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61 soluble
['soljubl]1) (able to be dissolved or made liquid: This dye is soluble in water.) šķīstošs2) ((of a problem, difficulty etc) able to be solved.) []risināms•- solution* * *šķīstošs; atrisināms -
62 solution
[sə'lu:ʃən]1) (an answer to a problem, difficulty or puzzle: the solution to a crossword.) atrisinājums; atminējums2) (the act of finding such an answer.) atrisināšana3) (a liquid with something dissolved in it: a solution of salt and water.) šķīdums* * *šķīdums; šķīdināšana; šķīšana; atrisinājums -
63 stiff
[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) stīvs; ciets2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) stingrs; stīvs3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) biezs4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) grūts5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) stiprs; spēcīgs6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) oficiāls; formāls; vēss•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff* * *līķis; muļķis; vekselis; viltota banknote; stīvs; biezs; nelokāms; stīvs, klīrīgs; grūts, smags; spēcīgs; stiprs; pārmērīgs; bargs; nepieņemams; galīgi, pilnīgi -
64 strait
[streit]1) ((often in plural) a narrow strip of sea between two pieces of land: the straits of Gibraltar; the Bering Strait.) jūras šaurums2) ((in plural) difficulty; (financial) need.) [] grūtības•- strait-laced* * *jūras šaurums; grūts stāvoklis; šaurs; prasīgs, stingrs -
65 struggle
1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) turēties/cīnīties pretī2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) cīnīties; karot3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) cīnīties/lauzties (uz priekšu; ārā u.tml.)2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) cīņa* * *cīņa; piepūle; cīnīties; censties, pūlēties; izlauzties -
66 stumbling-block
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67 toil
[toil] 1. verb1) (to work hard and long: He toiled all day in the fields.) pūlēties; smagi strādāt2) (to move with great difficulty: He toiled along the road with all his luggage.) smagi virzīties; vilkties2. noun(hard work: He slept well after his hours of toil.) smags darbs* * *smags darbs; nopūlēties; vilkties -
68 trouble
1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) nepatikšanas; rūpes; raizes; grūtības2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) nemieri; sacelšanās; jukas3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) kaite; vaina2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) uztraukt; sagādāt rūpes/pūles2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) Vai drīkstu jums lūgt...3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) papūlēties; pacensties•- troubled- troublesome
- troublemaker* * *nepatikšanas; grūtības; raizes, rūpes; pūles; jukas, nemieri; kaite, slimība; avārija; sagādāt rūpes, uztraukt; uztraukties; traucēt, apgrūtināt; grūti padoties, neveikties; nomocīt; papūlēties; bojāt -
69 troublemaker
noun (a person who continually (and usually deliberately) causes worry, difficulty or disturbance to other people: Beware of her - she is a real troublemaker.) nemiera cēlējs* * *kārtības traucētājs, nemiera cēlējs -
70 troublesome
adjective (causing worry or difficulty: troublesome children/tasks.) nemierīgs; traucējošs; apgrūtinošs* * *traucējošs, apgrūtinošs -
71 undercarriage
(the landing-gear of an aircraft: The pilot had some difficulty in lowering the undercarriage.) šasija* * *šasija -
72 unflinching
(not yielding etc because of pain, danger, difficulty etc: his unflinching courage/determination.) nesatricināms; stingrs* * *nesatricināms, noteikts, stingrs -
73 wade
[weid]1) (to go or walk (through water, mud etc) with some difficulty: He waded across the river towards me; I've finally managed to wade through that boring book I had to read.) brist; cīnīties (cauri)2) (to cross (a river etc) by wading: We'll wade the stream at its shallowest point.) pārbrist•- wader* * *brišana; brist; pārbrist -
74 wheeze
[wi:z] 1. verb(to breathe with a hissing sound and with difficulty.) sēkt2. noun(such a sound.) sēkšana- wheezy- wheezily
- wheeziness* * *gārgšana, sēkšana; paša izdomājums, savi vārdi; joks, triks; banāls joks, banāls triks; sēkt, gārgt -
75 winkle
I ['wiŋkl] verb(to force (something out of something) gradually and with difficulty: He winkled the shell out from the rock; He tried to winkle some information out of her.) izdabūt; izspiest; izvilkt (noslēpumu)II ['wiŋkl] noun((also periwinkle ['peri-]) a type of small shellfish, shaped like a small snail, eaten as food.) jūras gliemezis* * *ēdamais jūras gliemezis -
76 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) darbs2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) darbs3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) darbs4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) sacerējums; ražojums; darbs5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) darbs; darba rezultāts6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) darbs; darbavieta2. 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.) strādāt2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) strādāt3) (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.) strādāt; darboties; darbināt4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) īstenoties; tikt veiktam/realizētam5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) ar pūlēm tikt uz priekšu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) Ritenis atskrūvējās.7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) izstrādāt; darināt•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mehānisms2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) darbi•- 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
- work wonders* * *darbs; nodarbošanās, darbs; darbība, rīcība; sacerējums, ražojums, darbs; izšuvums, rokdarbs; putas; apstrāde; nocietinājumi; strādāt; darboties; strādināt; nostrādināt; izmantot; darbināt; iedarbināt; izrakstīt, izšūt -
77 worm
[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) tārps; kāpurs; slieka2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) []līst; []kļūt; []spraukties2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) izdibināt; izvilkt (ziņas)* * *tārps; kāpurs; cērme; nožēlojams radījums; vītne; ielīst; attārpot -
78 a hard time (of it)
(trouble, difficulty, worry etc: The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.) grūtības; raizes -
79 a hard time (of it)
(trouble, difficulty, worry etc: The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.) grūtības; raizes -
80 be the matter
( often with with) (to be the/a trouble, difficulty or thing that is wrong: Is anything the matter?; What's the matter with you?) notikt
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