difficulty

Inflections of 'difficulty' (n): npl: difficulties

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
difficulty n	uncountable (being difficult)	dificultad nf
	The difficulty of the courses was too much for some of the students.
	La dificultad de los cursos era demasiado para algunos estudiantes.
difficulty n	(problem, trouble)	dificultad nf
		problema nm
		inconveniente nm
	The difficulty is that I don't know how to get in touch with the owner of the house.
	La dificultad es que no sé cómo ponerme en contacto con el dueño de la casa.
	El problema es que no sé cómo ponerme en contacto con el dueño de la casa.
	El inconveniente es que no sé cómo ponerme en contacto con el dueño de la casa.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
get into difficulty, get into difficulties v expr	(be in difficult or dangerous situation)	meterse en un lío loc verb
		meterse en un embrollo loc verb
		encontrarse en dificultades loc verb
	The hillwalkers got into difficulties while trying to reach the highest peak.
have difficulty v expr	(find [sth] hard)	tener problemas con loc verb
	Sarah had difficulty when she first tried yoga, but after a few sessions she grew more flexible.
have difficulty with [sth] v expr	(find [sth] hard)	tener dificultades con loc verb
	The students have difficulty with English grammar.
	Los estudiantes tienen dificultades con la gramática del inglés.
have difficulty doing [sth] v expr	(find it hard to do [sth])	tener dificultades para hacer algo loc verb
	I have difficulty understanding algebra.
	Tengo dificultades para entender álgebra.
with difficulty adv	(not easily)	dificultosamente adv
	The arthritic old man climbed the stairs with difficulty.
	El anciano artrítico subió las escaleras dificultosamente.
		con dificultad loc adv
	El anciano artrítico subió las escaleras con dificultad.
		trabajosamente adv
	El anciano artrítico subió las escaleras trabajosamente.

'difficulty' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

Spanish:

Collocations: a [low, medium, high] difficulty level, select the difficulty level, [great, significant, extreme, enormous] difficulty, more...

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