Difficult - translation, pronunciation and examples
difficult
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Финальный экзамен сложный, поэтому я всю ночь готовился с однокурсником.
Этот групповой проект сложный, потому что некоторые участники не соглашались.
difficult usage examples
Финальный экзамен сложный, поэтому я всю ночь готовился с однокурсником.
The final exam was difficult, so I studied with a classmate all night.
Этот групповой проект сложный, потому что некоторые участники не соглашались.
This group project was difficult because some teammates disagreed.
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General neutral word for something not easy or requiring effort.
Emphasizes the amount of effort required or intensity; common in spoken English.
Means difficult, often implying resilience or endurance; fairly informal.
Implies confusing or tangled details; difficulty often due to unnecessary or intricate elements.
Requires a lot of effort, skill, or attention; also used about people who make high demands.
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General neutral word for something not easy or requiring effort.
This homework is difficult for many students.
Это домашнее задание сложное для многих студентов.
Emphasizes the amount of effort required or intensity; common in spoken English.
The exam was really hard.
Экзамен был очень трудным.
It was a tough decision to make.
Это было трудное решение.
Implies confusing or tangled details; difficulty often due to unnecessary or intricate elements.
The instructions are complicated and hard to follow.
Инструкции сложные и трудно поддающиеся пониманию.
Requires a lot of effort, skill, or attention; also used about people who make high demands.
This is a demanding course that needs a lot of study time.
Это требовательный курс, который требует много времени на учёбу.
Means demanding and draining, putting strain on energy or resources.
The exam was mentally taxing for the students.
Экзамен был утомительным для студентов.
Focuses on many interconnected parts or complicated structure rather than effort.
The topic is complex and needs careful study.
Тема сложная и требует внимательного изучения.
Emphasizes long-lasting, strenuous effort; formal and literary.
They completed an arduous research project.
Они завершили утомительный и тяжёлый исследовательский проект.
Stresses time-consuming, painstaking effort; often formal.
The process was long and laborious.
Процесс был долгим и кропотливым.
Implies a subtle difficulty that requires skill, care, or cleverness; can suggest traps.
The problem is tricky — watch out for hidden assumptions.
Проблема хитрая — нужно остерегаться скрытых предпосылок.
Used for problems that are full of difficulties or controversies; often about issues.
They faced a thorny ethical dilemma.
Они столкнулись с острой (колкой) этической дилеммой.
Describes problems that are intricate and tangled; somewhat literary.
A knotty philosophical question about free will remains unresolved.
Остаётся неразрешённый узловатый философский вопрос о свободной воле.
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How to pronounce difficult and what this word means
difficult translation: сложный. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce difficult
/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/
difficult translation
сложный
difficult examples
The final exam was difficult, so I studied with a classmate all night.
difficult transcription
/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/, /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/
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difficult meaning: what does it mean?
not hard
difficult pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
difficult is pronounced as /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
difficult definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
The final exam was difficult, so I studied with a classmate all night. Translation: Финальный экзамен сложный, поэтому я всю ночь готовился с однокурсником.
Is difficult part of School and University vocabulary?
Yes, difficult (сложный) can be learned in the School and University topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is difficult part of Study and Work vocabulary?
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