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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 difficulty
plural - difficulties; noun1) (the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy: I have difficulty in understanding him.) δυσκολία2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) εμπόδιο3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) δυσχέρεια,προβλήματα -
3 difficulty
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4 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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5 inconvenient
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6 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
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
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7 Narrowly
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Narrowly
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8 Rub
v. trans.P. and V. τρίβειν.Rubagainst... rubbing flint against flint I produced with pain a dim spark: V. ἀλλʼ ἐν πέτροισι πέτρον ἐκτρίβων μόλις ἔφηνʼ ἄφαντον φῶς (Soph., Phil. 296).Rub down ( as a horse): Ar. and P. καταψῆν (Xen.), P. and V. ψήχειν (Xen. also Ar.), V. καταψήχειν, κτενίζειν.Rub off: Ar. and V. ἀποψῆν; see wipe away.Rub out: P. and V. ἐξαλείφειν, P. ἀπαλείφειν.Erase: P. ἐκκολάπτειν; see Erase.Hard to rub out, adj.: P. δυσέκνιπτος, V. δύσνιπτος.Rub up, polish: P. λαμπρύνεσθαι (Xen.).——————subs.Rubbing: P. τρῖψις, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Rub
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9 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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10 Wearily
adv.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wearily
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11 a hard time (of it)
(trouble, difficulty, worry etc: The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.) δυσκολίες, βάσανα -
12 a hard time (of it)
(trouble, difficulty, worry etc: The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.) δυσκολίες, βάσανα -
13 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.) διαθέτω (χρήματα, χρόνο)2) ((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.) είμαι σε θέση, έχω τη δυνατότητα -
14 asthma
['æsmə, ]( American[) 'æzmə](an illness which causes difficulty in breathing out, resulting from an allergy etc.) άσθμα -
15 awkward
['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) αδέξιος, άγαρμπος2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) που προκαλεί αμηχανία ή δυσκολία, `ενοχλητικός`•- awkwardness -
16 barrier
['bæriə]1) (something put up as a defence or protection: a barrier between the playground and the busy road.) φράγμα, φράκτης2) (something that causes difficulty: His deafness was a barrier to promotion.) εμπόδιο -
17 be the matter
( often with with) (to be the/a trouble, difficulty or thing that is wrong: Is anything the matter?; What's the matter with you?) συμβαίνει -
18 breathless
adjective (having difficulty in breathing normally: His asthma makes him breathless; He was breathless after climbing the hill.) λαχανιασμένος, ξέπνοος -
19 bronchitis
(inflammation of the air passages in the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing: Wet weather makes his bronchitis worse.) βρογχίτιδα -
20 cataract
['kætərækt](a clouding of the lens of the eye causing difficulty in seeing.) καταρράκτης
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