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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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difficult [Am ˈdɪfəkəlt, Brit ˈdɪfɪk(ə)lt] ADJ

1.1. difficult (not easy):

difficult task/problem
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the difficult bit or part is …
lo difícil es …
the difficult bit or part is …
la dificultad está en …
he's finding it difficult to give up smoking
le está resultando difícil dejar de fumar
he's finding it difficult to give up smoking
le está costando dejar de fumar
it is difficult to know whom to believe
es difícil saber a quién creerle
we'll make things very difficult for him
le haremos la vida imposible
you're a difficult man to get hold of!
¡mira que es difícil dar contigo!

1.2. difficult (unfavorable):

difficult times/circumstances/phase
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2. difficult (awkward):

difficult person/personality
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he's difficult to live with
es difícil convivir con él
she's just trying to be difficult
lo único que quiere es causar problemas
insuperably difficult
extremadamente difícil
insuperably difficult
de una dificultad insuperable
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atrinca
difficult
vueltero (vueltera)
difficult
dificultoso (dificultosa)
difficult
peliagudo (peliaguda)
difficult
difícilmente falseable
difficult to forge
fragoso (fragosa)
difficult
mañero (mañera) (con malas costumbres)
difficult
costoso (costosa)
difficult

in the PONS Dictionary

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difficult [ˈdɪfɪkəlt] ADJ

1. difficult (not easy):

difficult
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she is said to be a very difficult person
dicen que es una persona muy difícil

2. difficult (troublesome):

difficult
duro, -a
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dificultoso (-a)
difficult
costoso (-a)
difficult
penoso (-a)
difficult
adifés
difficult
enrevesado (-a) (difícil)
difficult
accidentado (-a)
difficult
penado (-a)
difficult
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difficult
difícil de explicar
difficult to explain
tener bemoles
to be difficult
in the PONS Dictionary
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difficult [ˈdɪf·ɪ·kəlt] ADJ

1. difficult (not easy):

difficult
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she is said to be a very difficult person
dicen que es una persona muy difícil

2. difficult (troublesome):

difficult
duro, -a
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Spanish
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dificultoso (-a)
difficult
costoso (-a)
difficult
enrevesado (-a) (difícil)
difficult
accidentado (-a) fig
difficult
adifés
difficult
tener bemoles
to be difficult
penoso (-a)
difficult
difícil
difficult
difícil de explicar
difficult to explain
borde
difficult

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to see sb through (a difficult time)
mantener a alguien a flote (en tiempos difíciles)
verse [o estar] muy apretado
to be in a very difficult situation
apechugar con una tarea complicada
to take on a difficult task
complicarse la vida
to make life difficult for oneself
me cuesta convencerlo
I find it difficult to persuade him

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The mountain is named after a hole near the top where people can see through it.
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Thermal imaging also allows the sight to see through smoke or fog, things that may normally obscure other night vision devices.
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He could see through a man as soon as he came near him.
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With two doors open, the squirrel can see through the opening on the opposite end.
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Firefighters use thermography to see through smoke, to find persons, and to localize the base of a fire.
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