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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.) få det att gå ihop, få det att räcka till -
2 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) få det att gå ihop, få det att räcka till -
3 make the best of a bad job
göra det bästa möjliga av situationen* * *(to do one's best in difficult circumstances.) -
4 block
n. kloss; hinder; del, en del av en text som är markerad för en framtida behandlingsfunktion (data) ; stupstock; byggnadskloss--------v. blockera; hindra, stoppa* * *[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) kloss, block2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) kubbe3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) byggnadskomplex, husblock4) (a barrier: a road block.) blockering, spärr5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) kvarter2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) blockera, spärra- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) blockera, spärra []- blockage- blocked
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5 deafen
v. förbli tyst; göra döv; bedöva; föra oväsen* * *verb (to make hearing difficult; to have an unpleasant effect on the hearing: I was deafened by the noise in there!) göra döv, överrösta -
6 hamper
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7 heavy going
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8 way
adv. oerhört; långt, högt--------n. väg, stig; sätt, vis; avseende; form; riktning; avstånd* * *[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) väg, passage2) (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.) väg3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) gata[], väg[]4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) väg, el. oöversatt: det är långt till skolan5) (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.) sätt, vis6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) sätt, vis, avseende7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) sätt, uppträdande, beteende8) (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.) fram, el. oöversatt: de hade snart ätit sig igenom maten2. 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.) långt, högt- 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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9 handicap
n. hinder; handikapp; handicap--------v. hindra, stoppa* * *['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) handikapp2) ((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.) handicaptävling4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) handikapp2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) handikappa -
10 heavy
adj. tung; svår--------adv. tungt--------n. antagonist, fientlig person ( teater); inflytelserik person* * *['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) tung2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) tung3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) kraftig, hård4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) stor-5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) mörk, laddad6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) svår7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) mäktig8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) tung•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
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11 obscure
adj. dunkel; skum; okänd; otydlig--------v. fördunkla; grumla* * *[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) dunkel, skum2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) okänd3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) svårfattlig, dunkel2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) förmörka, fördunkla, skymma- obscurity -
12 level
adj. slät; jämn; jämställd; plan; på samma plan--------n. nivå; jämnhöjd; höjd; yta; plan; vattennivå; vattenpass--------v. jämna till, planera (även nivå); balansera; göra likställd; göras likställd; jämna med marken* * *['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nivå, standard2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) plan, våning3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) vattenpass4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) jämn yta (mark)2. 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).) jämn, slät, plan, struken2) (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.) i jämnhöjd, jämn3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) jämn, stadig3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) jämna (platta) ut (till)2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) utjämna3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) rikta mot4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) jämna med marken, rasera•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
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13 most
adj. mest, mesta; störst, största; flest, flesta; bäst, bästa; nästan (slang)--------adv. mest; högst, i högsta grad; nästan--------n. mest, den mesta; störst; flest, de flesta* * *[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.) mest, flest, den (det) mesta, de flesta2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) de flesta, större delen av2. 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.) mest2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mest3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) högst, ytterst4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) nästan3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mest, flest2) (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.) större delen av, de flesta•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
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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.) slitas mellanEnglish-Swedish dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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15 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.) slitas mellanEnglish-Swedish dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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16 complicate
v. komplicera, trassla till* * *['komplikeit](to make difficult: His illness will complicate matters.) komplicera, krångla till- complication -
17 cryptic
adj. kryptisk, hemlig, gömd* * *['kriptik](intentionally very difficult to understand or make sense of: a cryptic message.) kryptisk -
18 decipher
v. dechiffrera, tyda ut* * *1) (to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language: They deciphered the spy's letter.) dechiffrera2) (to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read): I can't decipher his handwriting.) tyda [] -
19 discriminate
v. diskriminera, urskilja, skilja mellan* * *[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) skilja på (mellan)2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) diskriminera• -
20 get at
skaffa sig, nå; syfta på; muta* * *1) (to reach (a place, thing etc): The farm is very difficult to get at.) nå, komma [] till2) (to suggest or imply (something): What are you getting at?) mena, vilja ha sagt3) (to point out (a person's faults) or make fun of (a person): He's always getting at me.) vilja åt, trakassera
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