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  • 1 procedo

    prō-cēdo, cessi, cessum, 3, v. n., to go forth or before, to go forwards, advance, proceed (class.; cf.: progredior, prodeo).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    procedere ad forum,

    Plaut. Cas. 3, 3, 2:

    illuc procede,

    id. Capt. 5, 2, 1:

    a portu,

    Cic. Fam. 16, 9, 1: ante agmen, Hirt. B. G. 8, 27, 4:

    nil cum procede re lintrem Sentimus,

    Hor. S. 1, 5, 20:

    pedibus aequis,

    Ov. P. 4, 5, 3:

    passu tacito,

    Val. Fl. 5, 351.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    In milit. lang., to go or march forwards, to advance, Caes. B. C. 3, 34:

    lente atque paulatim proceditur,

    id. ib. 1, 80; id. B. G. 6, 25:

    agmen procedit,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 37; Curt. 7, 3, 19:

    processum in aciem est,

    Liv. 25, 21:

    ipsi jam pridem avidi certaminis procedunt,

    id. 3, 62, 6.—Cf. of ships, Caes. B. G. 7, 61; Verg. A. 4, 587.—
    2.
    Of processions, to go on, set forward, move on, advance, etc.:

    funus interim Procedit: sequimur,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 101; Hor. C. 4, 2, 49:

    tacito procedens agmine,

    Sil. 7, 91:

    vidisti Latios consul procedere fasces,

    id. 6, 443.—
    C.
    Transf.
    1.
    To go or come forth or out, to advance, issue:

    foribus foras procedere,

    Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 12:

    castris,

    Verg. A. 12, 169:

    extra munitiones,

    Caes. B. G 5, 43:

    in medium,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 36, § 94:

    e tabernaculo in solem,

    id. Brut. 9, 37:

    in pedes procedere nascentem, contra naturam est,

    to be born feet first, Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45:

    mediā procedit ab aulā,

    Ov. M. 14, 46.—
    b.
    In gen., to show one's self, to appear:

    cum veste purpureā procedere,

    Cic. Div. 1, 52, 119:

    obviam alicui procedere,

    to go towards, go to meet, id. Sest. 13, 68; cf.:

    Jugurthae obvius procedit,

    Sall. J. 21, 1:

    obviam,

    id. ib. 53, 5:

    procedat vel Numa,

    Juv. 3, 138.—
    c.
    In partic., to issue from the mouth, to be uttered:

    sed interdum voces procedebant contumaces et inconsultae,

    Tac. A. 4, 60 init.; Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 36.—
    d.
    Of stars, etc., to rise, come into view:

    Ecce Dionaei processit Caesaris astrum,

    Verg. E. 9, 47:

    vesper,

    id. ib. 6, 86.—
    e.
    Of the moon, to wax, increase, Pall. 7, 3.—
    2.
    Of plants, to put forth, spring forth, grow (ante-class. and in post-Aug. prose):

    antequam radices longius procedere possint,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 5:

    plerumque germen de cicatrice procedit,

    Col. 4, 22, 4:

    gemma sine dubio processura,

    Pall. 7, 5, 3; 8, 3, 1 et saep.—
    3.
    Of place, to project, extend:

    ita ut in pedes binos fossa procedat,

    Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 159:

    Lydia super Ioniam procedit,

    id. 5, 29, 30, § 110:

    promuntorium, quod contra Peloponnesum procedit,

    id. 4, 2, 3, § 6; Cels. 8, 1.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Of time, to advance, pass, elapse (class.):

    ubi plerumque noctis processit,

    Sall. J. 21, 2; Nep. Pel. 3, 3:

    jamque dies alterque dies processit,

    Verg. A. 3, 356:

    dies procedens,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 22, 53:

    procedente tempore,

    in process of time, Plin. Ep. 6, 31, 17:

    si aetate processerit,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 18, 50:

    tempus processit,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 25:

    procedente die,

    Liv. 28, 15; Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 8:

    procedunt tempora tarde,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 5:

    incipient magni procedere menses,

    Verg. E. 4, 12:

    pars major anni jam processerat,

    Liv. 3, 37.—
    B.
    To come or go forth, to appear, to present or show one's self ( poet. and post-Aug.):

    nunc volo subducto gravior procedere voltu,

    i. e. to conduct myself more gravely, to undertake more serious matters, Prop. 2, 10 (3, 1), 9:

    quis postea ad summam Thucydidis, quis Hyperidis ad famam processit?

