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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.) besvær2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) vanskelighed3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) i pengevanskeligheder; i nød* * *plural - difficulties; noun1) (the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy: I have difficulty in understanding him.) besvær2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) vanskelighed3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) i pengevanskeligheder; i nød -
2 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.) have råd til2) ((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.) tillade sig* * *[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.) have råd til2) ((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.) tillade sig -
3 ask for
1) (to express a wish to see or speak to (someone): When he telephoned he asked for you; He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.) spørge efter; bede om2) (to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant): Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.) bede om; opsøge problemer* * *1) (to express a wish to see or speak to (someone): When he telephoned he asked for you; He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.) spørge efter; bede om2) (to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant): Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.) bede om; opsøge problemer -
4 harass
1) (to annoy or trouble (a person) constantly or frequently: The children have been harassing me all morning.) forstyrre; plage2) (to make frequent sudden attacks on (an enemy): The army was constantly harassed by groups of terrorists.) angribe; hærge•- harassed- harassment
- sexual harassment* * *1) (to annoy or trouble (a person) constantly or frequently: The children have been harassing me all morning.) forstyrre; plage2) (to make frequent sudden attacks on (an enemy): The army was constantly harassed by groups of terrorists.) angribe; hærge•- harassed- harassment
- sexual harassment -
5 if
[if]1) (in the event that; on condition that: He will have to go into hospital if his illness gets any worse; I'll only stay if you can stay too.) hvis2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) hvis3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.) hvis4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) men5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) om•- if only* * *[if]1) (in the event that; on condition that: He will have to go into hospital if his illness gets any worse; I'll only stay if you can stay too.) hvis2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) hvis3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.) hvis4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) men5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) om•- if only -
6 ill
[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) syg2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) dårlig3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) uheldig2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) dårligt3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) ondt2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) besværlighed•- ill-- illness
- ill-at-ease
- ill-fated
- ill-feeling
- ill-mannered / ill-bred
- ill-tempered / ill-natured
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-use
- ill-will
- be taken ill* * *[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) syg2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) dårlig3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) uheldig2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) dårligt3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) ondt2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) besværlighed•- ill-- illness
- ill-at-ease
- ill-fated
- ill-feeling
- ill-mannered / ill-bred
- ill-tempered / ill-natured
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-use
- ill-will
- be taken ill -
7 listen
['lisn]1) ((often with to) to give attention so as to hear (what someone is saying etc): I told her three times, but she wasn't listening; Do listen to the music!) lytte; høre efter2) ((with to) to follow the advice of: If she'd listened to me, she wouldn't have got into trouble.) lytte•* * *['lisn]1) ((often with to) to give attention so as to hear (what someone is saying etc): I told her three times, but she wasn't listening; Do listen to the music!) lytte; høre efter2) ((with to) to follow the advice of: If she'd listened to me, she wouldn't have got into trouble.) lytte• -
8 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rod2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rod; -rod3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rod4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) rod2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) slå rod; plante- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rode2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rode* * *I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rod2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rod; -rod3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rod4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) rod2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) slå rod; plante- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rode2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rode -
9 save
I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) redde2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) spare sammen3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) skåne; spare (for)4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) redde5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) frelse6) (to keep data in the computer.) gemme; lagre2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) redning- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) undtagen* * *I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) redde2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) spare sammen3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) skåne; spare (for)4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) redde5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) frelse6) (to keep data in the computer.) gemme; lagre2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) redning- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) undtagen -
10 source
[so:s]1) (the place, person, circumstance, thing etc from which anything begins or comes: They have discovered the source of the trouble.) kilde2) (the spring from which a river flows: the source of the Nile.) udspring* * *[so:s]1) (the place, person, circumstance, thing etc from which anything begins or comes: They have discovered the source of the trouble.) kilde2) (the spring from which a river flows: the source of the Nile.) udspring -
11 sympathy
['simpəði]1) (a feeling of pity or sorrow for a person in trouble: When her husband died, she received many letters of sympathy.) sympati; medfølelse2) (the state or feeling of being in agreement with, or of being able to understand, the attitude or feelings of another person: I have no sympathy with such a stupid attitude; Are you in sympathy with the strikers?) sympati; forståelse•- sympathetically
- sympathize
- sympathise* * *['simpəði]1) (a feeling of pity or sorrow for a person in trouble: When her husband died, she received many letters of sympathy.) sympati; medfølelse2) (the state or feeling of being in agreement with, or of being able to understand, the attitude or feelings of another person: I have no sympathy with such a stupid attitude; Are you in sympathy with the strikers?) sympati; forståelse•- sympathetically
- sympathize
- sympathise
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