TREAD A DIFFICULT, DANGEROUS, SOLITARY, ETC. PATH

Meaning of TREAD A DIFFICULT, DANGEROUS, SOLITARY, ETC. PATH in English

to choose and follow a particular way of life, way of doing sth, etc. :

A restaurant has to tread the tricky path between maintaining quality and keeping prices down.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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ETC — abbreviation et cetera
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TREAD — I. ˈtred verb ( trod ˈträd ; also treaded ; trodden ˈträd ə n ; or trod also tread ; …
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SOLITARY — I. ˈsäləˌterē, -ri adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin solitarius, from solitas aloneness (from solus alone …
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PATH — I. ˈpa]th, ˈpaa(ə)], ˈpai], ˈpȧ] noun ( plural paths ]thz also ]ths) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pæth, path; …
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DIFFICULT — I. ˈdifə](ˌ)kəlt sometimes -fē] or -fi]\ adjective Etymology: back-formation from difficulty 1. : hard to do, make, or carry out …
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ETC — ənˈsōˌf]ōrth ]ȯrth, ]ōəth, ]ȯ(ə)th sometimes ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷; etˈsed.ərə, -setərə, -se.trə also ə̇tˈs- abbreviation Etymology: Latin et cetera et cetera — sometimes …
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DANGEROUS — ˈdānj(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: Middle English daungerous haughty, trouble-making, hard to please, from Old French dangereus trouble-making, hard to please, from …
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TREAD — (n.) A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread.
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TREAD — (v. t.) To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land when too light; …
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SOLITARY — (a.) Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example.
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SOLITARY — (a.) Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy; dismal; as, the …
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SOLITARY — (a.) ot much visited or frequented remote from society; retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.
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SOLITARY — (a.) Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life.
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DIFFICULT — (v. t.) To render difficult; to impede; to perplex.
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DIFFICULT — (a.) Hard to manage or to please; not easily wrought upon; austere; stubborn; as, a difficult person.
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SOLITARY — ( a. ) Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example.
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SOLITARY — ( a. ) Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life.
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SOLITARY — ( a. ) ot much visited or frequented remote from society; retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.
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DIFFICULT — ( v. t. ) To render difficult; to impede; to perplex.
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DIFFICULT — ( a. ) Hard to manage or to please; not easily wrought upon; austere; stubborn; as, a difficult person.
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TREAD — — treader , n. /tred/ , v. , trod, trodden or trod, treading , n. v.i. 1. to set down …
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SOLITARY — — solitarily , adv. — solitariness , n. /sol"i ter'ee/ , adj., n., pl. solitaries . adj. 1. alone; without …
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PATH — /path, pahth/ , n. , pl. paths /padhz, pahdhz, paths, pahths/ . 1. a way beaten, formed, or trodden by …
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DIFFICULT — — difficultly , adv. /dif"i kult', -keuhlt/ , adj. 1. not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or …
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DANGEROUS — — dangerously , adv. — dangerousness , n. /dayn"jeuhr euhs, daynj"reuhs/ , adj. 1. full of danger or risk; causing …
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TREAD — I. ˈtred verb ( trod ˈträd ; also tread·ed ; trod·den ˈträ-d ə n ; or trod ; tread·ing ) …
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SOLITARY — I. ˈsä-lə-ˌter-ē adjective Etymology: Middle English, solitarie, from Anglo-French, from Latin solitarius, from solitas aloneness, from solus alone Date: 14th …
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ETC — et cetera — usually punctuated
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DIFFICULT — adjective Etymology: Middle English, back-formation from difficulty Date: 14th century 1. : hard to do, make, or carry out : …
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DANGEROUS — adjective Date: 15th century 1. : exposing to or involving danger a dangerous job 2. : able or likely to …
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TREAD — noun way; track; path. 2. tread ·vt to step or walk on. 3. tread ·noun the act of copulation in …