    Petr. 2.—
    2.
    In partic., to go or get on, to advance, make progress (class.; cf.

    proficio): dicendi laude multum,

    Cic. Brut. 36, 137:

    in philosophiā,

    id. Fin. 3, 2, 6:

    honoribus longius,

    id. Brut. 48, 180; cf. id. Har. Resp. 23, 48:

    ad virtutis aditum,

    id. Fin. 3, 14, 48:

    ambitio et procedendi libido,

    a passion for getting on, for rising in the world, Plin. Ep 8, 6, 3:

    longius iras,

    Verg. A. 5, 461:

    perspicuum est, quo compositiones unguentorum processerint,

    to what extent, how far, Cic. N. D. 2, 58, 146:

    ut ratione et viā procedat oratio,

    id. Fin. 1, 9, 29:

    eo vecordiae processit, ut,

    went so far in folly, Sall. J. 5, 2:

    Adherbal, ubi intellegit eo processum,

    id. ib. 21, 1; so,

    processit in id furoris,

    Vell. 2, 80, 2:

    eoque ira processit, ut, etc.,

    Liv. 9, 26, 2:

    ex infimā fortunā in ordinem senatorium, et ad summos honores,

    Suet. Rhet. 1, 10.—
    C.
    To run on, continue, remain:

    et cum stationes procederent, prope obruentibus infirmum corpus armis,

    i. e. guard duty returned so frequently as to seem continuous, Liv. 5, 48, 7:

    ut iis stipendia procederent,

    id. 25, 5, 8; 27, 11, 14; cf.

    aera,

    id. 5, 7, 12.—
    D.
    To go on, continue, follow; esp. of speech, etc.:

    ad dissuadendum,

    Liv. 30, 35; cf. Plaut. Am. prol. 117: non imitor lakônismon tuum:

    altera jam pagella procedit,

    Cic. Fam. 11, 25, 2.—
    E.
    To [p. 1451] turn out, result, succeed, prosper (class.):

    parum procedere,

    Ter. And. 4, 1, 48; Liv. 1, 57; 38, 7:

    nonnumquam summis oratoribus non satis ex sententiā eventum dicendi procedere,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 27, 123:

    alicui pulcherrime,

    id. Phil. 13, 19, 40:

    alicui bene,

    id. Rab. Post. 1, 1:

    omnia prospere procedent,

    Cic. Fam. 12, 9, 2.— Impers. (cf. succedo): quibus cum parum procederet, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 12, 3; cf.:

    velut processisset Spurio Licinio,

    Liv. 2, 44, 1.— Absol., to turn out or succeed well:

    mane quod tu occoeperis negotium agere, id totum procedit diem,

    Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 34:

    ferme ut quisque quidque occoeperit, sic ei procedunt post principia,

    id. ib. 4, 1, 4:

    Syre, processisti hodie pulcre,

    have succeeded finely, Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 22:

    si processit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 98, § 227:

    quod si consilia Andranodoro processissent,

    Liv. 24, 26, 5.—
    2.
    To turn out favorably for, to result in favor of, to benefit, be of use to one:

    totidem dies emptori procedent,

    Cato, R. R. 148:

    benefacta mea reipublicae procedunt,

    Sall. J. 85, 5; Ov. H. 9, 109.—
    3.
    To be effectual:

    venenum non processerat,

    Tac. A. 15, 60:

    medicina processit,

    Col. 6, 6, 4.—
    F.
    To go or pass for, to be counted or reckoned as any thing (anteand post-class.):

    ut binae (oves) pro singulis procedant,

    shall be reckoned as one, Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 5; Dig. 5, 3, 32:

    quod ita procedit, si ea, cui donabatur, eum interposuit,

    ib. 24, 1, 11.—
    G.
    To happen, take place, occur (ante-class.):

    numquid processit ad forum hodie novi?

