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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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difficulty [Brit ˈdɪfɪk(ə)lti, Am ˈdɪfəkəlti] N

1. difficulty (of task, activity, situation):

difficulty
difficulté f
the difficulty of doing
la difficulté de faire
to have difficulty (in) doing sth
avoir du mal à faire qc
to have great difficulty (in) doing
avoir beaucoup de mal à faire
to have difficulty with one's eyesight
avoir des problèmes de vue
I have difficulty with that idea
cette idée me pose un problème

2. difficulty (problem):

difficulty
difficulté f
difficulty
problème m
the difficulties of forming a government/of living here
les difficultés de la formation d'un gouvernement/de la vie ici
the difficulty is that …
le problème est que …
to run into difficulties
se heurter à des difficultés
I can't see any difficulty in doing
je ne vois aucune difficulté à faire

3. difficulty (of puzzle, author, style):

difficulty
difficulté f (of de)

Phrases:

in difficulty (in trouble)
en difficulté

speech difficulty N

speech difficulty
difficulté f d'élocution
resolvable crisis, difficulty
qui peut être résolu
breathing attr difficulty, exercise
respiratoire, de respiration
to grapple with fig problem, difficulty
se colleter avec
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French
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English
péniblement marcher, élaborer, préserver
with difficulty
avoir grand-peine à faire
to have great difficulty doing
à grand-peine
with great difficulty
cahin-caha
with difficulty
difficulté
difficulty
toute la difficulté est là
therein lies the difficulty
avoir/éprouver de la difficulté à faire
to have/to experience difficulty (in) doing
avec difficulté
with difficulty
difficulté
difficulty, problem
la principale/seconde difficulté a été de faire
the main/second difficulty was to do
ne présenter aucune difficulté
to present no difficulty
sans difficulté(s)
without any difficulty
non sans difficultés
not without difficulty
avoir des difficultés en français/algèbre
to have difficulty with ou in French/algebra
avoir des difficultés à ou pour faire
to have difficulty (in) doing
la difficulté réside en ce que …
the difficulty lies in the fact that …
c'est là ou en cela que réside la difficulté
that's where the difficulty lies

in the PONS Dictionary

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difficulty <-ties> N

1. difficulty no pl (being difficult):

difficulty
difficulté f

2. difficulty (much effort):

difficulty
peine f
with difficulty
avec peine

3. difficulty (problem):

difficulty
problème m
to encounter difficulties
faire face à des problèmes
to be fraught with difficulties
être plein de difficultés
to have difficulty doing sth no pl
avoir de la peine à faire qc
regardless of difficulty, expense
sans se soucier de
pose difficulty
soulever
arise difficulty
surgir
to get over sth difficulty
surmonter qc
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French
English
English
péniblement
with difficulty
avoir grand-peine à faire qc
to have great difficulty in doing sth
à grand-peine
with great difficulty
graduer
to increase in difficulty
les difficultés sont graduées
there are graded levels of difficulty
difficulté
difficulty
de difficulté croissante
of increasing difficulty
être/se retrouver en difficulté
to be/to find oneself in difficulty
difficilement
with difficulty
in the PONS Dictionary
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English
French
French

difficulty <-ties> N

1. difficulty (being difficult):

difficulty
difficulté f

2. difficulty (much effort):

difficulty
peine f
with difficulty
avec peine

3. difficulty (problem):

difficulty
problème m
to encounter difficulties
faire face à des problèmes
to be fraught with difficulties
être plein de difficultés
to have difficulty doing sth
avoir de la peine à faire qc
regardless of difficulty, expense
sans se soucier de
arise difficulty
surgir
to get over sth difficulty
surmonter qc
to have some serious difficulty
avoir de grosses difficultés
French
French
English
English
péniblement
with difficulty
difficilement
with difficulty
graduer
to increase in difficulty
avoir grand-peine à faire qc
to have great difficulty in doing sth
difficulté
difficulty
être/se retrouver en difficulté
to be/to find oneself in difficulty
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