Слово англійською: difficult

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Переклад difficult українською: важкий, тяжкий, трудний, скрутний, упертий, вимогливий; вибагливий; незлагідний, невживчивий, he is ~ to please — йому не догодиш

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difficult

adjective
/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/
  1. not easy; needing effort or skill to do or to understand
    • The competition judges were given a very difficult task.
    • a difficult decision/question
    • difficult for somebody Asking for help is extremely difficult for some people.
    • it is difficult to do something It's really difficult to read your writing.
    • something is difficult to do Your writing is really difficult to read.
    • It is difficult to imagine how this could have happened.
    • She finds it very difficult to get up early.
    • it is difficult for somebody to do something It's difficult for them to get here much before seven.
    • It has become increasingly difficult for young people to buy a house.
    Synonyms difficultdifficulthard ▪ challenging ▪ demanding ▪ taxingThese words all describe something that is not easy and requires a lot of effort or skill to do.difficult not easy; needing effort or skill to do or to understand:
    • The exam questions were quite difficult.
    • It is difficult for young people to find jobs around here.
    hard not easy; needing effort or skill to do or understand:
    • I always found languages quite hard at school.
    • It was one of the hardest things I ever did.
     difficult or hard?Hard is slightly less formal than difficult. It is used particularly in the structure hard to believe/​say/​find/​take, etc., although difficult can also be used in any of these examples.challenging (approving) difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability.demanding difficult to do or deal with and needing a lot of effort, skill, etc.:
    • It is a technically demanding piece of music to play.
    taxing (often used in negative statements) difficult to do and needing a lot of mental or physical effort:
    • This shouldn’t be too taxing for you.
    Patterns
    • difficult/​hard/​challenging/​demanding/​taxing for somebody
    • difficult/​hard to do something
    • physically difficult/​hard/​challenging/​demanding/​taxing
    • technically difficult/​challenging/​demanding
    • mentally/​intellectually challenging/​demanding/​taxing
  2. full of problems; causing a lot of trouble
    • I found myself in a difficult situation.
    • difficult conditions/circumstances
    • I'd had a difficult time and needed a break.
    • a difficult year/month
    • My boss is making life very difficult for me.
    • 13 is a difficult age.
  3. (of people) not easy to please; not helpful synonym awkward
    • a difficult child/customer/boss
    • Don't pay any attention to her—she's just being difficult.
    • The singer has a difficult reputation.
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: back-formation from difficulty.
Idioms
have a (hard/difficult) job doing/to do something
  1. to have difficulty doing something
    • You'll have a job convincing them that you're right.
    • He had a hard job to make himself heard.
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