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1 difficulty
['dɪfɪkəltɪ]ntrudność f* * *plural - difficulties; noun1) (the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy: I have difficulty in understanding him.) trudność2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) trudność3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) kłopot -
2 come to grips with
(to deal with (a problem, difficulty etc).) poradzić sobie z -
3 labour
['leɪbə(r)] 1. (US labor) n( hard work) ciężka praca f; ( work force) siła f robocza; ( work done by work force) praca f; ( MED)2. vi 3. vtLabour, the Labour Party ( BRIT) — Partia Pracy
hard labour — ( toil) harówka (inf); ( punishment) ciężkie roboty
* * *['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.) (ciężka) praca2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) siła robocza3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) poród4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Partia Pracy2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) harować2) (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.) poruszać się z trudem, pracować z mozołem•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving -
4 fumble
['fʌmbl]vtto fumble a catch — zepsuć ( perf) podanie
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) gmerać, grzebać2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) stracić -
5 hammer
['hæmə(r)] 1. n 2. vt 3. vito hammer sth into sb — wbijać (wbić perf) coś komuś do głowy
Phrasal Verbs:* * *['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.) młot(ek)2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) młoteczek3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) młot2. verb1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) uderzać, wbijać (młotkiem)2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) wbijać do głowy•- give someone a hammering- give a hammering
- hammer home
- hammer out -
6 stiff
[stɪf] 1. adjsztywny; competition zacięty; penalty ciężki; drink mocny; breeze silny2. advbored/scared stiff — śmiertelnie znudzony/przestraszony
I am/feel too stiff to move — jestem/czuję się zbyt obolały, żeby się ruszyć
to have a stiff neck/back — nie móc zgiąć karku/pleców
* * *[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.) sztywny2) (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.) działający opornie, sztywny3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) gęsty4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) ciężki, trudny5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) silny6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) chłodny•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
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7 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.) uzupełnić2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) zdobywać środki (na) -
8 hobble
['hɔbl]vi* * *['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.) utykać, kuleć -
9 pick out
vt* * *1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) wybierać2) (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.) wypatrzeć, dostrzegać3) (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.) wystukać, wygrać -
10 plough
[plau] 1. (US plow) npług m2. vtto plough money into — wkładać (włożyć perf) pieniądze w +acc
Phrasal Verbs:* * *1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) pług2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) orać2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) brnąć3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) wryć się -
11 slog
[slɔg] 1. vi ( BRIT) 2. n* * *[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) walnąć, grzmotnąć2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) wlec się3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) mozolić się2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) harówka2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) mocny cios, walnięcie -
12 struggle
['strʌgl] 1. n 2. vito have a struggle to do sth — wkładać (włożyć perf) w coś wiele wysiłku
* * *1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) walczyć, wyrywać się2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) zmagać/borykać się3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) gramolić się2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) walka -
13 wheeze
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14 worm
[wəːm] 1. nrobak m2. vtPhrasal Verbs:- worm out* * *[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) dżdżownica2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) przecisnąć/wcisnąć się2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) wydobyć -
15 elicit
[ɪ'lɪsɪt]vtto elicit sth from sb — (response, reaction) wywoływać (wywołać perf) coś z czyjejś strony; ( information) wydobywać (wydobyć perf) coś z kogoś
* * *[i'lisit](to succeed in getting (information etc) from a person, usually with difficulty.) wydobywać -
16 fight one's way
(to make one's way with difficulty: She fought her way through the crowd.) (u)torować drogę -
17 flounder
['flaundə(r)] 1. vi 2. nflądra f* * *(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) brnąć, szamotać się -
18 hard-earned
adjective (earned by hard work or with difficulty: I deserve every penny of my hard-earned wages.) ciężko zapracowany -
19 lug
[lʌg]vt ( inf)taszczyć (zataszczyć perf) (inf)* * *past tense, past participle - lugged; verb(to drag with difficulty: She lugged the heavy trunk across the floor.) taszczyć -
20 peer
[pɪə(r)] 1. n 2. vi* * *I [piə] noun1) (a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards).) par2) (a person's equal in rank, merit or age: The child was disliked by his peers; ( also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group.) równy wiekiem/rangą•- peerage- peeress
- peerless II [piə] verb(to look with difficulty: He peered at the small writing.) przyglądać się
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