difficult

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdɪfɪˌkʌlt, -kəlt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(difi kult′, -kəlt)


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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
difficult adj (not easy)difícil adj mf
 It is difficult to balance a ball on your head.
 Es difícil equilibrar una pelota sobre la cabeza.
difficult adj (person: uncooperative)difícil adj mf
 Bob is being difficult about the issue and refuses to change his mind.
 Bob se está poniendo difícil respecto al tema y se rehúsa a cambiar de idea.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.
Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
difficult adj (full of problems)complicado/a, complejo/a adj
  difícil adj mf
 This is a difficult project.
 Éste es un proyecto complicado.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
make [sth] more difficult v expr (complicate [sth])complicar, dificultar vtr
  hacer algo más difícil vtr + loc adj
 Cluttered surfaces make cleaning more difficult.
 Las superficies abarrotadas de cosas complican la limpieza.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'difficult' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: a difficult [exam, task, job], a difficult [situation, problem, issue, business], that's a very difficult [question, problem] to [answer, solve], more...

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