Difficiles (en. Difficult)

/di.fis.il/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

That requires great effort or attention.

Mathematics can be difficult for some students.

Les mathématiques peuvent être difficiles pour certains étudiants.

That is demanding or complicated to manage.

The instructions were difficult to understand.

Les directives étaient difficiles à comprendre.

That displays contrary behaviors or attitudes.

She is very difficult to satisfy.

Elle est très difficile à satisfaire.

That is not easy to obtain or achieve.

This project has become difficult to carry out.

Ce projet est devenu difficile à mener à bien.

From Latin 'difficilis', meaning 'difficult, arduous'.

It's not easy

It's difficult.

C'est pas facile

Dot the i's and cross the t's

Clarifying a difficult situation.

Mettre les points sur les i

Step out of your comfort zone

Facing difficult challenges.

Sortir de sa zone de confort

difficulty

State of being difficult, obstacle.

difficulté

complex

That has multiple parts or levels, thus difficult to understand.

complexe

obstacle

Resource or factor that makes things difficult.

obstacle

A little too demanding.

This teacher is really difficult with his demands.

Ce professeur est vraiment difficile avec ses exigences.

Someone who is complicated in their requests.

She is so difficult, always changing her mind.

Elle est si difficile, toujours en train de changer d'avis.