dificuldade
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- difficuldade (pre-reform)
Etymology
[edit]From Latin difficultātem (“difficulty”), from difficilis (“difficult, troublesome”), from facilis (“easy”), from faciō (“to do, to make”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: di‧fi‧cul‧da‧de
Noun
[edit]dificuldade f (plural dificuldades)
- (uncountable) difficulty (state of being difficult)
- Antonym: facilidade
- a difficult situation
- Synonyms: obstáculo, impedimento, estorvo
- 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Fabiano”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives][1], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 23:
- Sim senhor, um bicho, capaz de vencer difficuldades.
- Yes sir, an animal, capable of overcoming difficulties.