difficult

schwierig, schwer

Nur mit viel Mühe oder Können zu erledigen oder zu verstehen.

In einfachem Englisch: Something needs a lot of effort or skill to do or understand.

• This question is difficult.
• We had a difficult journey home.
• Is it difficult to learn Japanese?

So benutzt man es: difficult to do something (This book is difficult to read.); difficult for someone (The climb was difficult for us.); find something difficult (I find spelling difficult.)

Synonyme: hard, challenging

Gegenteile: easy

Häufige Wendungen: difficult question, difficult task, difficult to understand

schwierig, unkooperativ

Nicht bereit zu helfen oder durch sein Verhalten Probleme verursachend.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone refuses to help or behaves in a way that causes problems.

• Please stop being difficult.
• He can be difficult when tired.
• The staff handled a difficult customer calmly.

So benutzt man es: difficult to deal with (Some customers are difficult to deal with.)

Synonyme: uncooperative, troublesome

Gegenteile: cooperative

Häufige Wendungen: difficult customer, be difficult, difficult child