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1 difficulty
plural - difficulties; noun1) (the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy: I have difficulty in understanding him.) težava2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) težava3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) težava* * *[dífikəlti]nountežava, težavnost; zadrega; American plural nesoglasjeto make ( —ali raise) difficulties — povzročati težave, ugovarjatiwith difficulty — težko, komajto throw difficulties in s.o.'s way — delati komu težave -
2 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) bresti* * *I [fláundə]nounzoology kambala; morski listII [fláundə]intransitive verbgaziti, bresti; premetavati se; opotekati se; figuratively nerodno se izražati, jecati; motiti seIII [fláundə]noungazenje, opotekanje; nerodno izražanje -
3 inconvenient
[inkən'vi:njənt] 1. adjective(causing trouble or difficulty; awkward: He has come at a very inconvenient time.) neprimeren2. verb(to cause trouble or difficulty to: I hope I haven't inconvenienced you.) nadlegovati* * *[inkənví:njənt]adjective ( inconveniently adverb)neudoben (to za); nadležen, siten, neprijeten, neprikladen, neugoden -
4 labour
['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.) delo2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) delavci3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) porodni popadki4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) laburistična stranka2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) delati2) (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.) z muko napredovati•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
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5 afford
[ə'fo:d]1) ((usually with can, could) to be able to spend money, time etc on or for something: I can't afford (to buy) a new car.) privoščiti si2) ((usually with can, could) to be able to do (something) without causing oneself trouble, difficulty etc: She can't afford to be rude to her employer no matter how rude he is to her.) dovoliti si* * *[əfɔ:d]transitive verbdati, nuditi; premoči, privoščiti siI cannot afford — ne morem si privoščiti, ne premoremto afford a basis — dati osnovo, biti osnova -
6 appreciate
[ə'pri:ʃieit]1) (to be grateful for (something): I appreciate all your hard work.) biti hvaležen2) (to value (someone or something) highly: Mothers are very often not appreciated.) ceniti (zasluge)3) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.) zavedati se4) (to increase in value: My house has appreciated (in value) considerably over the last ten years.) zrasti vrednost (čemu)•- appreciably
- appreciation
- appreciative
- appreciatively* * *[əprí:šieit]1.transitive verboceniti; upoštevati, uvaževati; spoštovati, ceniti; razločiti; dvigati vrednost;2.intransitive verbpridobivati na vrednosti, dražiti seI appreciate your difficulty — vem, da vam je težko -
7 asthma
['æsmə, ]( American[) 'æzmə](an illness which causes difficulty in breathing out, resulting from an allergy etc.) astma* * *[aesmə, aestmə]nounmedicine naduha, astma -
8 awkward
['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) neroden2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) mučen•- awkwardness* * *[ɔ:kwəd]adjective ( awkwardly adverb)okoren, neroden, nespreten; colloquially nevljuden mučen; nevarenthe awkward age — "telečja" letathe awkward squad — še nepreoblečeni novinci, rekruti; zelenci, novincian awkward question to answer — vprašanje, na katero ni lahko odgovoriti -
9 barrier
['bæriə]1) (something put up as a defence or protection: a barrier between the playground and the busy road.) pregrada2) (something that causes difficulty: His deafness was a barrier to promotion.) ovira* * *[baeriə]1.noun(to) ovira; ograja; pregrada; zagraja; zapornica;2.transitive verb(off, in) ograditi, zagraditi -
10 breathless
adjective (having difficulty in breathing normally: His asthma makes him breathless; He was breathless after climbing the hill.) zasopel* * *[brémlis]adjective ( breathlessly adverb)( with zaradi) zasopel; soparen; pridržujoč dih; poetically mrtev -
11 bronchitis
(inflammation of the air passages in the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing: Wet weather makes his bronchitis worse.) bronhitis* * *[brɔŋkáitis]nounmedicine bronhitis, vnetje sapnika -
12 cataract
['kætərækt](a clouding of the lens of the eye causing difficulty in seeing.) očesna mrena* * *[kaetərækt]nounslap; naliv; medicine očesna mrena; technical hidravlična zavora -
13 clear
