difficult

[US]/'dɪfɪk(ə)lt/
[UK]/'dɪfɪkəlt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. difícil de hacer, entender o tratar; no fácil de llevarse bien o satisfacer.

Phrases & Collocations

difficult problem

problema difícil

difficult point

punto difícil

difficult thing

cosa difícil

difficult of access

difícil de acceder

difficult choice

Elección difícil

difficult ground

terreno difícil

Example Sentences

It's difficult to diet.

Es difícil hacer dieta.

in a difficult position

en una situación difícil

structuralism is a difficult concept.

el estructuralismo es un concepto difícil.

a difficult economic climate.

un clima económico difícil

it's difficult to get at the screws.

es difícil alcanzar los tornillos.

the evidence is difficult to interpret.

la evidencia es difícil de interpretar.

the concept is difficult to prove.

el concepto es difícil de probar.

the knot was difficult to undo.

el nudo era difícil de deshacer.

We are in difficult situation.

Estamos en una situación difícil.

tackle a difficult problem

abordar un problema difícil

a word difficult to pronounce

una palabra difícil de pronunciar

The place is difficult of access.

El lugar es difícil de acceder.

be difficult of access

ser difícil de acceder

find it difficult to explain

resulta difícil explicarlo

It's difficult to please everybody.

Es difícil complacer a todo el mundo.

Real-world Examples

Must be enormously difficult to accommodate that inclination.

Debe ser enormemente difícil acomodar esa inclinación.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

Finally, culturing Clostridium tetani is very difficult because anaerobes are notoriously difficult and slow to grow.

Finalmente, cultivar Clostridium tetani es muy difícil porque los anaerobios son notoriamente difíciles y crecen lentamente.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

It can be really, really difficult for learners.

Puede ser realmente, realmente difícil para los estudiantes.

Source: Learn techniques from Lucy.

Mr. Scholz described the situation as " very difficult" .

El Sr. Scholz describió la situación como "muy difícil".

Source: BBC Listening Compilation February 2022

I think he...it was just very difficult.

Creo que él... era simplemente muy difícil.

Source: VOA Daily Standard November 2022 Collection

It means something that's very, very difficult.

Significa que algo es muy, muy difícil.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

Yet this freedom has proven increasingly difficult to maintain.

Aun así, esta libertad ha demostrado ser cada vez más difícil de mantener.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

It doesn't seem especially difficult to do that.

No parece especialmente difícil hacer eso.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

Heavy, once set free may be difficult to control.

Pesado, una vez liberado, puede ser difícil de controlar.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

They're elusive, very difficult to catch up with.

Son escurridizos, muy difíciles de alcanzar.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American February 2019 Collection

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