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61 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) a alege2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) a recunoaşte3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) a cânta (după ureche) -
62 plain sailing
(progress without difficulty.) (treabă) care merge strună/ca pe roate -
63 plough
1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) plug2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) a ara2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) a înainta cu greu3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) a intra (în) -
64 problem
['probləm]1) (a difficulty; a matter about which it is difficult to decide what to do: Life is full of problems; ( also adjective) a problem child.) problemă2) (a question to be answered or solved: mathematical problems.) problemă•- problematical- problematic -
65 pronunciation
noun (the act, or a way, of saying a word etc: She had difficulty with the pronunciation of his name.) pronunţare -
66 rally round
(to come together for a joint action or effort, especially of support: When John's business was in difficulty, his friends all rallied round (to help) him.) -
67 resolve
[rə'zolv]1) (to make a firm decision (to do something): I've resolved to stop smoking.) a lua o hotărâre2) (to pass (a resolution): It was resolved that women should be allowed to join the society.) a (se) decide3) (to take away (a doubt, fear etc) or produce an answer to (a problem, difficulty etc).) a rezolva -
68 restrain
[rə'strein](to prevent from doing something; to control: He was so angry he could hardly restrain himself; He had to be restrained from hitting the man; He restrained his anger with difficulty.) a (se) stăpâni; a împiedica -
69 scrape together/up
(to manage (with difficulty) to find (enough): I'll try to scrape a team together for tomorrow's game.) a obţine cu dificultate -
70 slightest
adjective ((often in negative sentences, questions etc) least possible; any at all: I haven't the slightest idea where he is; The slightest difficulty seems to upset her.) cel mai mic -
71 slog
[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) a lovi puternic2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) a înainta cu greu3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) a munci din greu2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) corvoadă2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) lovitură puternică -
72 snag
[snæɡ]1) (a difficulty or drawback: We did not realize at first how many snags there were in our plan.) obstacol2) (a place on a garment where a thread has been torn or pulled out of place.) ruptură, gaură -
73 soluble
['soljubl]1) (able to be dissolved or made liquid: This dye is soluble in water.) solubil2) ((of a problem, difficulty etc) able to be solved.) rezolvabil•- solution -
74 solution
[sə'lu:ʃən]1) (an answer to a problem, difficulty or puzzle: the solution to a crossword.) soluţie2) (the act of finding such an answer.) soluţionare3) (a liquid with something dissolved in it: a solution of salt and water.) soluţie -
75 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.) ţeapăn, rigid2) (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.) dur; rigid3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) consistent4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) dificil5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) puternic6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) rece•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
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76 strait
[streit]1) ((often in plural) a narrow strip of sea between two pieces of land: the straits of Gibraltar; the Bering Strait.) strâmtoare2) ((in plural) difficulty; (financial) need.) ananghie•- strait-laced -
77 struggle
1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) a se zbate2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) a se bate (contra), a se lupta (cu)3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) a înainta cu greu2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) a se lupta (pentru) -
78 stumbling-block
noun (a difficulty that prevents progress.) -
79 toil
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80 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.) necaz, problemă2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) tulburări3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) boală2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) a tulbura2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) a deranja3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) a-şi da osteneala•- troubled- troublesome
- troublemaker
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