    Plaut. Most. 4, 3, 7.—
    H.
    To come or proceed from, to be derived from (post-class.):

    res, quae a sacratissimis imperatoribus procedunt,

    Cod. Just. 7, 37, 3.— In part. pass.:

    in processā aetate,

    advanced, Scrib. Comp. 100.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > procedo

  • 2 prō-cēdō

        prō-cēdō cessī, —, ere,    to go before, go forward, advance, proceed, march on, move forward, go forth: in portum: nil procedere lintrem Sentimus, H.: pedibus aequis, O.: lente atque paulatim proceditur, Cs.: processum in aciem est, L.: huic tota obviam civitas processerat, had gone out to meet: Vidit classem procedere velis, V.—To go forth, go out, advance, issue: castris, V.: extra munitiones, Cs.: e tabernaculo in solem: mediā ab aulā, O.—To come forward, show oneself, appear: cum veste purpureā: procedat vel Numa, Iu.: Ecce processit Caesaris astrum, hath risen, V.: voces procedebant contumaces, i. e. were heard, Ta. —Fig., of time, to advance, pass, elapse: ubi plerumque noctis processit, S.: Iam dies processit, V.: dies procedens: tempus processit, Cs.: procedunt tempora tarde, O.: incipient magni procedere menses, V.: pars maior anni iam processerat, L.—To come forth, appear, arise: posteaquam philosophia processit: altera iam pagella procedit, i. e. is already begun.—To get on, advance, make progress: in philosophiā: ad virtutis habitum: longius iras, V.: eo vecordiae processit, ut, went so far in folly, S.: nec ultra minas processum est, L.: eoque ira processit, ut, etc., L.—To run on, continue, remain: cum stationes procederent, i. e. guard duty was unremitting, L.: ut iis stipendia procederent, L.: Illi procedit rerum mensura tuarum, i. e. is passed to her credit, O.—To turn out, result, succeed, prosper: processisti pulcre, you have succeeded finely, T.: si bene processit: ubi id parum processit, failed, L.: quasi ei pulcherrime priora (maledicta) processerint: omnia prospere procedent: benefacta mea rei p. procedunt, are of service, S.— Impers: velut processisset Spurio, L.

    Latin-English dictionary > prō-cēdō

  • 3 colmo

    adj.
    full-up.
    m.
    1 height.
    el colmo de la estupidez the height of stupidity
    es el colmo de la locura it's sheer madness
    para colmo de desgracias to crown it all
    ¡eso es el colmo! that's the last straw!
    2 culmination, climax, height, ultimate.
    3 last straw.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: colmar.
    * * *
    1 (que está colmado) full, filled to the top
    ————————
    1 height, summit
    \
    ¡esto es el colmo! this is the last straw!, this is the limit!
    para colmo to top it all, to make matters worse
    * * *
    noun m.
    height, extreme
    * * *
    SM

    ¡eres el colmo! ¡deja ya de quejarte! — you really take the biscuit! just stop complaining!

    ¡esto es el colmo! ¡ya no lo aguanto más! — this is the last straw! I can't stand it any longer!

    tu hermano es el colmo, no paro de reírme con él — your brother is hilarious o is something else *, he makes me laugh so much

    para colmo — to top it all, to cap it all

    y, para colmo, se le rompió el ordenador — and to top o cap it all his computer broke

    para colmo de desgracias o de males — to make matters worse

    ser el colmo de los colmos —

    * * *

    para colmo de desgracias or males — to top o cap it all

    sería el colmo que... — it would be too much if...

    * * *
    ----
    * el colmo = the last straw.
    * para colmo = to cap it all (off), but to make things worse, but to make matters worse, for good measure, to add insult to injury.
    * para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.
    * ser el colmo = be the last straw, bring + the situation to a head, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.
    * * *

    para colmo de desgracias or males — to top o cap it all

    sería el colmo que... — it would be too much if...

    * * *
    * el colmo = the last straw.
    * para colmo = to cap it all (off), but to make things worse, but to make matters worse, for good measure, to add insult to injury.
    * para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.
    * ser el colmo = be the last straw, bring + the situation to a head, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.
    * * *
    el colmo de la vagancia the height of laziness
    para colmo de desgracias to top o cap it all
    sólo falta que para colmo (de males) nos corten el gas all we need now is for them to cut the gas off
    llegó al colmo de … he even went as far as to …
    ¡esto es el colmo! this is the last straw!
    ¡esto ya es el colmo de los colmos! this really is the end o the limit o the last straw!
    * * *

