/di.fi.sil/
Translation
difficult, hard
Word origin
From Latin difficilis ('hard, not easy'), from dis- ('not') and facilis ('easy'), from facere ('to do, make').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- difficilis
- English cognates
- difficult, facile, faculty
Grammar
Examples
C' .
It is a very difficult decision to make.
.
The situation is difficult but not without hope.
.
He is going through a difficult time at the moment.
Cet .
This exercise is too difficult for young pupils.
C' .
It's difficult to concentrate with this noise.
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(1)Grammar articles
(7)French Comparatives: plus, moins, aussi and the Three Irregulars
French Adjectives and Nouns with à or de
French Concession Clauses: However It Turns Out
How to Say However, Although, Even Though and Despite in French
French Impersonal Verbs: il y a, il faut, il fait and the Dummy Subject 'il'
French Relative Pronouns After a Preposition: lequel, auquel, duquel
French Superlatives: le plus, le moins, and the Irregulars
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