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difficile

Oxford-Hachette French 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
il est difficile d'apprendre le russe
Russian is difficult to learn
le russe est difficile à apprendre
it will be difficult to decide
il sera difficile de décider
it will be difficult for me to decide
il me sera difficile de décider
to find it difficult to do
avoir du mal à faire
it's difficult to accept that …
on a du mal à accepter que …

2. difficult (complex, inaccessible):

difficult author, novel, piece, concept
difficile

3. difficult (awkward):

difficult period, age, position, personality, client, case
difficile
to make life difficult for
rendre la vie difficile à
it's a difficult area (of law, policy, ethics)
c'est un sujet délicat
difficult to live with, difficult to get on with
difficile à vivre
our task was insuperably difficult
notre tâche était d'une difficulté insurmontable
phenomenally (emphatic) stupid, difficult, successful
extraordinairement
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malaisé (malaisée)
difficult (à faire, de faire to do)
l'entreprise est malaisée
it's a difficult undertaking
facilement/difficilement gouvernable
easy/difficult to govern
intenable personne, enfant
difficult
facilement/difficilement imitable
easy/difficult to imitate never attr
calé (calée) problème
difficult, thorny
calé (calée) manipulation, calcul
difficult, clever
inracontable (trop compliqué)
too difficult to explain après n
facilement/difficilement définissable
easy/difficult to define

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difficult [ˈdɪfɪkəlt] ADJ

difficult
difficile
the least difficult
le moins difficile
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malaisé(e)
difficult
il est malaisé de faire qc
sth is difficult [or hard] to do
ardu(e) problème, question
difficult
difficilement prévisible
difficult to foresee
ce n'est pas bien sorcier
it is not really difficult
difficile
difficult
difficile moment
difficult
difficile personne, caractère
difficult
faire le/la difficile
to be difficult
mettre [ou plonger] qn dans l'embarras (l'enfermer dans un dilemme)
to put sb in a difficult position
mettre en difficulté
to put in a difficult situation
une amputation s'assume difficilement
an amputation is difficult to come to terms with
in the PONS Dictionary
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difficult [ˈdɪf·ɪ·k ə lt] ADJ

difficult
difficile
the least difficult
le moins difficile
French
French
English
English
difficilement prévisible
difficult to foresee
ardu(e) problème, question
difficult
ce n'est pas bien sorcier
it is not really difficult
difficile
difficult
difficile moment
difficult
difficile personne, caractère
difficult
faire le/la difficile
to be difficult
mettre [ou plonger] qn dans l'embarras (l'enfermer dans un dilemme)
to put sb in a difficult position
mettre en difficulté
to put in a difficult situation
une amputation s'assume difficilement
an amputation is difficult to come to terms with
limite
very difficult

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

kind of difficult/angry
plutôt difficile/coléreux
this is difficult
c'est difficile
to call sth difficult
trouver qc difficile
the least difficult
le moins difficile
sortir d'une période difficile
to come through a difficult period

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Black holes and neutron stars are often difficult to distinguish.
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Trying to estimate the exact number of changes that have occurred is difficult, and usually not necessary.
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This voyage which take weeks is extremely lengthy and difficult.
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Some instruments are rare and expensive, which may make it difficult to repair or service them.
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The monsoon had broken, and this made movement very difficult.
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