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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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difficile [difisil] ADJ

1. difficile (malaisé, pénible):

difficile moment, parcours, conditions, atterrissage: difficult

difficile langue, problème, ascension, rôle, passage: difficult, hard

difficile victoire: hard-won attr

avoir des débuts difficiles: to have a difficult start

c'est difficile à faire, il est difficile de faire: it's difficult ou hard to do

le plus difficile reste à faire: the worst is yet to come

2. difficile (indocile):

difficile personne, caractère, humeur: difficult

un enfant difficile à élever: a difficult child

être difficile à vivre: to be difficult to live with

3. difficile (exigeant):

difficile: fussy (sur about)

il ne mange rien, il est trop difficile: he doesn't eat anything, he's too fussy ou finicky

je ne t'achète plus rien, tu es trop difficile!: I won't buy you anything else, you're too fussy!

est-ce que ce cadeau va lui plaire? elle est si difficile!: will she like this present? she's so hard to please!

tu le trouves beau? tu n'es pas difficile!: do you think he's good-looking? you're not hard to please!

être difficile sur choix, nourriture, boisson: to be fussy about

faire le difficile , faire la difficile: to be fussy

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faddish: difficile (about pour)

invidious choice, comparison: difficile

finicky person: difficile (about pour)

perplexing question: difficile

that is a moot point: c'est difficile à dire

waywardness (wilfulness): naturel m difficile

tongue-twisting: difficile à articuler

choosy: difficile (about en ce qui concerne)

I can't afford to be choosy: je ne peux pas me permettre d'être difficile

picky: difficile (about pour ce qui est de)

to be a picky eater: être difficile pour ce qui est de la nourriture

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difficile [difisil] ADJ

1. difficile (ardu):

difficile: difficult

un morceau difficile d'exécution: a hard piece to play

il lui est difficile de le faire: it's hard for him to do it

2. difficile (incommode):

difficile sentier, escalade: hard

difficile d'accès: hard to get to

3. difficile (qui donne du souci):

difficile moment: difficult

4. difficile (contrariant, exigeant):

difficile personne, caractère: difficult

difficile à vivre: hard to live with

Phrases:

faire le/la difficile: to be difficult

être difficile sur la nourriture: to be finicky about food

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bumpy: difficile

to have a bumpy ride: passer par des moments difficiles

picky: difficile

difficult: difficile

straitened: difficile

to be faddish about sth: être difficile sur qc

hot seat: position f difficile

to be choosy about sth: être difficile quant à qc

uphill: difficile

tongue-twister: mot m /phrase f difficile à dire

in the PONS Dictionary

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difficile [difisil] ADJ

1. difficile (ardu):

difficile: difficult

un morceau difficile d'exécution: a hard piece to play

il lui est difficile de le faire: it's hard for him/her to do it

2. difficile (incommode):

difficile sentier, escalade: hard

difficile d'accès: hard to get to

3. difficile (qui donne du souci):

difficile moment: difficult

4. difficile (contrariant, exigeant):

difficile personne, caractère: difficult

difficile à vivre: hard to live with

Phrases:

faire le/la difficile: to be difficult

être difficile sur la nourriture: to be finicky about food

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bumpy: difficile

to have a bumpy ride: passer par des moments difficiles

difficult: difficile

straitened: difficile

picky: difficile

to be choosy about sth: être difficile quant à qc

uphill: difficile

wheeze: respiration f difficile

tongue twister: mot m /phrase f difficile à dire

to be a mouthful: être difficile à prononcer

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

il lui est difficile de le faire: it's hard for him to do it

traverser des heures critiques/difficiles: to go through critical/difficult times

passer par des moments difficiles: to have some hard times

to be/go out on a limb to +infin: être dans une situation difficile pour +infin

there are no prizes for guessing: ce n'est pas difficile de deviner

to get oneself into a (tight) corner: se mettre dans une situation difficile

sb has a rough/an easy ride: les choses sont difficiles/faciles pour qn

to give sb a rough/an easy ride: rendre les choses difficiles/faciles pour qn

in his hour of need his friend was there: dans les moments difficiles, son ami était là

to be a hard nut to crack problem: être un problème difficile à résoudre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

L'arboriste-élagueur est spécialisé dans les interventions de tailles, haubanage et abattages difficiles des arbres.

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Les stocks de contreplaqué s'épuisent, le cuivre et le laiton sont difficiles à obtenir.

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Les vulnérabilités zero-day étant très difficiles à trouver, elles font l'objet d'un véritable marché dans lequel des hackers vendent leurs trouvailles au plus offrant.

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L'essentiel des lignes construites sont des lignes de campagnes difficiles à rentabiliser.

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Le groupe de tête va trois nœuds plus vite que les cinq premiers bateaux qui s'entêtent dans l'ouest, dans des conditions difficiles.

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