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difficulty

in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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difficoltà <pl difficoltà> [diffikolˈta] N f

1. difficoltà (complessità):

difficoltà
difficulty
la difficoltà di una lingua, di una operazione (chirurgica)
the difficulty of a language, an operation
la difficoltà di fare
the difficulty of doing
la difficoltà è, sta tutta lì
the difficulty is, lies there
avere, trovare difficoltà a fare
to have, find difficulty (in) doing, to find it difficult to do
faccio difficoltà ad accettare quest'idea
I have difficulty with that idea, I find it difficult to accept that idea
con difficoltà
with difficulty

2. difficoltà (situazione difficile):

difficoltà
difficulty
difficoltà
trouble
in difficoltà persona, amico
in difficulty, in trouble
in difficoltà aereo, nave, famiglia
in difficulty
in difficoltà settore, ditta
floundering, in trouble
in difficoltà governo, organizzazione
embattled, in trouble
mettere [qn] in difficoltà
to give [sb] trouble, to place [sb] in a difficult situation, to make things difficult for [sb]
mettersi in difficoltà
to get into trouble

3. difficoltà (ostacolo):

difficoltà
difficulty
difficoltà
problem
incontrare (delle) difficoltà
to run into or meet with or encounter difficulties
creare difficoltà
to give trouble
essere in difficoltà finanziarie
to be in financial straits, to have financial difficulties
non presentare difficoltà alcuna
to present no difficulty
(non) senza difficoltà
with no (little) difficulty, (not) without difficulty or difficulties
fare qc senza (alcuna) difficoltà
to do sth without problems
avere (delle) difficoltà a scuola
to have problems at school
avere difficoltà in francese, algebra
to have difficulties or problems with French, algebra

4. difficoltà (obiezione):

difficoltà
difficulty
fare delle difficoltà
to be awkward, to cause problems nel fare: about doing
mia madre non ha fatto alcuna difficoltà
my mother didn't raise a single objection
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Italian
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floundering company
in difficoltà
floundering economy, industry
in (gravi) difficoltà
arduousness (of task, journey)
difficoltà f
trickiness
difficoltà f
awkwardness (of situation)
difficoltà f
learning disability
difficoltà fpl di apprendimento
speech difficulty
difficoltà f di pronuncia
choke down
inghiottire con difficoltà
knottiness fig
difficoltà f
strenuousness (of work, activity)
difficoltà f

in the PONS Dictionary

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difficoltà <-> [dif·fi·kol·ˈta] N f

1. difficoltà (complessità, problema):

difficoltà
difficulty
con difficoltà
with difficulty
incontrare delle difficoltà
to run into difficulty
ad ogni/alla minima difficoltà
at the slightest difficulty

2. difficoltà (obiezione):

fare difficoltà
to make objections
English
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Italian
Italian
teething troubles
difficoltà f pl iniziali
hard-pressed
in difficoltà
difficulty
difficoltà f
difficulty
difficoltà f
to have difficulty doing sth
avere difficoltà a fare qc
to encounter difficulties
incontrare delle difficoltà
plod on
cammminare con difficoltà
learning disability
difficoltà f di apprendimento inv
toughness
difficoltà f
hardness
difficoltà f
enormous difficulties
enormi difficoltà
distressed
in difficoltà

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

difronte alle difficoltà
in the face of difficulty
con difficoltà
with difficulty
incontrare delle difficoltà
to run into difficulty
ad ogni/alla minima difficoltà
at the slightest difficulty
fare difficoltà
to make objections

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

A differenza di altre specie di uistitì, questi animali tendono a nutrirsi di linfa solo qualora abbiano difficoltà a trovare quantità sufficienti di altro cibo.
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Anche altre difficoltà di produzione hanno impedito la sua introduzione in servizio fino al 1907.
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Al 2011 ha salito oltre 50 vie di difficoltà superiore a 8b.
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Il 25 gennaio 2021 lascia l'incarico per le difficoltà economiche in cui versa il club.
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Dopo un'infanzia difficile, orfano di entrambi i genitori, si diploma non senza difficoltà all'accademia di educazione fisica.
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