difícil

Etymology

From Latin difficilis.

Adjective

difícil

1. difficult (hard, not easy)

Etymology

From Latin difficilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /diˈfi.sil/

Adjective

difícil (masculine and feminine plural difícils)

1. difficult

Etymology

From Latin difficilis.

Adjective

difícil m, f (plural difíciles)

1. difficult

Etymology

From Latin difficilis.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.ˈfi.siɫ/, /dɨ.ˈfi.siɫ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dʒi.ˈfi.siw/
• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /di.ˈfi.siw/
• Hyphenation: di‧fí‧cil

Adjective

difícil (plural difíceis, comparable)

1. difficult, hard
   • 2000, J. K. Rowling, Lya 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.

Etymology

From Latin difficilis.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /diˈfiθil/, [d̪iˈfiθil]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /diˈfisil/, [d̪iˈfisil]

Adjective

difícil (plural difíciles) (superlative dificilísimo)

1. difficult