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Meaning of difficilis | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
[dɪfˈfɪ.kɪ.lɪs]

Definitions

  1. difficult, hard, troublesome
    declension-3, two-termination
  2. obstinate, intractable, hard to please or manage
    declension-3, two-termination

Equivalents

Bosanski ego gaz
Čeština trapný
Dansk flov pinlig
Ελληνικά ντροπιαστικός
Eesti piinlik
Français embarrassant Gênant
हिन्दी लज्जाजनक
Hrvatski ego gaz
Magyar ciki égő gaz gazos kínos
Bahasa Indonesia memalukan
Íslenska vandræðalegur
Italiano imbarazzante
日本語 恥ずかしい
Kurdî çikî ego gaz
Latina humilians
Nederlands genant
Română jenant
Српски ego gaz
Svenska genant pinsam
Українська утруднений

Examples

“… PAMPHILUS: Quidvīs patiar. DĀVUS: Pater est, Pamphile: / difficile est. ….”

(In context: The problem is “difficult” to resolve in part because Pamphilus’ father is “difficult” or obstinate.)

“[…] : ūnum per Sēquanōs, angustum et difficile inter mōntem Iūram et flūmen Rhodanum, vix quā singulī carrī dūcerentur; […] .”

[They had two possible routes]: one through the Sequani, a narrow and difficult [passage] between Mount Jura and the Rhone River, where single carts could scarcely be led; […] .

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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