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1 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) a o scoate la capăt -
2 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) a o scoate la capăt -
3 make the best of a bad job
(to do one's best in difficult circumstances.) a face tot posibilul -
4 complicate
['komplikeit](to make difficult: His illness will complicate matters.) a complica- complication -
5 hinder
['hində](to delay or prevent; to make difficult: All these interruptions hinder my work; All the interruptions hinder me from working.) a stânjeni -
6 heavy going
(difficult to make any progress with: I found this book very heavy going.) greoi, dificil -
7 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) cale; drum2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) direcţie; drum; rută3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) Calea...4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) la o distanţă/depărtare de5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) manieră; mijloc6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) fel7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) manieră8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) a-şi face/a-şi croi drum2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) (de) departe- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
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8 handicap
['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) handicap2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) handicap3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) handicap4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) handicap2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) a dezavantaja -
9 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) greu2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) greu3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) mare; tare4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) mare5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) apăsător; înnorat6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) greu, dificil7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) greu8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) greu, apăsat•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
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10 obscure
[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) obscur, întunecos2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) obscur3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) obscur2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) a ascunde vederii- obscurity -
11 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nivel2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) nivel, etaj3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) poloboc4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) platou; şes2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) plan; ras2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) la acelaşi nivel; la egalitate (cu)3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) imperturbabil3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) a nivela2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) a egala3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) a îndrepta (spre)4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) a face una cu pământul•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
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12 most
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) cel mai mult2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) cea mai mare parte din(tre)2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) cel mai2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) cel mai mult3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) foarte4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) aproape3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) cel mai mult2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) cea mai mare parte (dintre), majoritatea•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
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13 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) a nu şti ce să aleagă între (...)English-Romanian dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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14 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) a nu şti ce să aleagă între (...)English-Romanian dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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15 block
[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) bloc2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) buştean3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) bloc, imobil4) (a barrier: a road block.) baraj rutier5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) lot de case2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) a bloca- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) a supune unei blocade- blockage- blocked
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16 cryptic
['kriptik](intentionally very difficult to understand or make sense of: a cryptic message.) criptic; enigmatic -
17 deafen
verb (to make hearing difficult; to have an unpleasant effect on the hearing: I was deafened by the noise in there!) a asurzi -
18 decipher
1) (to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language: They deciphered the spy's letter.)2) (to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read): I can't decipher his handwriting.) -
19 discriminate
[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) a distinge (între)2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) a discrimina, a face o discriminare• -
20 gloss
[ɡlos] 1. noun(brightness or shininess on the surface: Her hair has a lovely gloss; ( also adjective) gloss paint.) strălucire; strălucitor2. verb(to make a glossary: The student glossed the difficult terms in order to understand the article.)- glossary- glossy
- glossiness
- gloss over
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