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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
difícil
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
difícil

2. difficult (awkward):

difficult person/personality
difícil
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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Spanish
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difficult [ˈdɪfɪkəlt] ADJ

1. difficult (not easy):

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

2. difficult (troublesome):

difficult
duro, -a
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
dificultoso (-a)
difficult
costoso (-a)
difficult
penoso (-a)
difficult
adifés
difficult
enrevesado (-a) (difícil)
difficult
accidentado (-a)
difficult
penado (-a)
difficult
difícil
difficult
difícil de explicar
difficult to explain
tener bemoles
to be difficult
in the PONS Dictionary
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English
Spanish
Spanish

difficult [ˈdɪf·ɪ·kəlt] ADJ

1. difficult (not easy):

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

2. difficult (troublesome):

difficult
duro, -a
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
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