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1 Difficulty
subs.P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.Of ground: P. χαλεπότης, ἡ.Difficulties: P. and V. ἄπορον, τό, or pl., V. ἀμηχάνον, τό, or pl., P. τὰ δυσχερῆ; see Straits (Strait).This is my difficulty: V. κεῖνό μοι... πρόσαντες (Eur., Or. 790).Consider his difficulties your opportunities: P. τὴν ἀκαιρίαν τὴν ἐκείνου καιρὸν ὑμέτερον νομίζειν (Dem. 16).With difficulty, adv.: P. and V. μόλις, μόγις, Ar. and P. χαλεπῶς, ταλαιπώρως, P. ἐπιπόνως, V. δυσπετώς.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Difficulty
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2 come to grips with
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3 Effort
subs.Zeal: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ, προθυμία, ἡ.With great effort ( with difficulty): P. and V. μόλις, μόγις, Ar. and P. χαλεπῶς, P. μετὰ πολλοῦ πόνου, V. πολλῷ πόνῳ; see with difficulty, under Difficulty.Make an effort, v.: P. and V. τείνειν, P. συντείνειν (or pass.), διατείνεσθαι, V. ἐντείνειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Effort
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4 Struggle
subs.Convulsion: P. and V. σπασμός, ὁ, P. σφαδασμός, ὁ (Plat.), V. σπαραγμός, ὁ.Agitation: P. ἀγωνία, ἡ.With a struggle, with difficulty: use adv., P. and V. μόλις, μόγις, Ar. and P. χαλεπῶς; see under Difficulty.Without a struggle ( without the necessity of fighting): P. ἀμαχεί, ἀκονιτί.——————v. trans.Contend: P. and V. ἀγωνίζεσθαι, μάχεσθαι, διαμάχεσθαι (Eur., Alc. 694), ἀθλεῖν, ἁμιλλᾶσθαι, V. ἐξαγωνίζεσθαι, ἐξαμιλλᾶσθαι.Use violence: P. and V. βιάζεσθαι.Exert oneself: P. and V. σπουδάζειν, τείνειν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, P. διατείνεσθαι, συντείνειν (or pass.), ἐντείνεσθαι, V. ἐντείνειν.Writhe, be convulsed: P. and V. σφαδάζειν (Xen.), V. σπᾶσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Struggle
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5 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.) σκληρή εργασία2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) εργατικό δυναμικό, εργάτες3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) τοκετός, πόνοι γέννας4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) το Εργατικό Κόμμα2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) εργάζομαι σκληρά, αγκομαχώ2) (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.) δυσκολεύομαι, πασχίζω•- laboriously
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- labourer
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- labour dispute
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6 Narrowly
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Narrowly
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7 Wearily
adv.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wearily
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8 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.) σφυρί2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) γλωσσίδι,σφύρα3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) σφύρα2. verb1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) χτυπώ με σφυρί,σφυροκοπώ2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) χώνω στο κεφάλι(με την επανάληψη),εντυπώνω•- give someone a hammering- give a hammering
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9 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.) δύσκαμπτος,σκληρός2) (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.) πιασμένος3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) σφιχτός4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) δύσκολος,ζόρικος5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) δυνατός6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) τυπικός,ψυχρός,τσουχτερός•- stiffly- stiffness
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10 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.) κάνω να φτουρήσει2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) τα φέρνω βόλτα -
11 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.) ψαχουλεύω2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) κρατώ αδέξια,δεν συγκρατώ στο χέρι μου -
12 hobble
['hobl](to walk with difficulty, usually taking short steps (eg because one is lame or because one's feet are sore): The old lady hobbled along with a stick.) κουτσαίνω -
13 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) διαλέγω,ξεχωρίζω2) (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.) διακρίνω3) (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.) παίζω με το αυτί -
14 plough
1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) αλέτρι,άροτρο2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) οργώνω2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) βγάζω από τη μέση3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) πέφτω πάνω -
15 slog
[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) βαράω2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) προχωρώ με δυσκολία3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) δουλεύω σκληρά2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) σκληρή δουλειά2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) δυνατό χτύπημα -
16 struggle
1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) αγωνίζομαι,παλεύω2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) αγωνίζομαι,μοχθώ,κοπιάζω3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) κινούμαι με δυσκολία2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) αγώνας -
17 wheeze
[wi:z] 1. verb(to breathe with a hissing sound and with difficulty.) ασθμαίνω2. noun(such a sound.) σφυριχτή / ασθματική αναπνοή- wheezy- wheezily
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18 worm
[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) σκουλήκι2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) γλιστρώ2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) βγάζω με το τσιγκέλι -
19 Dimly
adv.Indistinctly: P. ἀσαφῶς, V. δυσκρίτως.I see but dimly with my eyes: V. λεπτὰ γὰρ λεύσσω κόραις (Eur., Or. 224); see adj., dim.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Dimly
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20 Exertion
subs.Industry, zeal: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ, προθυμία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Exertion
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