DIFFICULT - Translation from English into Italian

English

Italian

difficult [Brit ˈdɪfɪk(ə)lt, Am ˈdɪfəkəlt] ADJ

1. difficult (hard, not easy to do):

difficult task, choice, question, puzzle: difficile

it is difficult to learn Russian: è difficile imparare il russo

Russian is difficult to learn: il russo è difficile da imparare

it will be difficult to decide: sarà difficile decidere

it will be difficult for me to decide: mi sarà difficile decidere

to find it difficult to do: trovare difficile fare

it's difficult to accept that …: è difficile accettare che …

2. difficult (complex, inaccessible):

difficult author, novel, piece, concept: difficile, complesso

3. difficult (awkward):

difficult period, age, position, personality, client, case: difficile

to make life difficult for: rendere la vita difficile a

it's a difficult area (of law, policy, ethics): è un ambito difficile

he's difficult to live with, to get on with: è difficile viverci, andarci d'accordo

our task was insuperably difficult: il nostro compito era di una difficoltà insuperabile

phenomenally (emphatic) stupid, difficult, successful: mostruosamente

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malagevole: difficult

difficilmente interpretabile sogno: difficult to interpret

ostico materia, tema: difficult

sofferto decisione, scelta: difficult

caratterino: difficult character

difficoltoso compito, impresa: difficult

difficoltoso parto: difficult

difficoltoso respiro: difficult

travagliato vita: difficult

English

Italian

difficult [ˈdɪ·fɪ·kəlt] ADJ

1. difficult (not easy):

difficult: difficile

she is said to be a very difficult person: si dice che sia una persona molto difficile

2. difficult (troublesome):

difficult: duro, -a

Italian

English

ostico (-a): difficult

difficoltoso (-a): difficult

arduo (-a): difficult

trascendentale: difficult

non è una cosa trascendentale: it's not difficult

ingombrante: difficult

caratterino: difficult character

problematico (-a) (persona): difficult

fastidioso (-a): difficult

intrigo: difficult situation

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it's difficult to gauge what his response will be: è difficile prevedere come reagirà

to see sb through (a difficult time): essere d'aiuto a qu (in un momento difficile)

she is said to be a very difficult person: si dice che sia una persona molto difficile

to be downright difficult: essere difficilissimo

living by oneself can be very difficult: vivere da soli può essere difficile

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The smoke conceals his presence while he is able to see through it.

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There also exist certain night-vision equipped video cameras that can be modified to see through clothing at a frequency just below visible light.

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They can see through the spin doctors, the publicity stunts, the polling and the tricks of marginal-seat campaigning.

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It was clearly the same man who conducted advanced seminars and helped graduate students to see through the complexities of their work.

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Even closing his eyes brings no relieving darkness from his frightening world, as he can see through his eyelids.

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