/di.fi.sil/
#462 of 5,000 Core 1000
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
Examples
C' .
It is a very difficult decision to make.
.
The situation is difficult but not without hope.
periode .
He is going through a difficult time at the moment.
.
This exercise is too difficult for young pupils.
C' concentrer .
It's difficult to concentrate with this noise.
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