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1 unlikely
[anˈlaɪklɪ] adjectivenot likely or probable:She's unlikely to arrive before 7.00 p.m.
غَيْر مُحْتَمَلIt is unlikely that she will come.
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2 unlikely
بَعِيد الاحتِمال \ unlikely: not expected; not probable; not likely to happen or to be true: She may come today, but it’s very unlikely. It’s unlikely that they’re at home at this time. \ See Also غير مُحْتَمَل -
3 seeing that
since; considering that:بما أنَّSeeing that he's ill, he's unlikely to come.
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4 probable
probable [pʀɔbabl]adjective* * *pʀɔbabl1) ( vraisemblable) probable, likely2) ( prévisible) likely* * *pʀɔbabl adjlikely, probableIl est probable qu'elle viendra. — It's likely she'll come.
C'est peu probable. — That's unlikely.
* * *probable adj1 ( vraisemblable) [événement, cause, hypothèse] probable, likely; c'est peu/fort probable it's not very probable ou likely/highly probable ou likely; il est probable qu'il viendra it is probable that he will come; il est peu/fort peu probable qu'il vienne it's rather/highly unlikely that he will come;2 ( prévisible) likely; Berg est le vainqueur probable Berg is likely to win.[prɔbabl] adjectif2. [possible] probable -
5 difícilmente
adv.hardly, challengingly, with difficulty.* * *► adverbio1 (apenas) hardly2 (con dificultad) with difficulty* * *adv.* * *ADV1) (=con dificultad) with difficulty2) (=apenas)* * *si no estudias, difícilmente podrás aprobar — if you don't do some work, you'll have trouble passing
* * *si no estudias, difícilmente podrás aprobar — if you don't do some work, you'll have trouble passing
* * *si no estudias, difícilmente podrás aprobar el examen if you don't do some work, you'll have trouble o difficulty passing the examdifícilmente se le puede acusar de falta de honestidad one could hardly accuse him of being dishonestdifícilmente encontrarás algo abierto a esta hora you'll be hard pressed o you'll be unlikely to find anything open at this time of day¿había mucha gente? — difícilmente habría unas diez personas were there many people? — ten at the very most* * *
difícilmente adverbio with difficulty: difícilmente vas a aprobar si no estudias, it's unlikely you'll pass if you don't study
' difícilmente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apenas
- mal
English:
ill
- well
* * *difícilmente adv1. [con dificultad] with difficulty;algo difícilmente imaginable something difficult to imagine2. [improbablemente]si no me cuentas lo que te pasa, difícilmente te podré ayudar if you don't tell me what's wrong, I can hardly help you;difícilmente van a venir con el chaparrón que está cayendo they're not likely to come in this downpour* * *adv with difficulty* * *difícilmente adv1) : with difficulty2) : hardly -
6 difficilmente
difficilmente avv.1 ( in modo complicato) in a difficult way: si esprime troppo difficilmente, he expresses himself in an over-complicated way2 ( difficile da) hard: il suo comportamento è difficilmente scusabile, his behaviour is hard to excuse3 ( con scarsa probabilità) improbably, unlikely, not likely: difficilmente arriverà in orario, he's unlikely to arrive on time; un'occasione che difficilmente si presenterà ancora, an opportunity that is unlikely to be repeated* * *[diffitʃil'mente]1) (con difficoltà) with difficulty, hardly* * *difficilmente/diffit∫il'mente/1 (con difficoltà) with difficulty, hardly2 (con scarsa probabilità) difficilmente arriverà oggi he is unlikely to arrive today. -
7 zail
io.1. ( gaitza, ez erraza) hard, difficult; \zaila da hori egitea it's hard to do that; \zaila egin zaizu euskara ikastea? was it hard for you to learn Basque?; gero eta \zailagoa da Smith eta gainerakoek ezer ez zekitela sinestea it's getting harder and harder to believe that Smith and the rest knew nothing2. ( nekez gertatzekoa) unlikely, improbable, remote; \zaila da hori gertatzea that's unlikely to happen3. ( gogorra)a. ( oro.) tough, hardy, rugged, strong; langile \zailak dira they're hardy workersb. ( borondatea) tough, tenacious, staunchc. ( osasun aldetik) resilient, hardyd. ( oihala) tough, durable, rugged4. ( zikoitza) stingy, niggardly, tight, parsimonious5. ( malgua) nimble, lithe, flexible -
