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difficile

Pronunciation: /di.fi.sil/

“difficile” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. difficult
  2. choosy, fussy, picky

In French

  1. Non facile, qui nécessite un grand effort.
  2. Qui est malaisé; qui donne de la peine.
  3. Qui est exigeant, délicat.
  4. Qui est peu probable.
  5. Ce qui n'est pas facile.
  6. Personne exigeante.

Etymology

From Middle French difficil(e) (14th c.), a borrowing from Latin difficilis.

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