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difficulty
/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

difficulty

🇺🇸 American English
/ˈdɪfɪˌkʌlti/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/
🇷🇺 Russian
[ˈtrudnəsʲtʲ]
Meaning of difficulty

something hard to do or understand

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Pronunciation/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/
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difficulty

When to use difficulty

difficulty finding the house

Нам было трудно найти дом.

difficulty after the cold

После простуды ей было трудно говорить.

difficulty usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Нам было трудно найти дом.

We had difficulty finding the house.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

После простуды ей было трудно говорить.

She spoke with difficulty after the cold.

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difficulty - трудность
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difficulty translation: трудность. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce difficulty

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

difficulty translation

трудность

difficulty examples

We had difficulty finding the house.

difficulty transcription

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, /ˈdɪfɪˌkʌlti/

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difficulty meaning: what does it mean?

something hard to do or understand

difficulty pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

difficulty is pronounced as /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

difficulty definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

We had difficulty finding the house. Translation: Нам было трудно найти дом.

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