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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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difficile [difisil] ADJ

1. difficile (malaisé, pénible):

difficile moment, parcours, conditions, atterrissage
difficult
difficile langue, problème, ascension, rôle, passage
difficult, hard
difficile victoire
hard-won attr
avoir des débuts difficiles
to have a difficult start
c'est difficile à faire, il est difficile de faire
it's difficult ou hard to do
le plus difficile reste à faire
the worst is yet to come

2. difficile (indocile):

difficile personne, caractère, humeur
difficult
un enfant difficile à élever
a difficult child
être difficile à vivre
to be difficult to live with

3. difficile (exigeant):

difficile
fussy (sur about)
il ne mange rien, il est trop difficile
he doesn't eat anything, he's too fussy ou finicky
je ne t'achète plus rien, tu es trop difficile!
I won't buy you anything else, you're too fussy!
est-ce que ce cadeau va lui plaire? elle est si difficile!
will she like this present? she's so hard to please!
tu le trouves beau? tu n'es pas difficile!
do you think he's good-looking? you're not hard to please!
être difficile sur choix, nourriture, boisson
to be fussy about
faire le difficile , faire la difficile
to be fussy
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faddish
difficile (about pour)
invidious choice, comparison
difficile
finicky person
difficile (about pour)
perplexing question
difficile
that is a moot point
c'est difficile à dire
waywardness (wilfulness)
naturel m difficile
tongue-twisting
difficile à articuler
choosy
difficile (about en ce qui concerne)
I can't afford to be choosy
je ne peux pas me permettre d'être difficile
picky
difficile (about pour ce qui est de)
to be a picky eater
être difficile pour ce qui est de la nourriture

in the PONS Dictionary

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difficile [difisil] ADJ

1. difficile (ardu):

difficile
difficult
un morceau difficile d'exécution
a hard piece to play
il lui est difficile de le faire
it's hard for him to do it

2. difficile (incommode):

difficile sentier, escalade
hard
difficile d'accès
hard to get to

3. difficile (qui donne du souci):

difficile moment
difficult

4. difficile (contrariant, exigeant):

difficile personne, caractère
difficult
difficile à vivre
hard to live with

Phrases:

faire le/la difficile
to be difficult
être difficile sur la nourriture
to be finicky about food
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picky
difficile
difficult
difficile
straitened
difficile
to be faddish about sth
être difficile sur qc
hot seat
position f difficile
to be choosy about sth
être difficile quant à qc
uphill
difficile
tongue-twister
mot m /phrase f difficile à dire
wheeze
respiration f difficile
in the PONS Dictionary
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difficile [difisil] ADJ

1. difficile (ardu):

difficile
difficult
un morceau difficile d'exécution
a hard piece to play
il lui est difficile de le faire
it's hard for him/her to do it

2. difficile (incommode):

difficile sentier, escalade
hard
difficile d'accès
hard to get to

3. difficile (qui donne du souci):

difficile moment
difficult

4. difficile (contrariant, exigeant):

difficile personne, caractère
difficult
difficile à vivre
hard to live with

Phrases:

faire le/la difficile
to be difficult
être difficile sur la nourriture
to be finicky about food
affronter situation difficile, hiver
to confront
English
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difficult
difficile
straitened
difficile
picky
difficile
to be choosy about sth
être difficile quant à qc
uphill
difficile
wheeze
respiration f difficile
tongue twister
mot m /phrase f difficile à dire
to be a mouthful
être difficile à prononcer

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

il lui est difficile de le faire
it's hard for him to do it
tongue-twister
mot m /phrase f difficile à dire
to be/go out on a limb to +infin
être dans une situation difficile pour +infin
a tough area to grow up in
une zone où il est difficile de grandir
there are no prizes for guessing
ce n'est pas difficile de deviner

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

En conséquence, il est très difficile d'en observer avec les limites instrumentales actuelles.
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Cela s’explique par les zones de moyenne montagne, difficiles d’accès.
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C'était très difficile, pourtant une fois une personne est restée vivante.
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La nature marécageuse des sols, due au pergélisol y rendent la marche difficile voire impossible.
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Bien que la pratique du xiangqi à l'aveugle soit plus difficile que celle des échecs, plusieurs très forts joueurs s'y sont essayés.
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