    Del verbo colmar: ( conjugate colmar)

    colmo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    colmó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    colmar    
    colmo
    colmar ( conjugate colmar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹vaso/cesta› to fill … to the brim

    b) ‹deseos/aspiraciones› to fulfill( conjugate fulfill)

    c) ‹ paciencia› to stretch … to the limit;

    colmo a algn de algo ‹ de atenciones› to lavish sth on sb;
    ‹ de regalos› to shower sb with sth
    colmo sustantivo masculino:

    para colmo de desgracias to top o cap it all;
    sería el colmo que … it would be too much if …;
    ¡esto es el colmo! this is the limit o the last straw!
    colmar verbo transitivo frml
    1 to fill (right up)
    (un cuenco, una copa) to fill to the brim
    2 (satisfacer) to fulfil, satisfy
    colmo sustantivo masculino
    1 (el más alto grado) height
    el colmo de la tontería, the height of stupidity
    2 (remate) para colmo (de males), to top it all
    ♦ Locuciones: ¡eso es el colmo!, that's the last straw!
    Juan es el colmo, siempre tiene que decir la última palabra, Juan is the living end, he always has to have the last word

    ' colmo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acabose
    - añadidura
    - aquello
    - hostia
    - monda
    - tremenda
    - tremendo
    English:
    cap
    - height
    - last
    - matter
    - straw
    - top
    - fail
    - limit
    - shower
    * * *
    colmo nm
    height;
    el colmo de la estupidez the height of stupidity;
    es el colmo de la locura it's sheer madness;
    ¡es el colmo de la desfachatez! what a cheek o nerve!;
    lo suyo es el colmo de la mala suerte what happened to her was really bad luck;
    para colmo to crown it all;
    para colmo de males, llovió to make matters worse, it rained;
    ¡eso es el colmo! that's the last straw!;
    ¡es el colmo, es la tercera vez que llamo y no me hacen caso! it's getting beyond a joke! this is the third time I've called and they're not paying any attention!
    * * *
    m
    :
    ¡es el colmo! this is the last straw!;
    para colmo to cap it all;
    de males to make matters worse
    * * *
    colmo nm
    : height, extreme, limit
    el colmo de la locura: the height of folly
    ¡eso es el colmo!: that's the last straw!
    * * *
    colmo n height
    para colmo to top it all / to make matters worse

    Spanish-English dictionary > colmo

  • 4 difícil

    adj.
    difficult, tough, arduous, cumbersome.
    Un trabajo difícil [duro] A stiff job.
    * * *
    1 difficult, hard
    2 (improbable) unlikely
    ■ es difícil que nos encontremos allí it's unlikely that we'll meet there, we're unlikely to meet there
    * * *
    adj.
    difficult, hard
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=complicado) [problema] difficult; [tiempos, vida] difficult, hard; [situación] difficult, delicate

    me resulta muy difícil decidir — I find it very hard to decide, I have great difficulty in deciding

    2) [persona] difficult
    3) * [cara] ugly
    * * *
    1)
    a) [ser] <problema/situación> difficult; < examen> hard, difficult

    me fue muy difícil decírselo — it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

    resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas — it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

    difícil de + inf — difficult o hard to + inf

    b) [estar] (fam)
    2) [ser] ( poco probable) unlikely

    es posible pero lo veo difícil — it's possible, but I don't think it's very likely

    3) [ser] <persona/carácter> difficult
    * * *
    = arduous, demanding, difficult, intractable, laborious, painful, taxing, tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], delicate, tortuous, hardscrabble, obstinate, bumpy, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uphill, problematic, problematical, hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.].
    Ex. Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.
    Ex. It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.
    Ex. It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.
    Ex. Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.
    Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
    Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
    Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.
    Ex. As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.
    Ex. The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.
    Ex. Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.
    Ex. The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.
    Ex. And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.
    Ex. It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.
    Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.
    Ex. Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.
    Ex. This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.
    Ex. The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.
    Ex. The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
    ----
    * ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.
    * algo muy difícil = a tough sell.
    * aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.
    * aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.
    * cuestión difícil = poser.
    * de difícil solución = intractable.
    * de la forma más difícil = the hard way.
    * difícil de aceptar = hard to swallow.
    * difícil de agradar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].
    * difícil de complacer = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].
    * difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.
    * difícil de conseguir = hard to come by, difficult to come by.
    * difícil de contentar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].
    * difícil de descifrar = cryptic.
    * difícil de distinguir = indistinguishable.
    * difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.
    * difícil de entender = cryptic.
    * difícil de gestionar = unmanageable.
    * difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo = unmanageably + Adjetivo.
    * difícil de hacer = hard to do.
    * difícil de localizar = irretraceable.
    * difícil de manejar = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unwieldy.
    * difícil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].
    * difícil de obtener = hard to come by, difficult to come by.
    * difícil de seguir = heavy going.
    * difícil de sustituir = hard to replace.
    * difícil de tratar = unruly.
    * empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.
    * en circunstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.
    * en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.
    * encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.
    * encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.
    * encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.
    * encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.
    * encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.
    * en épocas difíciles = in times of need.
    * enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.
    * enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end, plunge in at + the deep end.
    * en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.
    * hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.
    * hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.
    * meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.
    * meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.
    * metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * muy difícil de traducir = defy + translation.
    * por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.
    * pregunta difícil = poser.
    * pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.
    * problema difícil = poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.
    * ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.
    * ser difícil = be a stretch.
    * ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.
    * ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.
    * ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.
    * ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.
    * ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.
    * ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.
    * ser muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.
    * situación difícil = hardship.
    * tarea difícil = hard task.
    * tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.
    * tenerlo difícil = not be easy.
    * tiempos difíciles = embattled time(s).
    * * *
    1)
    a) [ser] <problema/situación> difficult; < examen> hard, difficult

