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Learn French: difficile - difficult

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/Basic verbal negation (ne... pas)
/difficile

difficile

Word

difficile

Meaning

difficult

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Basic verbal negation (ne... pas)

Usages of difficile

Le problème n'est pas difficile.

The problem is not difficult.

Ce n'est pas un problème difficile.

It is not a difficult problem.

Nous cherchons un mauvais chemin difficile.

We are looking for a bad, difficult path.

Il y a six ou sept problèmes difficiles.

There are six or seven difficult problems.

Les étudiants font un devoir difficile.

The students are doing a difficult assignment.

Tu dois lire le rapport parce que c'est un problème difficile.

You must read the report because it is a difficult problem.

Elles finissent un travail difficile.

They are finishing a difficult job.

Elle va passer un examen difficile.

She is going to take a difficult exam.

Ils ont skié sur une piste difficile.

They skied on a difficult slope.

Cette aventure est plus difficile que le premier niveau.

This adventure is more difficult than the first level.

Je joue souvent, mais tu finis des niveaux plus difficiles que moi.

I play often, but you finish more difficult levels than me.

Nous progresserons beaucoup dans ce domaine difficile.

We will progress a lot in this difficult field.

Il est difficile de cacher une émotion forte.

It is difficult to hide a strong emotion.

C'est difficile de trouver un bon psychologue.

It is difficult to find a good psychologist.

Il est difficile de cacher un sentiment triste.

It is difficult to hide a sad feeling.

Il est difficile de déterminer précisément ce que fait la cellule.

It is difficult to determine precisely what the cell does.

En surmontant le vertige, elle arrive au sommet, bien que le chemin soit difficile.

By overcoming vertigo, she arrives at the summit, although the path is difficult.

L'entrepôt est plein, par conséquent la logistique est difficile.

The warehouse is full, consequently logistics are difficult.

Le climat est difficile, mais l'espèce s'adapte.

The climate is difficult, but the species adapts.

Certains animaux s'adaptent, cependant le milieu reste difficile.

Certain animals adapt, however the environment remains difficult.

C'est difficile de se repérer ici, je ne vais nulle part.

It is difficult to get one's bearings here, I am going nowhere.

C'est le projet le plus difficile, mais ils en sont fiers.

It is the most difficult project, but they are proud of it.

Le mécanisme est difficile, mais nous n'y renonçons pas.

The mechanism is difficult, but we are not giving up on it.

La chorégraphie demande des pas de plus en plus difficiles.

The choreography requires more and more difficult steps.

Il est difficile de maîtriser les pas de cette chorégraphie.

It is difficult to master the steps of this choreography.

Il faut éteindre le portable, sinon la lecture est difficile.

You have to turn off the cellphone, otherwise reading is difficult.

Ce casting est le plus difficile que je fasse avec eux.

This casting call is the most difficult that I am doing with them.

L'intégration dont il parle est difficile.

The integration he is talking about is difficult.

Il est difficile d'identifier ceux qui sont toxiques.

It is difficult to identify the ones that are toxic.

Le courage dont tu as besoin pour surfer est difficile à trouver.

The courage you need to surf is hard to find.

Tu ne veux plus rien étudier ? Si, mais l'informatique est trop difficile pour y réussir seul.

You don't want to study anything anymore? Yes I do, but computer science is too difficult to succeed in it alone.

Une telle question est difficile.

Such a question is difficult.

Il s'agit d'un problème difficile.

It is about a difficult problem.

La huitième question était difficile.

The eighth question was difficult.

Les maths sont difficiles pour moi.

Maths is difficult for me.

Cette matière est vraiment difficile.

This subject is really difficult.

Son boulot est vraiment difficile.

His job is really difficult.

Il est difficile de ne pas voir sa culpabilité.

It is difficult not to see his guilt.

Il est difficile de façonner un métal si brûlant.

It is difficult to shape such a scorching metal.

Ce que je trouve difficile, c'est de prononcer cette voyelle.

What I find difficult is to pronounce this vowel.

Il est difficile de tricoter ce pull, mais je le finis quand même.

It is difficult to knit this sweater, but I am finishing it anyway.

Au bout de six mois de travail difficile, elle a craqué et a démissionné.

At the end of six months of difficult work, she cracked and resigned.

Faire le tri parmi ces documents est difficile, je le sais.

Doing the sorting among these documents is difficult, I know it.

Ce qui est difficile, c'est de serrer ce boulon.

What is difficult is tightening this bolt.

La situation était difficile, mais elle ne l'avait pas rendu vulnérable.

The situation was difficult, but it hadn't made him vulnerable.

Ils se sont entendu dire que l'hypothèque était difficile.

They were told that the mortgage was difficult.

L'enseignement est certes difficile, mais la charge est normale étant donné que l'année commence.

The teaching is admittedly difficult, but the workload is normal given that the year is starting.

Il est difficile de stocker l'électricité, donc le stockage évite le gaspillage.

It is difficult to store electricity, so storage avoids waste.

La calligraphie est difficile à moins que tu ne travailles sans hâte.

Calligraphy is difficult unless you work without haste.

D'une part, j'aime cette autonomie ; d'autre part, l'isolement est difficile.

On the one hand, I like this autonomy; on the other hand, isolation is difficult.

L'adoption est difficile, pourtant ils veulent adopter un chat errant.

The adoption is difficult, yet they want to adopt a stray cat.

Nous avons recueilli un oiseau, mais il est difficile de l'apprivoiser.

We took in a bird, but it is hard to tame it.

La relecture de la bibliographie sera difficile.

The proofreading of the bibliography will be difficult.

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