difficulty | meaning in the Cambridge Essential English Dictionary

Meaning of difficulty in Essential English Dictionary

difficulty

noun
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/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/
 
plural difficulties
B1
I had difficulty finding somewhere to park.

(Definition of difficulty from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of difficulty

in Chinese (Traditional)
困難,艱辛, 問題,難題…
in Chinese (Simplified)
困难,艰辛, 问题,难题…
in Spanish
dificultad, dificultad [feminine]…
in Portuguese
dificuldade, dificuldade [feminine]…
in more languages
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in Turkish
in French
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in Arabic
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in Russian
難しさ, 問題…
zorluk, güçlük…
difficulté [feminine], niveau [masculine] de difficulté, difficulté…
dificultat…
صُعوبة…
potíž, obtíž, těžkosti…
besvær, vanskelighed, i pengevanskeligheder…
kesulitan, halangan…
ความยากลำบาก, อุปสรรค, ความเดือดร้อน…
sự khó khăn, khó khăn, gặp khó khăn…
trudność, kłopot…
kesusahan, susah, kepayahan…
die Schwierigkeit, (Geld-)Schwierigkeiten (pl.)…
vanskelighet [masculine], problem [neuter], vanskelighetsgrad [masculine]…
어려움…
важкість, перешкода, труднощі…
difficoltà…
трудность, затруднение, сложность…
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