8 СОГЛАСИЕ - НЕСОГЛАСИЕ
@Вы правы!Absolutely/Definitely/You're right@Это само собой разумеетсяOf course/That's obvious/Absolutely/ We take that for granted@Я не противI agree/I'll go along with that@ДопустимPossibly/Perhaps/That might be so@Не может быть!Impossible!@Ничего подобногоCertainly not/nothing of the sort/ kind/ absolutely not@Вряд лиI doubt it/that's unlikely@Словарь переводчика-синхрониста (русско-английский) > СОГЛАСИЕ - НЕСОГЛАСИЕ
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9 kans
1 [mogelijkheid] chance ⇒ possibility, opportunity, 〈 op iets onaangenaams〉 liability, 〈 op iets onaangenaams〉 risk♦voorbeelden:〈 informeel〉 (een) dikke kans dat … • a good chance that …hun kansen zijn gelijk • it's a toss-up between thembijna gelijke kansen • short oddseen goede kans maken voor de benoeming • be well in the running for the appointmentde kans is groot dat … • the odds are that …zijn kansen ten volle benutten/waarnemen • make the most of one's opportunitieshij heeft een goede/veel kans te winnen • he stands/has a good chance of winningde kansen keren • the tide/his luck is turningde kansen doen keren • turn the tidede kans lopen • run the riskeen/geen kans maken op • stand a/no chance of (something/doing something)de kansen staan erg goed/slecht voor hem • his chances are very good/poorhij zag zijn kansen stijgen • he saw his chances multiplyik zie er wel kans toe • I think I can manage itkans zien te ontkomen • manage to escapeje hebt alle kans dat • there's every chance thater is kans op regen • there's a chance of rainkans van slagen hebben • have a chance of successdaar is geen kans op • that's unlikelymorgen is er meer kans • there'll be a better chance tomorrowje hebt de meeste kans het in Van Dale te vinden • you're most likely to find it in Van Dale〈 informeel〉 weinig kans ! • not much chance!de kans is honderd tegen één • the odds/chances are a hundred to onezijn kansen aangrijpen/waarnemen • seize the opportunityzijn kans afwachten • await one's chanceseen gemiste kans • a lost/missed opportunityde kans is verkeken • you've had your chance/opportunityde kans van zijn leven • the chance of a/his lifetimegeen schijn van kans • not a chance in the world -
10 но это также ни к чему не приведёт
Diplomatic term: but that's unlikely to do much good eitherУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > но это также ни к чему не приведёт
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11 отсутствие или низкая индивидуальная и общественная опасность
Medicine: no or low individual and community risk (WHO Risk Group 1 - A microorganism that is unlikely to cause human disease or animal disease)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > отсутствие или низкая индивидуальная и общественная опасность
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12 З-59
ВОЗДУШНЫЕ ЗАМКИ (строить) NP pl only usu obj) daydreams, hopes that are unlikely to become reality: (build) castles in the air. Cf. castles in Spain....Пока вы намечаете программы великих преобразований, строите воздушные замки... или пытаетесь рассмотреть в микроскоп Х-хромосому, наш скромный труженик своими востренькими глазками бдительно следит, нельзя ли под видом борьбы с чуждой идеологией что-нибудь у вас оттяпать... (Войнович 3)....While you plan great reform programs, build castles in the air...or try to see an X chromosome through a microscope, our humble drudge, with his sharp little eyes, watches carefully to see if, under the guise of struggling against alien ideology, he can get something from you... (3a). -
13 воздушные замки
[NP; pl only; usu. obj]=====⇒ daydreams, hopes that are unlikely to become reality:- (build) castles in the air. Cf. castles in Spain.♦...Пока вы намечаете программы великих преобразований, строите воздушные замки... или пытаетесь рассмотреть в микроскоп Х-хромосому, наш скромный труженик своими востренькими глазками бдительно следит, нельзя ли под видом борьбы с чуждой идеологией что-нибудь у вас оттяпать... (Войнович 3)....While you plan great reform programs, build castles in the air...or try to see an X chromosome through a microscope, our humble drudge, with his sharp little eyes, watches carefully to see if, under the guise of struggling against alien ideology, he can get something from you... (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > воздушные замки
