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La relecture de la bibliographie sera difficile.

La relecture de la bibliographie sera difficile.
The proofreading of the bibliography will be difficult.
From Lesson 453:Future time limits (d'ici, d'ici à)·French

Questions & Answers about La relecture de la bibliographie sera difficile.

Does relecture only mean 'proofreading'?
It can mean 'proofreading', 'rereading', or 'copy-editing'. It is simply the prefix re- (meaning 'again') attached to lecture (meaning 'reading'). Because this sentence mentions a bibliographie, 'proofreading' is the most natural English translation in this context.
How could I add 'between now and tonight' to this sentence to practice this lesson's future time limit grammar?
You would use d'ici followed by the time expression: La relecture de la bibliographie sera difficile d'ici ce soir. You can also place d'ici ce soir at the very beginning of the sentence to emphasize the deadline.
If I wanted to add a verb and say 'difficult to finish', would I use à or de after difficile?
You would use à, resulting in sera difficile à terminer. When a specific noun is the subject of the sentence (here, La relecture), French uses the structure Adjective + à + Infinitive. You only use de when starting with the impersonal Il est or C'est (for example: Il sera difficile de terminer la relecture).

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