difficult

difficult
'difikəlt
adjective
1) (hard to do or understand; not easy: difficult sums; a difficult task; It is difficult to know what to do for the best.) difícil
2) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) difícil, problemático
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difficult adj difícil
difficult
tr['dɪfɪkəlt]
adjective
1 (gen) difícil
■ she's difficult to please es difícil de complacer
■ it was difficult for him to find a job le fue difícil encontrar un empleo
■ the difficult part is ... lo difícil es ..., la dificultad está en ...
■ she's at that difficult age está en esa edad difícil
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to find something difficult costarle (trabajo) a uno hacer algo
■ I find it difficult to believe me cuesta creerlo
■ he finds English very difficult le cuesta mucho el inglés
to make life difficult for somebody hacerle la vida imposible a alguien
to make something difficult for somebody dificultar algo a alguien
■ not knowing French makes my job difficult desconocer el francés me dificulta el trabajo
difficult ['dɪfɪ.kʌlt] adj
: difícil
difficult
adj.
• apretado, -a adj.
• apurado, -a adj.
• arduo, -a adj.
• delicado, -a adj.
• dificultoso, -a adj.
• difícil adj.
'dɪfɪkəlt
adjective difícil

the difficult bit o part is ... — lo difícil es ..., la dificultad está en ...

we'll make things very difficult for him — le haremos la vida imposible

he's difficult to live with — es difícil convivir con él

['dɪfɪkǝlt]
ADJ
1) (=hard) [task, book, question] difícil; [writer] complicado, complejo

there's nothing difficult about it — no es nada difícil

it is difficult to describe the feeling — es difícil describir la sensación

these dogs are difficult to control — estos perros son difíciles de controlar

• many youngsters find it difficult to get work — a muchos jóvenes les resulta difícil encontrar trabajo

• it was difficult for him to leave her — le resultó difícil dejarla

• she is determined to make life difficult for him — está decidida a hacerle la vida imposible

• to put sb in a difficult position — poner a algn en una posición comprometida

• she is determined to make things difficult for him — está decidida a hacerle la vida imposible

• this is a difficult time for us — son tiempos difíciles para nosotros

See:
EASY, DIFFICULT, IMPOSSIBLE in easy
2) (=awkward) [person, child, character] difícil

why are you always trying to be difficult? — ¿por qué siempre estás intentando crear problemas?

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['dɪfɪkəlt]
adjective difícil

the difficult bit o part is ... — lo difícil es ..., la dificultad está en ...

we'll make things very difficult for him — le haremos la vida imposible

he's difficult to live with — es difícil convivir con él


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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