    me fue muy difícil decírselo — it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

    resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas — it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

    difícil de + inf — difficult o hard to + inf

    b) [estar] (fam)
    2) [ser] ( poco probable) unlikely

    es posible pero lo veo difícil — it's possible, but I don't think it's very likely

    3) [ser] <persona/carácter> difficult
    * * *
    = arduous, demanding, difficult, intractable, laborious, painful, taxing, tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], delicate, tortuous, hardscrabble, obstinate, bumpy, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uphill, problematic, problematical, hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.].

    Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.

    Ex: It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.
    Ex: It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.
    Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.
    Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
    Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
    Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.
    Ex: As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.
    Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.
    Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.
    Ex: The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.
    Ex: And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.
    Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.
    Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.
    Ex: Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.
    Ex: This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.
    Ex: The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.
    Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
    * ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.
    * algo muy difícil = a tough sell.
    * aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.
    * aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.
    * cuestión difícil = poser.
    * de difícil solución = intractable.
    * de la forma más difícil = the hard way.
    * difícil de aceptar = hard to swallow.
    * difícil de agradar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].
    * difícil de complacer = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].
    * difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.
    * difícil de conseguir = hard to come by, difficult to come by.
    * difícil de contentar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].
    * difícil de descifrar = cryptic.
    * difícil de distinguir = indistinguishable.
    * difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.
    * difícil de entender = cryptic.
    * difícil de gestionar = unmanageable.
    * difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo = unmanageably + Adjetivo.
    * difícil de hacer = hard to do.
    * difícil de localizar = irretraceable.
    * difícil de manejar = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unwieldy.
    * difícil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].
    * difícil de obtener = hard to come by, difficult to come by.
    * difícil de seguir = heavy going.
    * difícil de sustituir = hard to replace.
    * difícil de tratar = unruly.
    * empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.
    * en circunstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.
    * en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.
    * encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.
    * encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.
    * encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.
    * encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.
    * encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.
    * en épocas difíciles = in times of need.
    * enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.
    * enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end, plunge in at + the deep end.
    * en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.
    * hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.
    * hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.
    * meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.
    * meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.
    * metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * muy difícil de traducir = defy + translation.
    * por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.
    * pregunta difícil = poser.
    * pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.
    * problema difícil = poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.
    * ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.
    * ser difícil = be a stretch.
    * ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.
    * ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.
    * ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.
    * ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.
    * ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.
    * ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.
    * ser muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.
    * situación difícil = hardship.
    * tarea difícil = hard task.
    * tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.
    * tenerlo difícil = not be easy.
    * tiempos difíciles = embattled time(s).

    * * *
    A
    1 [ SER] ‹problema/tema/situación› difficult
    el examen fue muy difícil the exam was very hard o difficult
    es un problema difícil it's a tricky o difficult problem
    corren tiempos difíciles para nuestra economía this is a difficult time for our economy
    con tu actitud me lo estás poniendo más difícil you're not making it any easier for me o you're making it harder for me by being like that
    no creo que gane, lo tiene muy difícil I don't think she'll win, she's in a difficult position
    me fue muy difícil decírselo it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him
    resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses
    cada vez se hace más difícil encontrar un buen empleo it is becoming more and more difficult o it's becoming harder and harder to get a good job
    difícil DE + INF difficult o hard to + INF
    mi madre es muy difícil de complacer my mother is very hard o difficult to please
    2 [ ESTAR] ( fam):
    está la cosa difícil things are pretty difficult o tricky ( colloq)
    B [ SER]
    (poco probable): es posible pero lo veo difícil it's possible, but I think it's unlikely o I don't think it's very likely
    difícil QUE + SUBJ:
    va a ser muy difícil que acepte it's very unlikely that he'll accept
    veo difícil que gane I doubt if she'll win, I think it's unlikely that she'll win
    C [ SER] ‹persona/carácter› difficult
    un niño difícil a difficult child
    * * *

