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difficulty

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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difficulté [difikylte] N f

1. difficulté (peine):

difficulté
difficulty
toute la difficulté est là
therein lies the difficulty
aimer/fuir la difficulté
to enjoy/to avoid difficulties
reconnaître la difficulté d'une tâche/d'une situation
to admit that a task/a situation is difficult
avoir/éprouver de la difficulté à faire
to have/to experience difficulty (in) doing
avec difficulté
with difficulty
en difficulté avion, bateau, personne, famille, secteur
in difficulties ou trouble
mettre qn/se mettre en difficulté
to put sb/to put oneself in a difficult position

2. difficulté (obstacle):

difficulté
difficulty, problem
la principale/seconde difficulté a été de faire
the main/second difficulty was to do
avoir des difficultés scolaires ou à l'école
to have problems at school
connaître/avoir des difficultés financières/techniques
to experience/to have financial/technical difficulties
ne présenter aucune difficulté
to present no difficulty
sans difficulté(s)
without any difficulty
non sans difficultés
not without difficulty
avoir des difficultés en français/algèbre
to have difficulty with ou in French/algebra
avoir des difficultés à ou pour faire
to have difficulty (in) doing
avoir des difficultés de stationnement/logement/trésorerie
to have problems parking/with housing/with one's finances

3. difficulté (objection):

difficulté
objection
faire des difficultés
to raise objections (pour faire about doing)
elle n'a fait aucune difficulté
she didn't raise a single objection
graduer difficulté
to increase
graduer difficulté
to grade Brit
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trickiness
difficulté f
speech difficulty
difficulté f d'élocution
arduousness (of task, journey)
difficulté f
hardness (of work, problem, life)
difficulté f
toughness (of way of life, conditions)
difficulté f
toughness (of work, question)
difficulté f
uneasily
avec difficulté
harshness (of conditions)
difficulté f
our task was insuperably difficult
notre tâche était d'une difficulté insurmontable

in the PONS Dictionary

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difficulté [difikylte] N f

difficulté
difficulty
de difficulté croissante
of increasing difficulty
être/se retrouver en difficulté
to be/to find oneself in difficulty
mettre en difficulté
to put in a difficult situation
se heurter à des difficultés
to come up against problems
mécanique difficulté
technical
surgir difficulté
to crop up
cerner difficulté
to assess
occulter difficulté, problème
to hide
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hard-pressed
en difficulté
toughness
difficulté f
to be in dire straits
être en grande difficulté
financial predicament
difficulté f financière
to find oneself in a predicament
se trouver en difficulté
to be a goner (sb in trouble)
être en difficulté
in the PONS Dictionary
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difficulté [difikylte] N f

difficulté
difficulty
être/se retrouver en difficulté
to be/to find oneself in difficulty
mettre en difficulté
to put in a difficult situation
se heurter à des difficultés
to come up against problems
mécanique difficulté
technical
surgir difficulté
to crop up
cerner difficulté
to assess
progressif (-ive) développement, difficulté, amnésie, paralysie
progressive
English
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hard-pressed
en difficulté
toughness
difficulté f
to be in dire straits
être en grande difficulté
financial predicament
difficulté f financière
to find oneself in a predicament
se trouver en difficulté
to be a goner (sb in trouble)
être en difficulté

OFAJ Glossary "Intégration et égalité des chances"

élève en difficulté
weak pupil

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

se poser question, difficulté, problème
to arise
reconnaître la difficulté de la tâche
to recognize the difficulty of the task
se présenter problème, difficulté, obstacle
to arise
s'attaquer à une difficulté
to tackle a problem
de difficulté croissante
of increasing difficulty

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Les villas cernées par des jardins et des parcs se multiplient.
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L'accumulation anormale de liquides autour des yeux se nomme œdème périorbitaire, ce qui donne l'apparence d'avoir les yeux cernés.
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Cependant, parfois, un stéréotype peut être considéré d'après un sujet général ; la nuance avec l'archétype du même sujet est alors difficile à cerner.
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Cerné par la ville, il reste en opération pour les compagnies à bas coût.
fr.wikipedia.org
Le mihrâb, s’ouvre par un arc outrepassé cerné d’un encadrement rectangulaire surmonté de trois ouvertures meublées de claustra finement ajourées de rosaces.
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