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difficile

in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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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
Italian
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English
English
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

in the PONS Dictionary

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Italian
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
Italian
English
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 saying to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps was already in use during the 19th century as an example of an impossible task.
en.wikipedia.org
While the political part of oneself is outlining the imperative, the creative aspect of oneself is untameable, off the leash, gainsaying.
www.theecologist.org
Such filings were usually phrased in terms of throwing oneself upon the king's mercy or conscience.
en.wikipedia.org
Just being in a small space by oneself makes one quiet down.
projects.aljazeera.com
The phrase also suggests the ability to computer cross-dress and represent oneself as a different gender, age, race, etc.
en.wikipedia.org

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