"difícil" meaning in Portuguese

See difícil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin difficilis.",
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        {
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        }
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        {
          "word": "dificilmente"
        }
      ],
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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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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      "ipa": "/d͡ʒiˈfi.siw/",
      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "[d͡ʒiˈfi.siʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/diˈfi.sil/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[diˈfi.siɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɨˈfi.sil/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dɨˈfi.siɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/di.ˈfi.siw/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin difficilis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "difíceis",
      "tags": [
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    }
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        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese learned borrowings from Latin",
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        "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Portuguese terms with quotations"
      ],
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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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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      "tags": [
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒiˈfi.siʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/diˈfi.sil/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[diˈfi.siɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɨˈfi.sil/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dɨˈfi.siɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
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    },
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