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14 prix
n. m.1. Prix de Diane: 'Filly', pretty lass, beautiful young girl. (The prix de Diane is one of the classics where French race-meetings are concerned and this flat race is opcn to fillies only.)2. Prix à réclamer: Unattractive female, one that is unlikely to inspire the male population. (As with prix de Diane, prix à réclamer originates from the world of horse-racing; the original meaning is 'selling race', where less successful horses compete for a prize and hopefully a new owner.) -
15 réclamé
n.m. Unattractive female, one that is unlikely to inspire the male population. (See prix a réclamer.) -
16 Вряд ли
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17 daar is geen kans op
daar is geen kans opVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > daar is geen kans op
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18 bad debt
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19 improbabile
unlikely, improbable* * *improbabile agg. improbable, unlikely: è improbabile che si faccia vivo, it is unlikely that he will (o he is not likely to) turn up; non è improbabile, it's not unlikely.* * *[impro'babile]aggettivo improbable, unlikely* * *improbabile/impro'babile/improbable, unlikely; è improbabile che possa venire he is not likely to come; è improbabile che i soldi vengano rimborsati the money is unlikely to be paid back. -
20 difícil
adj.difficult, tough, arduous, cumbersome.Un trabajo difícil [duro] A stiff job.* * *► adjetivo1 difficult, hard2 (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* * *ADJ1) (=complicado) [problema] difficult; [tiempos, vida] difficult, hard; [situación] difficult, delicatees difícil de hacer — it's difficult o hard to do
me resulta muy difícil decidir — I find it very hard to decide, I have great difficulty in deciding
2) [persona] difficult3) * [cara] ugly* * *1)a) [ser] <problema/situación> difficult; < examen> hard, difficultme 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)está la cosa difícil — things are pretty difficult o tricky (colloq)
2) [ser] ( poco probable) unlikelyes 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, difficultme 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)está la cosa difícil — things are pretty difficult o tricky (colloq)
2) [ser] ( poco probable) unlikelyes 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).* * *A1 [ SER] ‹problema/tema/situación› difficultel examen fue muy difícil the exam was very hard o difficultes un problema difícil it's a tricky o difficult problemcorren tiempos difíciles para nuestra economía this is a difficult time for our economycon 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 thatno creo que gane, lo tiene muy difícil I don't think she'll win, she's in a difficult positionme fue muy difícil decírselo it was very hard o difficult for me to tell himresulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the lossescada 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 jobdifícil DE + INF difficult o hard to + INFmi madre es muy difícil de complacer my mother is very hard o difficult to please2 [ 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 likelydifícil QUE + SUBJ:va a ser muy difícil que acepte it's very unlikely that he'll acceptveo difícil que gane I doubt if she'll win, I think it's unlikely that she'll winC [ SER] ‹persona/carácter› difficultun niño difícil a difficult child* * *
difícil adjetivo
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‹ 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
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
* * *difícil adj1. [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 work2. [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 happen3. [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* * *adj1 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* * *difícil adj: difficult, hard* * *difícil adj1. (en general) difficult
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