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Difficult
difficult
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is difficult is not easy to do, understand, or deal with. The lack of childcare provisions made it difficult for single mothers to get jobs... It was a very difficult decision to make... We’re living in difficult times... = hard ? easy ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf, it v-link ADJ -ing 2. Someone who is difficult behaves in an unreasonable and unhelpful way. I had a feeling you were going to be difficult about this. = awkward ADJ
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adjective Etymology: Middle English, back-formation from ~y Date: 14th century 1. hard to do, make, or carry out ; arduous a ~ climb 2. a. hard to deal with, manage, or overcome a ~ child b. hard to understand ; puzzling ~ reading Synonyms: see hard • ~ly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 a needing much effort or skill. b troublesome, perplexing. 2 (of a person): a not easy to please or satisfy. b uncooperative, troublesome. 3 characterized by hardships or problems (a difficult period in his life). Derivatives difficultly adv. difficultness n. Etymology: ME, back-form. f. DIFFICULTY ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. трудный; тяжелый difficult ascent —- трудное восхождение difficult ground —- воен. труднопроходимая местность difficult of access —- неприступный; труднодоступный it is difficult to imagine —- трудно вообразить the most difficult part is done —- самое трудное (уже) сделано (позади) this question is difficult to answer —- на этот вопрос трудно (нелегко) ответить there's nothing very difficult about it —- в этом нет ничего трудного I find it difficult to learn foreign languages, it is difficult for me to learn foreign languages —- мне трудно учить иностранные языки 2. тяжелый, затруднительный; неприятный difficult situation —- затруднительное (неприятное) положение this loss has made things difficult for us —- эта потеря очень осложнила (усложнила) нашу жизнь 3. трудный, упрямый; неуживчивый difficult child —- трудный ребенок he is difficult to please —- ему не угодишь ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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person тяжелый человек; трудный субъект DIFFICULT adj. 1) трудный; тяжелый 2) затруднительный, неприятный 3) требовательный; обидчивый; неуживчивый - difficult person Syn: see hard ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ adj 1 very hard to do, understand, or deal with; not easy (Was the exam very difficult? | a difficult job | difficult to do) (She finds it difficult to climb stairs.) 2 someone who is difficult never seems pleased or satisfied (Don't be so difficult!) 3 involving a lot of problems and causing a lot of trouble or worry (Things are a bit difficult at home at the moment. | make life difficult for sb (=cause problems for someone)) (They've done everything in their power to make life difficult for me.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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