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1 come to grips with
(to deal with (a problem, difficulty etc).) få hold på* * *(to deal with (a problem, difficulty etc).) få hold på -
2 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.) arbejde2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) arbejdskraft3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) veer4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Labour; Arbejderpartiet2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) arbejde hårdt2) (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.) slide i det; arbejde hårdt•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving* * *['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.) arbejde2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) arbejdskraft3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) veer4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Labour; Arbejderpartiet2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) arbejde hårdt2) (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.) slide i det; arbejde hårdt•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving -
3 hammer
['hæmə] 1. noun1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) hammer2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) hammer3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) hammer2. verb1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) hamre2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) hamre•- give someone a hammering- give a hammering
- hammer home
- hammer out* * *['hæmə] 1. noun1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) hammer2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) hammer3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) hammer2. verb1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) hamre2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) hamre•- give someone a hammering- give a hammering
- hammer home
- hammer out -
4 stiff
[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) stiv2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) stiv3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) stiv4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) svær5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) stærk6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) streng; skrap•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff* * *[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) stiv2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) stiv3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) stiv4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) svær5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) stærk6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) streng; skrap•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff -
5 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.) få til at række; få til at slå til2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) klare dagen og vejen; få til at løbe rundt* * *1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) få til at række; få til at slå til2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) klare dagen og vejen; få til at løbe rundt -
6 fumble
1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) fumle2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) tabe; miste* * *1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) fumle2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) tabe; miste -
7 hobble
['hobl](to walk with difficulty, usually taking short steps (eg because one is lame or because one's feet are sore): The old lady hobbled along with a stick.) humpe* * *['hobl](to walk with difficulty, usually taking short steps (eg because one is lame or because one's feet are sore): The old lady hobbled along with a stick.) humpe -
8 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) udvælge2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) genkende3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) klemte sig igennem* * *1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) udvælge2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) genkende3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) klemte sig igennem -
9 plough
1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) plov2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) pløje2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) pløje3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) pløje* * *1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) plov2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) pløje2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) pløje3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) pløje -
10 slog
[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) slå hårdt2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) ase afsted3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) ase2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) slid2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) slag* * *[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) slå hårdt2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) ase afsted3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) ase2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) slid2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) slag -
11 struggle
1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) vride sig; stritte imod2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) kæmpe3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) arbejde (sig); kæmpe (sig)2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) kamp* * *1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) vride sig; stritte imod2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) kæmpe3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) arbejde (sig); kæmpe (sig)2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) kamp -
12 wheeze
[wi:z] 1. verb(to breathe with a hissing sound and with difficulty.) trække vejret med en pibende lyd; hive efter vejret2. noun(such a sound.) piben- wheezy- wheezily
- wheeziness* * *[wi:z] 1. verb(to breathe with a hissing sound and with difficulty.) trække vejret med en pibende lyd; hive efter vejret2. noun(such a sound.) piben- wheezy- wheezily
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13 worm
[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) orm; -orm2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) møve sig2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) hive* * *[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) orm; -orm2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) møve sig2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) hive -
14 elicit
[i'lisit](to succeed in getting (information etc) from a person, usually with difficulty.) fremprovokere; fremtvinge* * *[i'lisit](to succeed in getting (information etc) from a person, usually with difficulty.) fremprovokere; fremtvinge -
15 fight one's way
(to make one's way with difficulty: She fought her way through the crowd.) kæmpe sig* * *(to make one's way with difficulty: She fought her way through the crowd.) kæmpe sig -
16 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) sprælle; fægte med arme og ben* * *(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) sprælle; fægte med arme og ben -
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18 lug
past tense, past participle - lugged; verb(to drag with difficulty: She lugged the heavy trunk across the floor.) slæbe; hale* * *past tense, past participle - lugged; verb(to drag with difficulty: She lugged the heavy trunk across the floor.) slæbe; hale -
19 peer
I [piə] noun1) (a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards).) adelsmand2) (a person's equal in rank, merit or age: The child was disliked by his peers; ( also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group.) jævnaldrende•- peerage- peeress
- peerless II [piə] verb(to look with difficulty: He peered at the small writing.) stirre* * *I [piə] noun1) (a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards).) adelsmand2) (a person's equal in rank, merit or age: The child was disliked by his peers; ( also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group.) jævnaldrende•- peerage- peeress
- peerless II [piə] verb(to look with difficulty: He peered at the small writing.) stirre -
20 restrain
[rə'strein](to prevent from doing something; to control: He was so angry he could hardly restrain himself; He had to be restrained from hitting the man; He restrained his anger with difficulty.) beherske sig; holde tilbage* * *[rə'strein](to prevent from doing something; to control: He was so angry he could hardly restrain himself; He had to be restrained from hitting the man; He restrained his anger with difficulty.) beherske sig; holde tilbage
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