Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - difficulty
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Difficulty
difficulty
~ n 1 the state of being hard to do, understand or deal with (have difficulty doing sth) (We have enough difficulty paying the rent as it is! | with difficulty) (With difficulty, we hauled it up the stairs. | be in difficulty (=be having problems)) (The business is in financial difficulty. | get/run into difficulty (=get into a difficult situation)) (I had to sell my sewing machine when we got into difficulty with an electric bill.) 2 a problem or something that causes trouble (If you have any difficulties, give me a shout.) 3 how difficult something is (The tests vary in difficulty.)
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(difficulties) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A difficulty is a problem. ...the difficulty of getting accurate information... The country is facing great economic difficulties. N-COUNT 2. If you have difficulty doing something, you are not able to do it easily. Do you have difficulty getting up?... N-UNCOUNT 3. If you are in difficulty or in difficulties, you are having a lot of problems. PHRASE: v-link PHR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Middle English difficulte, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French difficulte, from Latin difficultas, from difficilis not easy, from dis- + facilis easy — more at facile Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being difficult 2. controversy, disagreement 3. objection 4. something difficult ; impediment 5. embarrassment, trouble — usually used in plural ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 the state or condition of being difficult. 2 a a difficult thing; a problem or hindrance. b (often in pl.) a cause of distress or hardship (in financial difficulties; there was someone in difficulties in the water). Phrases and idioms make difficulties be intransigent or unaccommodating. with difficulty not easily. Etymology: ME f. L difficultas (as DIS-, facultas FACULTY) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. трудность without difficulty —- без труда to find difficulty in understanding —- с трудом понимать, затрудняться в понимании he had a difficulty in breathing —- он с трудом дышал, ему не хватало воздуха I realize the difficulty of answering this question —- я понимаю, как трудно ответить на этот вопрос 2. препятствие, помеха; затруднение to be in a difficulty —- быть в затруднении, не знать, как поступить to face (to meet with) difficulties —- встретить препятствия, натолкнуться на трудности to overcome (to get over) every difficulty —- преодолеть все трудности (препятствия) to remove a difficulty —- устранить препятствие (помеху) to get round (to evade) a difficulty —- обойти трудность (затруднение) to make (to raise) difficulties —- чинить препятствия, создавать трудности to make no difficulty (difficulties) —- не чинить препятствий, не возражать to look for difficulties where there are none —- придумывать несуществующие препятствия (затруднения) to add to smb.'s difficulties —- осложнить чье-л. и без того тяжелое положение there will be no difficulty about it —- это будет совершенно несложно, здесь не возникнет никаких осложнений I see no difficulty about it —- (я) не вижу в этом ничего трудного (сложного) 3. материальные затруднения financial difficulties —- финансовые затруднения income tax difficulties —- неприятности, связанные с выплатой подоходного налога to be...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) трудность the difficulties of English - трудности в изучении английского языка to find difficulty in doing smth. - столкнуться с трудностями в чем-л. 2) препятствие, затруднение to put difficulties in the way - ставить препятствия на пути to overcome difficulties - преодолевать трудности, препятствия to make/raise difficulties - чинить препятствия 3) pl. затруднения (материальные) I am in difficulties for money - я испытываю денежные затруднения Syn: see obstacle ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1380, from O.Fr. difficulte, from L. difficultatem (nom. difficultus), from difficilis "hard," from dis- "not, away from" + facilis "easy" (see facile). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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