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feminine

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Translation

difficulty, trouble

Word origin

From Latin difficultas, from difficilis ('hard'), itself dis- plus facilis ('easy'). The word is literally the negative of easiness.

Origin: Latin
Root: difficultas
English cognates: difficulty, difficult

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluraldifficultés

Examples

He speaks French without any trouble.

The difficulties start now.

She had trouble finding work.

The difficulty comes from the lack of time.

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If you run into trouble, ring me straight away.

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This word is part of lesson 47.