Meaning of difficilis | Babel Free
[dɪfˈfɪ.kɪ.lɪs]Definitions
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difficult, hard, troublesome declension-3, two-termination
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obstinate, intractable, hard to please or manage declension-3, two-termination
Equivalents
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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