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1 moeilijkheid
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2 moeilijk
3 [vervelend] difficult♦voorbeelden:moeilijk opvoedbare kinderen • problem childrendoe niet zo moeilijk • don't make such a fussmoeilijk horen • have difficulty hearinghet zichzelf moeilijk maken • make things difficult for oneself, make it hard on oneselfhet moeilijke is, dat … • the trouble/difficulty/problem is that …2 het zijn moeilijke tijden • these are hard/trying timeshet is moeilijk te geloven • it's hard to believehij had het erg moeilijk met haar overlijden • he found it hard to cope with her deathhet moeilijk hebben • have a rough/hard/bad timehij maakte het ons moeilijk • he gave us a hard timedat zal hem moeilijk vallen • it won't be easy for himhet moeilijkste is nu achter de rug • we've had the hardest part, the worst is behind usII 〈 bijwoord〉1 [eigenlijk onmogelijk] hardly♦voorbeelden:1 ik kan (toch) moeilijk wegblijven • I can hardly stay away, can I?daar kan ik moeilijk iets over zeggen • it's hard for me to say -
3 moeite
♦voorbeelden:met die jongen krijg je nog moeite • that boy will give you a lot of bother/troublevergeefse moeite • wasted effortbespaar je de moeite • (you can) save yourself the trouble/botherer is veel moeite aan besteed • considerable effort has been expended on itmoeite doen • take pains/troubleu hoeft geen extra moeite te doen • you need not bother, don't put yourself outik had moeite mij in te houden • I had difficulty holding myself back, I could hardly control myselfhet is de moeite niet (waard) • it's not worth it/the effort/the bother〈 ironisch〉 het is de moeite! • big deal!het kost me moeite om • I find it hard todat loont de moeite • it's worth the effort/trouble/itzich veel/de grootste moeite getroosten • go to/take great pains, bend over backwardshet is de moeite waard om het te proberen • it's worth a try/tryingde dingen die het leven de moeite waard maken • the things that make life worth livinghet was zeer de moeite waard • it was most rewardingmet moeite de 100 (km/u) halen • barely do/reach 100 kilometres per hourmet grote moeite • with great difficultydat is voor de moeite • that's for your troubledank u wel voor de moeite! • thank you very much!, sorry to have troubled you!doe (maar) geen moeite • don't bother, never mindgeen moeite was hem teveel • he spared no pains/effortdat is me te veel moeite! • I can't be bothered (with it/that)!, that's too much trouble -
4 moeizaam
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5 probleem
♦voorbeelden:1 een moeilijk probleem • a difficult/real problemproblemen geven • cause problems/difficultiesin de problemen zitten • be in difficulties/troublezwaar in de problemen zitten • be in great difficulty, big troublemet een probleem zitten • have a problem, be having difficultieshet probleem met hem is dat … • the trouble with him is that …ergens geen probleem van maken • not make a problem of/about somethinggeen probleem! • no problem!het zou geen probleem moeten zijn • it shouldn't be (much of) a problemeen probleempje • a bit of a problem, a spot of trouble -
6 amokmaker
n. troublemaker, one who causes trouble for others; one who causes difficulty; one who causes worry; one who causes conflict -
7 aporie
n. aporia, expression of doubt (rhetoric); theoretical difficulty, contradiction (logic) -
8 bezwaar
n. objection, opposition, protest; hardship, difficulty, trouble -
9 bezwaarlijkheid
n. difficulty, trouble -
10 bijeenscharrelen
v. scrape together, gather together with difficulty -
11 bijeenschrapen
v. scrape together, gather together with difficulty -
12 dwarskop
n. troublemaker, one who causes trouble for others; one who causes difficulty; one who causes worry; one who causes conflict -
13 dyslexie
n. dyslexia, learning disability characterized by difficulty in reading and writing -
14 gordiaans
adj. Gordian, pertaining to King Gordius of Phrygia who tied an intricate knot which was only to be untied by the future king of Asia (Greek Mythology); resembling the Gordian knot in difficulty or complexity -
15 indigestie
n. indigestion, dyspepsia, difficulty in digesting food -
16 licht
adj. light, not heavy; brightening, casting light; gentle, not forceful--------adv. lightly, with little weight; with little force; easily, without difficulty--------n. light, illumination; lamp -
17 moeilijkheid
n. difficulty, snag, trouble, scrape, arduousness, embarrassment, puzzle, crux, cumber, fix, nodus -
18 strubbeling
n. difficulty -
19 zwarigheid
n. difficulty, objection, scruple -
20 een moeilijkheid omzeilen
• to obviate a difficultyNederlands-Engels Technisch Woordenboek > een moeilijkheid omzeilen
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