DIFFICULT - Translation from English into German

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dif·fi·cult [ˈdɪfɪkəlt] ADJ

1. difficult (not easy):

difficult examination, language, task: schwierig

difficult examination, language, task: schwer <schwerer, schwerste>

difficult case, problem, situation: schwierig

difficult choice, decision: schwer <schwerer, schwerste>

this problem is difficult to deal with: dieses Problem ist schwer in den Griff zu bekommen

it was difficult for her to say goodbye: es fiel ihr schwer, sich zu verabschieden

difficult climb: schwieriger Aufstieg

difficult labour: schwere Geburt

to find it difficult to do sth: es schwer finden, etw zu tun

2. difficult (with hardship):

difficult age, position: schwierig

difficult life, time: schwer <schwerer, schwerste>

difficult job, trip: beschwerlich

3. difficult (not easy to please):

difficult: schwierig

the manager is difficult to deal with: mit dem Manager ist nicht gut Kirschen essen inf

4. difficult (complex):

difficult author, book, concept: schwierig

difficult author, book, concept: schwer verständlich

is lip-reading difficult?: ist es schwierig, jemandem [die Worte] von den Lippen abzulesen?

notoriously difficult: bekanntlich schwierig

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strub Situation: difficult

Risikogeburt: difficult [or complicated] birth

problematisch: difficult

ein problematisches Kind: a difficult child

sauschwer: damn [or sl bloody] difficult inf

trotzig Kind a.: difficult

misslich: difficult

diffizil: difficult

ein diffiziler Mensch: a difficult [or Brit a. contrary] [or form intractable] person

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it's difficult to find the appropriate words: es ist schwierig, die richtigen Worte zu finden

the work proved to be insuperably difficult: es stellte sich heraus, dass die Arbeit nicht zu schaffen war

I grant you, it's a difficult situation: du hast ganz recht, die Situation ist schwierig

ein schwer vermietbares Haus: a house which is difficult to let [or rent out]

kaum/schwer absetzbar sein: to be almost impossible/difficult to sell

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

These elected governments have the authority to grant varying degrees of powers to courts and tribunals, and deference should be shown to the governments' decisions.

en.wikipedia.org

Give the grant to us, don't begrudge us and wish us well as we wish everyone well in whatever sport they compete in.

www.independent.ie

In 2011, the school received a capital grant of over 1.1 million to improve facilities around the site.

en.wikipedia.org

Two-thirds of refugee families had still not received their government grant.

en.wikipedia.org

It could grant them exploitation rights to potential energy and mineral wealth above and below the sea floor.

www.bbc.co.uk

Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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"The examples outlined in the book clearly show that companies can be in a position to grow further, even in difficult times – as long as their corporate strategy is constantly reviewed and adapted to market needs," Lässig sums up.

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"Die im Buch erläuterten Beispiele zeigen eindeutig, dass Firmen selbst in schwierigeren Zeiten in der Lage sein können, weiter zu wachsen – vorausgesetzt, ihre Unternehmensstrategie wird ständig überprüft und den Marktbedürfnissen angepasst", fasst Ralph Lässig zusammen.

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Despite difficult circumstances, this sustained approach to promoting human rights and sexual and reproductive health has achieved impressive results in the area of intervention:

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Trotz schwieriger Umstände konnte dieser nachhaltige Ansatz zur Förderung der Menschenrechte und der sexuellen und reproduktiven Gesundheit beeindruckende Ergebnisse erzielen:

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To find a way out of this difficult market situation, the aviation sector plans to adopt a variety of measures – first and foremost more efficient cost management.

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Um einen Ausweg aus dieser schwierigen Marktlage zu finden, will die Luftfahrtbranche auf verschiedene Maßnahmen setzen – allen voran auf ein effizienteres Kostenmanagement.

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We recommend to take a three-pole adapter plug with you like they use in Great Britain, otherwise it may become difficult with the power supply.

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Zu empfehlen ist die Mitnahme eines 3-poligen Adaptersteckers wie in Großbritannien, sonst kann es mit der Stromversorgung schwierig werden.

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In this way they help a person to develop a healthy sense of self-esteem and the confidence to shape his or her life actively and creatively and cope with difficult phases (GIZ 2012, p. 39).

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Dies soll Menschen dabei unterstützen, ein gesundes Selbstwertgefühl und Lebensmut zu entwickeln, ihr Leben aktiv und kreativ zu gestalten, und schwierige Lebensphasen zu bewältigen (GIZ 2012, S. 39).

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