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difícil — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • awkward adj Causing or feeling embarrassment or discomfort, especially in a social situation.
  • difficult adjective Hard to do; requiring a lot of effort, skill, or thought.
  • finicky adj Overly fussy or hard to please, especially about small details.
  • hard adj Solid and firm; not easily broken, cut, or dented.
  • prickly adj Covered with small sharp points or thorns.
  • rough adj Having an uneven or bumpy surface; not smooth.
  • rugged adj Having a rough, uneven, or harsh terrain.
  • tricky adj Difficult to handle or figure out because of hidden complications.

Senses

difícil is used for these senses in English:

  • awkward Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.
  • difficult Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
  • fiddly Requiring dexterity to operate.
  • finicky (informal) Demanding; requiring above-normal care.
  • hard Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
  • hard Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
  • prickly (figurative) Difficult; complicated; hairy or thorny.
  • rugged (of weather) Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous

awkward — full definition

  1. adj Causing or feeling embarrassment or discomfort, especially in a social situation.
  2. adj Clumsy or lacking skill in movement or use of the hands.
  3. adj Difficult to deal with or handle.

difficult — full definition

  1. adjective Hard to do; requiring a lot of effort, skill, or thought.
  2. adjective Hard to deal with; uncooperative or awkward in manner.

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