difícil

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Asturian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin difficilis.

Adjective[edit]

difícil (epicene, plural difíciles)

  1. difficult (hard, not easy)
    Antonym: facil

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin difficilis.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

difícil m or f (masculine and feminine plural difícils)

  1. difficult
    Antonym: fàcil

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin difficilis.

Adjective[edit]

difícil m or f (plural difíciles)

  1. difficult
    Antonym: fácil

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin difficilis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /diˈfi.sil/ [diˈfi.siɫ], /dɨˈfi.sil/ [dɨˈfi.siɫ]

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /di.ˈfi.siw/
  • Hyphenation: di‧fí‧cil

Adjective[edit]

difícil m or f (plural difíceis)

  1. difficult, hard
    Antonym: fácil
    • 2000, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban, Rocco, page 240:
      Era difícil dizer se a professora os ouvira, pois seu rosto estava oculto pelas sombras.
      It was difficult to tell whether the teacher had heard them, because her face was hidden by the shadows.

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:difícil.

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Further reading[edit]

  • difícil” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin difficilis. Compare obsolete English difficile.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /diˈfiθil/ [d̪iˈfi.θil]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /diˈfisil/ [d̪iˈfi.sil]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -iθil
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -isil
  • Syllabification: di‧fí‧cil

Adjective[edit]

difícil m or f (masculine and feminine plural difíciles, superlative dificilísimo)

  1. difficult, hard, tough, challenging, rough, tricky, trying, arduous, testing
  2. unlikely (i.e. improbable)
  3. awkward (e.g. situation or position)
  4. (figurative) rocky, bumpy (e.g. start, road)

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