difícil

Meaning

1. (feminine,masculine) difficult, hard, tough, challenging, rough, tricky, trying, arduous, testing
2. (feminine,masculine) unlikely (i.e. improbable)
3. (feminine,masculine) awkward (e.g. situation or position)
4. (feminine,figuratively,masculine) rocky, bumpy (e.g. start, road)

Concepts

difficult

hard

tricky

arduous

tough

inconvenient

rough

troublesome

awkward

lean

unenviable

coarse

grave

heavy

painful

stiff

difficile

hide

toilsome

delicate

embarrassing

sticky

prickly

rugged

choosy

finicky

𐐼𐐮𐑁𐐮𐐿𐐲𐑊𐐻

not easy

Hyphenated as

di‧fí‧cil

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/diˈfiθil/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin difficilis. Compare obsolete English difficile.

Sentences

Resulta difícil comprobar estos datos ya que no se han realizado excavaciones .

It is difficult to verify these data since no excavations have been carried out.

Goya quiso reflejar aquí lo difícil que es enfrentarse al mundo real .

Goya wanted to reflect here how difficult it is to face the real world.

Dicha convivencia fue difícil , y no siempre se respetó el compromiso .

This coexistence was difficult, and the commitment was not always respected.