difficult’—‘or in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for difficult’—‘or in the English»French Dictionary

speech difficulty N

speech difficulty

difficulté f d'élocution

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

difficulty [Brit ˈdɪfɪk(ə)lti, Am ˈdɪfəkəlti] N

1. difficulty (of task, activity, situation):

difficulty

difficulté f

the difficulty of doing

la difficulté de faire

to have difficulty (in) doing sth

avoir du mal à faire qc

to have great difficulty (in) doing

avoir beaucoup de mal à faire

to have difficulty with one's eyesight

avoir des problèmes de vue

I have difficulty with that idea

cette idée me pose un problème

2. difficulty (problem):

difficulty

difficulté f

difficulty

problème m

the difficulties of forming a government/of living here

les difficultés de la formation d'un gouvernement/de la vie ici

the difficulty is that …

le problème est que …

to run into difficulties

se heurter à des difficultés

I can't see any difficulty in doing

je ne vois aucune difficulté à faire

3. difficulty (of puzzle, author, style):

difficulty

difficulté f (of de)

Phrases:

in difficulty (in trouble)

en difficulté

learning difficulties N npl

children with learning difficulties

enfants mfpl avec des difficultés scolaires

children with learning difficulties

enfants mpl en grande difficulté

adults with learning difficulties

adultes mfpl avec des difficultés d'apprentissage

diffident [Brit ˈdɪfɪd(ə)nt, Am ˈdɪfəd(ə)nt] ADJ

diffident person

qui manque d'assurance or de confiance

diffident smile, gesture

timide

to be diffident about doing

hésiter à faire

difficult’—‘or in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for difficult’—‘or in the English»French Dictionary

difficult [ˈdɪfɪkəlt] ADJ

difficult

difficile

difficulty <-ties> N

1. difficulty no pl (being difficult):

difficulty

difficulté f

2. difficulty (much effort):

difficulty

peine f

with difficulty

avec peine

3. difficulty (problem):

difficulty

problème m

to encounter difficulties

faire face à des problèmes

to be fraught with difficulties

être plein de difficultés

to have difficulty doing sth no pl

avoir de la peine à faire qc

diffident [ˈdɪfɪdənt] ADJ

1. diffident (shy):

diffident

timide

2. diffident (modest):

diffident

modeste