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1 difficulty
plural - difficulties; noun1) (the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy: I have difficulty in understanding him.) dificultad2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) dificultad, obstáculo3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) dificultad, dificultades, problemasdifficulty n dificultad / problematr['dɪfɪkəltɪ]noun (pl difficulties)1 (trouble) dificultad nombre femenino■ I had great difficulty (in) getting hold of him tuve dificultad para localizarlo, me costó mucho localizarlo■ she did it, but with some difficulty consiguió hacerlo, pero con dificultad\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in difficulties tener problemas, estar en un apuro, pasar dificultadesto get into difficulties meterse en dificultadesto make difficulties crear problemas, poner pegas1) : dificultad f2) problem: problema f, dificultad fn.• aprieto s.m.• apuro s.m.• conflicto s.m.• dificultad s.m.• inconveniente s.m.• nudo s.m.• tropiezo s.m.'dɪfɪkəltia) u (of situation, task) dificultad fb) c ( problem) dificultad f, problema mto be in difficulties — estar* en apuros
['dɪfɪkǝltɪ]N1) (=hardness) dificultad f•
to have difficulty (in) doing sth — tener dificultades para hacer algo, resultarle difícil a algn hacer algohe has difficulty (in) walking — tiene dificultades para andar, le resulta difícil andar
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I had no difficulty finding the house — no tuve problemas para encontrar la casa, no me resultó difícil encontrar la casa•
with difficulty — con dificultad2) (=problem) problema m, dificultad f•
to get into difficulty or difficulties — [person] (gen) meterse en problemas or apuros; (while swimming) empezar a tener problemas; [ship] empezar a peligrar•
to have difficulties with sth — tener problemas con algo•
to be in difficulties or difficulty — estar teniendo problemasthey are in financial difficulties — tienen problemas económicos, están pasando dificultades económicas
learning, run into•
to make difficulties for sb — crear problemas a algn* * *['dɪfɪkəlti]a) u (of situation, task) dificultad fb) c ( problem) dificultad f, problema mto be in difficulties — estar* en apuros
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2 dificultad
Del verbo dificultar: ( conjugate dificultar) \ \
dificultad es: \ \2ª persona plural (vosotros) imperativoMultiple Entries: dificultad dificultar
dificultad sustantivo femenino difficulty; tiene dificultades en hacerse entender she has difficulty in making herself understood; me pusieron muchas dificultades para entrar they made it very hard for me to get in; meterse en dificultades to get into difficulties
dificultar ( conjugate dificultar) verbo transitivo to make … difficult
dificultad sustantivo femenino
1 difficulty
2 (penalidad, contrariedad) trouble, problem
dificultades económicas, financial problems ' dificultad' also found in these entries: Spanish: coja - cojo - elevarse - encarar - escollo - evadir - fatiga - impedimento - infranqueable - intríngulis - necesidad - nudo - obstáculo - pena - remontar - retroceder - salir - salvar - tela - tumbo - vencer - apuro - complicación - confrontar - contra - contrariedad - encontrar - esquivar - insuperable - miga - ofrecer - pantano - pega - pero - presentar - radicar - sortear - subsanar - superar - surgir - traba - tropezar English: difficulty - experience - extricate - gasp - hassle - hitch - hobble - inarticulate - iron out - job - manage - painless - squash in - struggle - struggle along - struggle on - tongue-tied - trial - trouble - trudge - considerable - difficult - grade - hiccup - pit - scramble - wheeze - wriggle -
3 complain
kəm'plein1) (to state one's displeasure, dissatisfaction etc: I'm going to complain to the police about the noise.) quejarse2) ((with of) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc): He's complaining of difficulty in breathing.) quejarse de•complain vb quejarsetr[kəm'pleɪn]1 quejarse (about/of, de)1 quejarse, protestarcomplain [kəm'pleɪn] vi1) gripe: quejarse, regañar, rezongar2) protest: reclamar, protestarv.• lamentar v.• quejarse v.• querellarse v.kəm'pleɪn
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intransitive verb quejarse, reclamar
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vtyou're hurting me, she complained — -me haces daño -protestó or se quejó
he complained that... — se quejó de que...
[kǝm'pleɪn]VI1) (=grumble) quejarse (about, of de) (to a)2) (=make a formal complaint) reclamar ( about por) (to ante)3) (Med)* * *[kəm'pleɪn]
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intransitive verb quejarse, reclamar
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vtyou're hurting me, she complained — -me haces daño -protestó or se quejó
he complained that... — se quejó de que...
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