dificultad

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /difikulˈtad/ [d̪i.fi.kul̪ˈt̪að̞]
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: di‧fi‧cul‧tad

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin difficultātem. Cognate with English difficulty.

Noun

dificultad f (plural dificultades)

  1. difficulty, trouble, problem, challenge, constraint, strenuousness, arduousness
  2. awkwardness
  3. (in the plural) hardship, challenge, plight, distress
Antonyms
Hyponyms
  • dificultad para respirar (shortness of breath, labored breathing)
Derived terms
  • en dificultades (in distress)
  • sin dificultades (smooth; smoothly)

Verb

dificultad

  1. second-person plural imperative of dificultar

Further reading

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