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1 make heavy weather of
(to find surprising difficulty in doing: He said he'd finish the job in half an hour, but he's making rather heavy weather of it.) göra mycket väsen av -
2 work
adj. arbets---------n. arbete; verksamhet; yrke; sysselsättning; arbetsplats; verk; gärning; göromål; kraftansträngning--------v. arbeta; fungera; sätta i gång; sköta; bearbeta; lyckas; orsaka; driva; lösa; arbeta sig fram* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) arbete2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) arbete, jobb3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) arbete, grejor4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) verk5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) arbete6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) arbete, jobb2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) [] arbeta (jobba)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) arbeta, jobba, ha arbete (jobb)3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) [] fungera4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) fungera, lyckas, klaffa5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) arbeta sig6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) börja bli7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) arbeta, bearbeta•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) urverk, mekanism2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) gärningar•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders -
3 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.) dryga ut2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) nödtorftigt dra sig fram -
4 fix
n. knipa, dilemma, problem (slang); lokalisering, placering; heroinspruta (slang)--------v. sätta, fästa (fast); fixera; stabilisera; arrangera; fixa, rätta till; göra i ordning; fängsla, fascinera; muta; ta hand om (slang)* * *[fiks] 1. verb1) (to make firm or steady: He fixed the post firmly in the ground; He fixed his eyes on the door.) sätta fast, fästa2) (to attach; to join: He fixed the shelf to the wall.) sätta fast (upp), fästa, montera3) (to mend or repair: He has succeeded in fixing my watch.) laga, fixa4) (to direct (attention, a look etc) at: She fixed all her attention on me.) rikta, vända5) ((often with up) to arrange; to settle: to fix a price; We fixed (up) a meeting.) bestämma, ordna6) (to make (something) permanent by the use of certain chemicals: to fix a photgraphic print.) fixera7) (to prepare; to get ready: I'll fix dinner tonight.) fixa, ordna2. noun(trouble; a difficulty: I'm in a terrible fix!) knipa- fixation- fixed
- fixedly
- fixture
- fix on
- fix someone up with something
- fix up with something
- fix someone up with
- fix up with -
5 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.) fullt upp -
6 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.) fullt upp -
7 clear
adj. ljus; klar, tydlig--------adv. klart; tydligt, uppenbart; fullständigt--------n. radera ut något (data)--------v. klargöra; rentvå; röja (undan); klarna, ljusna* * *[kliə] 1. adjective1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) klar, genomskinlig2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) klar3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) klar, tydlig4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) fri, tom, öppen5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) ren, fläckfri, oskyldig6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) klar, införstådd7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) [] klar för, [] fri från, utom []8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) fri från2. verb1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) röja (rensa) [], harkla sig2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) frita []3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) klarna4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) klara•- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear -
8 ease
n. bekvämlighet; ro; sorglöshet--------v. underlätta; lugna; släppa ut, befria någon från* * *[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) välbefinnande, välbehag2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) lätthet3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) otvungenhet, naturlighet2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) lindra, dämpa2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) lätta, minska, sakta ner3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) flytta försiktigt på•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) försiktigt!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease -
9 fight one's way
kämpa sig fram, slå sig igenom; slå sig fram, bryta sig en bana* * *(to make one's way with difficulty: She fought her way through the crowd.) -
10 get through
komma igenom; komma fram* * *1) (to finish (work etc): We got through a lot of work today.) klara av, göra färdigt2) (to pass (an examination).) klara sig i, bli godkänd i3) (to arrive, usually with some difficulty: The food got through to the fort despite the enemy's attempts to stop it.) komma (nå) fram4) (to make oneself understood: I just can't get through to her any more.) nå, komma in på livet -
11 resolve
n. beslut; beslutsamhet--------v. besluta; lösa, skingra; sönderdela* * *[rə'zolv]1) (to make a firm decision (to do something): I've resolved to stop smoking.) besluta sig för, föresätta sig2) (to pass (a resolution): It was resolved that women should be allowed to join the society.) besluta3) (to take away (a doubt, fear etc) or produce an answer to (a problem, difficulty etc).) lösa [], skingra [] -
12 slog
n. hårt slag; trälande, knog--------v. dänga till, drämma till; knoga, knega; traska [mödosamt]* * *[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) dänga (drämma) till2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) traska, knoga3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) knoga, knega2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) slit, knog2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) hårt slag -
13 struggle
n. kamp; ansträngning--------v. kämpa; anstränga sig; streta* * *1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) streta, sprattla, kämpa2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) kämpa3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) kämpa sig2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) kamp -
14 trouble
n. problem, svårighet, oro, bekymmer--------v. oroa, bekymra; störa; besvära* * *1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) besvär, möda, bekymmer2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) oro, orolighet3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) sjukdom, ont, besvär2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) oroa, bekymra, plåga, besvära2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) besvära, be3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) göra sig besvär•- troubled- troublesome
- troublemaker -
15 worm
n. mask; (bildl.) stackare, kryp; (tekn.) gänga; rörslinga; (med.) avmaska; ett datavirus som vanligtvis kopierar sig själv genom nätverket och förstör datorens tillgångar (data)--------v. krypa, orma, åla; nästla sig in; smyga in, tränga in; avmaska* * *[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) mask2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) orma (åla, slingra) sig2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) locka (lirka) ur
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