difficulty

UK: /ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəl.ti/ US: /-t̮i/

Translation

n [u]

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⇨ dificultad

I had no difficulty in finding it

No tuve dificultad en encontrarlo

■ constr. difficulty + doing sth, difficulty in + doing sth

n [c]

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⇨ aprieto

⇨ apuro

to get into difficulties

meterse en apuros

■ El plural es difficulties

(Definition of difficulty nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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