     

    difícil adjetivo
    1
    a) ‹problema/situación› difficult;

    ‹ examen› hard, difficult;
    ◊ me fue muy difícil decírselo it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him;

    es difícil de hacer/entender it's difficult o hard to do/understand
    b) ‹persona/carácter› difficult

    2 ( poco probable) unlikely;

    veo difícil que gane I doubt if she'll win
    difícil adjetivo
    1 (que cuesta trabajo o esfuerzo intelectual) difficult, hard
    difícil de explicar, difficult to explain
    difícil de soportar, hard to bear
    2 (improbable) unlikely: es difícil que suceda, it is unlikely that that will happen
    3 (una persona) difficult
    ' difícil' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    amarre
    - cañón
    - compaginación
    - concienciarse
    - delicada
    - delicado
    - despreocuparse
    - disyuntiva
    - engorrosa
    - engorroso
    - escabrosa
    - escabroso
    - escala
    - espinosa
    - espinoso
    - estrechamiento
    - gustar
    - harta
    - harto
    - hueso
    - impronunciable
    - insensible
    - judicatura
    - lance
    - mas
    - onerosa
    - oneroso
    - papelón
    - respirar
    - sí
    - tocha
    - tocho
    - viabilidad
    - arrecho
    - caprichoso
    - contentar
    - costar
    - creer
    - duro
    - epopeya
    - especial
    - esperar
    - esquivo
    - fregado
    - hacer
    - ingrato
    - jodido
    - malabarismo
    - mancha
    - manchar
    English:
    arduous
    - around
    - awkward
    - beating
    - choose
    - climb
    - concentrate
    - cumbersome
    - desperately
    - difficult
    - distance
    - dodgy
    - elusive
    - embark
    - folly
    - for
    - gap
    - grammar
    - hard
    - hard-won
    - housekeeper
    - immensely
    - injustice
    - lean
    - mess
    - problematic
    - problematical
    - realize
    - replacement
    - ruggedness
    - scramble
    - shake off
    - situation
    - so
    - sticky
    - stiff
    - surely
    - think ahead
    - to
    - tough
    - tricky
    - trying
    - agonizing
    - deep
    - demanding
    - going
    - increasingly
    - keep
    - likely
    - plight
    * * *
    1. [complicado] difficult;
    va a ser difícil encontrar un sitio abierto a estas horas it's going to be difficult o hard to find anywhere that's open at this time;
    son tiempos difíciles these are difficult times;
    pasaron por una situación difícil they went through a difficult period;
    no es difícil imaginar lo que pasó it's not difficult o hard to imagine what happened;
    es una pregunta difícil de responder it's a difficult question to answer;
    hacerse difícil: se hace difícil entender por qué lo hizo it's difficult to understand why she did it;
    se me hace difícil acostumbrarme a madrugar I can't get used to getting up early;
    ponérselo difícil a alguien to make things difficult for sb;
    no me lo pongas difícil don't make things difficult o hard for me;
    serle difícil a alguien: le va a ser muy difícil encontrar trabajo it's going to be very difficult for him to find a job, he's going to find it very difficult to get a job;
    tener difícil algo: tiene muy difícil encontrar trabajo it's very difficult o hard for him to find work
    2. [improbable] unlikely;
    puede ser, aunque me parece difícil maybe, but I think it's unlikely;
    es difícil que ganen they're unlikely to win;
    no es difícil que ocurra it could easily happen
    3. [rebelde] difficult, awkward;
    es un niño muy difícil he's a very awkward o difficult child;
    tener un carácter difícil to be an awkward person, to be difficult to get on with
    * * *
    adj
    1 difficult;
    ponerlo difícil a alguien make it difficult for s.o.;
    difícil de decir hard o difficult to say
    :
    es difícil que venga he’s unlikely to come, it’s unlikely that he’ll come
    * * *
    : difficult, hard
    * * *
    1. (en general) difficult
    2. (improbable) unlikely [comp. unlikelier; superl. unlikeliest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > difícil

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