difficult

difícil

Que requiere mucho esfuerzo o habilidad para hacerlo o entenderlo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: hard, challenging

Antónimos: easy

Expresiones frecuentes: difficult question, difficult task, difficult to understand

difícil, problemático

Que se niega a colaborar o causa problemas con su comportamiento.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: difficult to deal with (Some customers are difficult to deal with.)

Sinónimos: uncooperative, troublesome

Antónimos: cooperative

Expresiones frecuentes: difficult customer, be difficult, difficult child