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SOLITARY — adj not associated with others of the same kind. 2. solitary ·noun one who lives alone, or in solitude; an …
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PATH — vi to walk or go. 2. path ·noun a trodden way; a footway. 3. path ·vt to make a path …
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DIFFICULT — vt to render difficult; to impede; to perplex. 2. difficult ·adj hard to manage or to please; not easily wrought …
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DANGEROUS — adj reserved; not affable. 2. dangerous ·adj hard to suit; difficult to please. 3. dangerous ·adj causing danger; ready to …
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TREAD — [tread] vb trod also tread.ed ; trod.den or trod ; tread.ing [ME treden, fr. OE tredan; akin to OHG tretan …
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SOLITARY — [sol.i.tary] adj [ME, fr. L solitarius, fr. solitas aloneness, fr. solus alone] (14c) 1 a: being, living, or going alone …
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ETC — [etc] abbreviation et cetera
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DANGEROUS — [dan.ger.ous] adj (15c) 1: exposing to or involving danger 2: able or likely to inflict injury or harm -- dan.ger.ous.ly …
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ETC. — etc., etcetera, et cetera BrE AmE ( ˌ ) et ˈsetr ə ɪt-, ət-, !! ( ˌ ) ek-, -ˈset …
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DIFFICULT — difficult BrE AmE ˈdɪf ɪk ə lt -ək-; § \ -ɪ kʌlt, -ə- ▷ difficult|ly li
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DANGEROUS — dangerous BrE AmE ˈdeɪn d ʒ ə r‿əs ▷ dangerous|ly li
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TREAD — / tred; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( trod / trɒd; NAmE trɑːd/ trod·den / ˈtrɒdn; NAmE ˈtrɑːdn/ …
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SOLITARY — / ˈsɒlətri; NAmE ˈsɑːləteri/ adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. [ usually before noun ] done alone; without other people …
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PATH — / pɑːθ; NAmE pæθ/ (also path·way ) noun 1. a way or track that is built or is made by …
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ETC. — / ˌet ˈsetərə; NAmE ; ˌɪt/ abbreviation used after a list to show that there are other things that you …
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DIFFICULT — / ˈdɪfɪkəlt; NAmE / adjective 1. difficult (for sb) (to do sth) not easy; needing effort or skill to do …
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DANGEROUS — / ˈdeɪndʒərəs; NAmE / adjective dangerous (for sb) (to do sth) likely to injure or harm sb, or to damage …
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TREAD — I. tread 1 /tred/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense trod /trɒd $ trɑːd/, past participle trodden /ˈtrɒdn $ ˈtrɑːdn/) …
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SOLITARY — I. sol ‧ i ‧ ta ‧ ry 1 /ˈsɒlət ə ri, ˈsɒlɪt ə ri $ ˈsɑːləteri/ BrE AmE adjective …
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PATH — path S2 W2 /pɑːθ $ pæθ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural paths /pɑːðz $ pæðz/) [countable] [ Language: Old English …
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ETC — etc. BrE AmE ( also etc British English ) /et ˈset ə rə/ adverb (et cetera) used in writing after …
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ETC. — etc. BrE AmE ( also etc British English ) /et ˈset ə rə/ adverb (et cetera) used in writing after …
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DIFFICULT — dif ‧ fi ‧ cult S1 W1 /ˈdɪfɪk ə lt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: difficulty ] …
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DANGEROUS — dan ‧ ger ‧ ous S2 W2 /ˈdeɪndʒ ə rəs/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ endangered …
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TREAD — v. & n. --v. (trod; trodden or trod) 1 intr. (often foll. by on) a set down one's foot; walk …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOLITARY — adj. & n. --adj. 1 living alone; not gregarious; without companions; lonely (a solitary existence). 2 (of a place) secluded …
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DIFFICULT — adj. 1 a needing much effort or skill. b troublesome, perplexing. 2 (of a person): a not easy to please …
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DANGEROUS — adj. involving or causing danger. øødangerously adv. dangerousness n. [ME f. AF dangerous, daungerous, OF dangereus (as DANGER)]
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TREAD — v. & n. v. (trod; trodden or trod) 1 intr. (often foll. by on) a set down one's foot; walk …
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SOLITARY — adj. & n. adj. 1 living alone; not gregarious; without companions; lonely (a solitary existence). 2 (of a place) secluded …
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DIFFICULT — adj. 1 a needing much effort or skill. b troublesome, perplexing. 2 (of a person): a not easy to please …
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DANGEROUS — adj. involving or causing danger. dangerously adv. dangerousness n. [ ME f. AF dangerous, daungerous, OF dangereus (as DANGER) ]
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