"difícil" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Asturian]

IPA: /diˈfiθil/, [d̪iˈfi.θil] Forms: difíciles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin difficilis. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ast|la|difficilis}} Borrowed from Latin difficilis Head templates: {{head|ast|adjective|epicene||||||plural|difíciles|f4accel-form=p|head=|sort=}} difícil (epicene, plural difíciles)
  1. difficult (hard, not easy) Tags: epicene Related terms: dificultá
    Sense id: en-difícil-ast-adj-RwfChFd0 Categories (other): Asturian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 19 28 28 23 1 0 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 28 28 23 1 0 0 1

Adjective [Catalan]

IPA: [diˈfi.sil] [Balearic, Central, Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Unjoanqualsevol-difícil.wav Forms: difícils [feminine, masculine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin difficilis. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ca|la|difficilis}} Borrowed from Latin difficilis Head templates: {{ca-adj}} difícil m or f (masculine and feminine plural difícils)
  1. difficult Tags: feminine, masculine Derived forms: difícilment Related terms: dificultar, dificultat
    Sense id: en-difícil-ca-adj-HkRTqYyd Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 19 28 28 23 1 0 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 28 28 23 1 0 0 1

Adjective [Galician]

IPA: /diˈfiθil/, [d̪iˈfi.θiɫ], /diˈfiθil/ [standard], [d̪iˈfi.θiɫ] [standard], /diˈfisil/ (note: seseo), [d̪iˈfi.siɫ] (note: seseo) Forms: difíciles [plural], difíceis [plural]
Rhymes: -iθil, -iθil, -isil Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin difficilis. Etymology templates: {{lbor|gl|la|difficilis}} Learned borrowing from Latin difficilis Head templates: {{gl-adj}} difícil m or f (plural difíciles)
  1. difficult Tags: feminine, masculine Derived forms: dificilmente Related terms: dificultade, dificultar
    Sense id: en-difícil-gl-adj-HkRTqYyd Categories (other): Galician entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 19 28 28 23 1 0 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 28 28 23 1 0 0 1

Adjective [Portuguese]

IPA: /d͡ʒiˈfi.siw/ [Brazil], [d͡ʒiˈfi.siʊ̯] [Brazil], /diˈfi.sil/ [Portugal], [diˈfi.siɫ] [Portugal], /dɨˈfi.sil/ [Portugal], [dɨˈfi.siɫ] [Portugal], /di.ˈfi.siw/ [Northeast-Brazil] Forms: difíceis [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin difficilis. Etymology templates: {{lbor|pt|la|difficilis}} Learned borrowing from Latin difficilis Head templates: {{pt-adj}} difícil m or f (plural difíceis)
  1. difficult, hard Tags: feminine, masculine Derived forms: dificilmente
    Sense id: en-difícil-pt-adj-cqEV-7RP Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 19 28 28 23 1 0 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 28 28 23 1 0 0 1

Adjective [Spanish]

IPA: /diˈfiθil/ [Spain], [d̪iˈfi.θil] [Spain], /diˈfisil/ [Latin-America, Philippines], [d̪iˈfi.sil] [Latin-America, Philippines] Forms: difíciles [feminine, masculine, plural], dificilísimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -iθil, -isil Etymology: Borrowed from Latin difficilis. Compare obsolete English difficile. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|la|difficilis}} Borrowed from Latin difficilis, {{cog|en|difficile}} English difficile Head templates: {{es-adj|sup=dificilísimo}} difícil m or f (masculine and feminine plural difíciles, superlative dificilísimo)
  1. difficult, hard, tough, challenging, rough, tricky, trying, arduous, testing Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-difícil-es-adj-untQKfPk
  2. unlikely (i.e. improbable) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-difícil-es-adj-AIp7Pbls
  3. awkward (e.g. situation or position) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-difícil-es-adj-xUrOyYFa
  4. (figurative) rocky, bumpy (e.g. start, road) Tags: feminine, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-difícil-es-adj-jjpoy0HG Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 26 12 11 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: difícilmente [adverb] Related terms: dificultad [feminine], dificultar

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "english": "It was difficult to tell whether the teacher had heard them, because her face was hidden by the shadows.",
          "ref": "2000, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban, Rocco, page 240:",
          "text": "Era difícil dizer se a professora os ouvira, pois seu rosto estava oculto pelas sombras.",
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        "Spain"
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}

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: reintegrationist norm",
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