difícil

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin difficilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈfiθil/ [d̪iˈfi.θil]
• Hyphenation: di‧fí‧cil

Adjective

difícil (epicene, plural difíciles)

1. difficult (hard, not easy)

   Antonym: facil

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin difficilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [diˈfi.sil]

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Adjective

difícil m or f (masculine and feminine plural difícils)

1. difficult

   Antonym: fàcil

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin difficilis.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: di‧fí‧cil

Adjective

difícil m or f (plural difíciles)
difícil m or f (plural difíceis, reintegrationist norm)

1. difficult

   Antonym: fácil

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin difficilis.

Pronunciation

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /di.ˈfi.siw/
• Hyphenation: di‧fí‧cil

Adjective

difícil m or f (plural difíceis)

1. difficult, hard

   Antonym: fácil

   • 2000, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban, Rocco, page 240:

     Era difícil dizer se a professora os ouvira, pois seu rosto estava oculto pelas sombras.

     It was difficult to tell whether the teacher had heard them, because her face was hidden by the shadows.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin difficilis. Compare obsolete English difficile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /diˈfiθil/ [d̪iˈfi.θil]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /diˈfisil/ [d̪iˈfi.sil]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -iθil
• Rhymes: -isil
• Syllabification: di‧fí‧cil

Adjective

difícil m or f (masculine and feminine plural difíciles, superlative dificilísimo)

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