fixed the shelf to the wall.) fixer3) (to mend or repair: He has succeeded in fixing my watch.) réparer4) (to direct (attention, a look etc) at: She fixed all her attention on me.) fixer5) ((often with up) to arrange; to settle: to fix a price; We fixed (up) a meeting.) fixer, décider6) (to make (something) permanent by the use of certain chemicals: to fix a photgraphic print.) fixer7) (to prepare; to get ready: I'll fix dinner tonight.) préparer2. noun(trouble; a difficulty: I'm in a terrible fix!) embarras- fixation- fixed - fixedly - fixture - fix on - fix someone up with something - fix up with something - fix someone up with - fix up with -
115 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) patauger -
116 fumble
1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) tâtonner2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) -
117 get through
1) (to finish (work etc): We got through a lot of work today.) terminer2) (to pass (an examination).) réussir3) (to arrive, usually with some difficulty: The food got through to the fort despite the enemy's attempts to stop it.) parvenir4) (to make oneself understood: I just can't get through to her any more.) se faire comprendre -
118 hammer
['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.) marteau2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) marteau3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) marteau2. verb1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) marteler/enfoncer à coups de marteau2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) faire entrer qqch. dans la tête de qqn•- give someone a hammering- give a hammering - hammer home - hammer out -
119 hard-earned
adjective (earned by hard work or with difficulty: I deserve every penny of my hard-earned wages.) bien mérité -
120 haul
[ho:l] 1. verb1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) tirer2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) transporter2. noun1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) effort2) (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.) prise, butin•- haulage- haulier - a long haul
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