[kliə] 1. adjective1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) prozoren2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) jasen3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) jasen4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) prost5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) neobremenjen6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) gotov, nedvomen7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) zunaj (nevarnosti)8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) na čistem, prost2. verb1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) pospraviti; odkašljati se; odstraniti2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) oprostiti3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) razjasniti se4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) preskočiti•- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear* * *I [kliə]adjective ( clearly adverb)jasen, svetel; prozoren, čist; (of) neoviran, prost; razumljiv, nedvomen; neobremenjen; bister; popoln, celmilitary sovražnik ni oborožen; konec preplaha; (figuratively) the coast is clear — zrak je čistas clear as crystal — jasen, prozoren; razumljivas clear as mud — nejasen, nerazumljiv, zamotanII [kliə]adverbjasno; naravnost; vso pot, ves čas, popolnomafiguratively to see one's way clear — ne imeti težavto stand clear off — stati ob strani, ne priti v bližinoclear off, clear away — daleč pročIII [kliə]1.transitive verbjasniti, vedriti; čistiti; (of) razbremeniti; razprodati; izkrčiti; pospraviti; plačati, poravnati; urediti; ocariniti; preskočiti; odstraniti; zapustiti, miniti; opravičiti; nautical odpluti;2.intransitive verb(z)jasniti, zvedriti se; razsvetliti se; izprazniti se; marine rešiti se; odpluti, odjadratito clear the decks — pripraviti ladjo za boj; slang pojesti vso jed na mizinautical to clear the land — odplutito clear o.s. — opravičiti senautical to clear the rope — zravnati, razviti vrvto clear s.o.'s skirts — vrniti komu dober glasclear the way! — umakni(te) se!to clear a ship — izkrcati tovor iz ladje;IV [kliə]nounpraznina; izpraznitev; jasnina -
14 complain
[kəm'plein]1) (to state one's displeasure, dissatisfaction etc: I'm going to complain to the police about the noise.) pritožiti se2) ((with of) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc): He's complaining of difficulty in breathing.) pritoževati se•* * *[kəmpléin]intransitive verb (about, of; to) pritoževati se; nergati, godrnjati -
15 convenience
1) (the state or quality of being convenient; freedom from trouble or difficulty: the convenience of living near the office.) ugodnost2) (any means of giving ease or comfort: the conveniences of modern life.) ugodnost(i)3) ((also public convenience) a public lavatory.) javno stranišče* * *[kənví:njəns]nounudobnost, prijetnost, prikladnost, pripravnost; korist, prid, dobiček; komfort; angleško stranišče; archaic prevozno sredstvoto make a convenience of s.o. — zlorabljati koga -
16 convenient
[kən'vi:njənt]1) (suitable; not causing trouble or difficulty: When would it be convenient for me to come?) primeren2) (easy to use, run etc: a convenient size of house.) prikladen3) (easy to reach etc; accessible: Keep this in a convenient place.) dostopen•- convenience* * *[kənvín:njənt]adjective ( conveniently adverb)( for) primeren, ustrezen, pripraven, prikladen, umesten; udobenconvenient to — tik, zravenwith all convenient speed — po najkrajši poti, čimprej -
17 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.)2) (a time of great danger or difficulty: a crisis such as the recent flooding; You can rely on her in a crisis.)* * *plural crises [kráisis, kráisi:z]noun kriza; stiska, težave; težak položaj; vrhunec bolezni -
18 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.) težak, zapleten2) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) težaven•* * *[dífikəlt]adjective ( difficultly adverb)težaven, težek; muhast, nepopustljiv -
19 disadvantage
(something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance: There are several disadvantages to this plan.) pomanjkljivost- at a disadvantage* * *[disædvá:ntidž]nounškoda, zguba; neugodnost, pomanjkljivost; neugoden položaj, slaba stran; ovirato take s.o. at a disadvantage — izrabiti neprilike kogato be at a disadvantage, to labour under a disadvantage — biti v slabem položaju; imeti izgubo -
20 dyspepsia
[dis'pepsiə](indigestion; difficulty in digesting food.) prebavne motnje* * *[dispépsiə]nounmedicine prebavna motnja
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difficulty — difficulty, hardship, rigor, vicissitude are synonyms only when they mean something which demands effort and endurance if it is to be overcome or one s end achieved. Difficulty, the most widely applicable of these terms, applies to any condition … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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difficulty — [dif′i kul΄tē, dif′ikəl΄tē] n. pl. difficulties [ME & OFr difficulte < L difficultas < difficilis, difficult < dis , not + facilis, easy: see FACILE] 1. the condition or fact of being difficult 2. something that is difficult, as a hard… … English World dictionary
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difficulty — late 14c., from O.Fr. difficulté, from L. difficultatem (nom. difficultas) difficulty, distress, poverty, from difficilis hard, from dis not, away from (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + facilis easy (see FACILE (Cf. facile)) … Etymology dictionary
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difficulty — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, extreme, grave, great, major, real, serious, severe ▪ We had enormous difficulty … Collocations dictionary
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