difícil
See also: dificil
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin difficilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diˈfiθil/ [d̪iˈfi.θil]
- Rhymes: -iθil
- Syllabification: di‧fí‧cil
Adjective
difícil (epicene, plural difíciles)
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin difficilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
difícil m or f (masculine and feminine plural difícils)
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “difícil”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin difficilis.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iθil
- Rhymes: -isil
- Hyphenation: di‧fí‧cil
Adjective
difícil m or f (plural difíciles)
difícil m or f (plural difíceis, reintegrationist norm)
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Further reading
- “difícil”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin difficilis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈfi.siw/ [d͡ʒiˈfi.siʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /diˈfi.sil/ [diˈfi.siɫ], /dɨˈfi.sil/ [dɨˈfi.siɫ]
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /di.ˈfi.siw/
- Hyphenation: di‧fí‧cil
Adjective
difícil m or f (plural difíceis)
- difficult, hard
- Antonym: fácil
- 2000, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban, Rocco, page 240:
- Era difícil dizer se a professora os ouvira, pois seu rosto estava oculto pelas sombras.
- It was difficult to tell whether the teacher had heard them, because her face was hidden by the shadows.
- 2012, Manoel Indalercio Silva, Superpopulação, um Super Problema, Editora Baraúna, →ISBN, page 395:
- Essa história de “amigos certos para as horas incertas”, além de pai, mãe, filhos e irmãos, é muito difícil de acontecer. Até mesmo os parentes mais próximos não ajudam os necessitados muitas vezes.
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Further reading
- “difícil” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin difficilis. Compare obsolete English difficile.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diˈfiθil/ [d̪iˈfi.θil] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /diˈfisil/ [d̪iˈfi.sil] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -iθil (Spain)
- Rhymes: -isil (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: di‧fí‧cil
Adjective
difícil m or f (masculine and feminine plural difíciles, superlative dificilísimo)
- difficult, hard, tough, challenging, rough, tricky, trying, arduous, testing
- unlikely (i.e. improbable)
- awkward (e.g. situation or position)
- (figurative) rocky, bumpy (e.g. start, road)
Antonyms
Derived terms
- difícilmente (adverb)
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Further reading
- “difícil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024