Subject | English | French |
gen. | a difficult climate | un climat éprouvant |
gen. | a difficult time is looming on the horizon | des périodes difficiles se profilent à l'horizon |
gen. | a feat difficult to match | un exploit difficilement égalable |
gen. | a virus which is difficult to isolate | un virus difficilement isolable |
gen. | a wall which is difficult to climb | un mur difficilement franchissable |
gen. | accepting the truth can be difficult | il est parfois dur d'accepter la vérité |
gen. | adolescence is a difficult time to live through | l'adolescence est un cap difficile à passer |
gen. | attempt a difficult climb | tenter une ascension difficile |
gen. | be difficult to get on with | être difficile à vivre |
gen. | be faced with a difficult choice | se trouver devant une pénible alternative |
gen. | be in a difficult dilemma | se trouver devant une pénible alternative |
h.rghts.act., social.sc., UN | Children in Especially Difficult Circumstances | Enfants se trouvant dans une situation particulièrement difficile |
fin., social.sc. | Committee of Experts on Social Security Systems and their Operation in a Difficult Economic Context | Comité d'experts sur les systèmes de sécurité sociale et leur fonctionnement dans un contexte économique difficile |
life.sc., transp. | difficult area | zone difficile |
vet.med. | difficult calving | vêlage difficile |
vet.med. | difficult calving | dystocie |
med. | difficult communication | contact difficile |
med. | difficult confinement | accouchement dystocique |
avia., Canada, HR | Difficult Conversations | Conversations difficiles |
med. | difficult dentition | dentition difficile |
med. | difficult graft by a flap method | greffe difficile par lambeau |
met. | difficult hardening | trempe difficile |
pack. | difficult load | charge difficile |
transp. | difficult of access | d'accès difficile |
met. | difficult reduction | réductibilité difficile |
gen. | difficult to handle | difficile à manier |
gen. | difficult to identify | difficilement identifiable |
met. | difficult to sinter powder | poudre difficile à fritter |
gen. | difficult to tame | difficilement domptable |
gen. | difficult to tame | difficilement apprivoisable |
geogr. | difficult topography and climate | relief et climat difficiles |
law | difficult topography and climate | relief et climat difficile |
ornit. | difficult tyrannulet | tyranneau d'Ihering (Phylloscartes difficillis) |
polit. | difficult working conditions | conditions de travail difficiles (hazardous work, travail dangereux) |
polit. | difficult working conditions hazardous work | conditions de travail difficiles (travail dangereux) |
life.sc., coal. | exploitation carried out in seams with difficult strata | exploitation réalisée dans les veines à épontes difficiles |
transp. | field of difficult access | terrain d'accès difficile |
gen. | find it difficult to do something | éprouver de la gêne à faire (quelque chose) |
gen. | find it difficult to do something | avoir de la gêne à faire (quelque chose) |
gen. | find it difficult to do something | avoir de la difficulté à faire (quelque chose) |
gen. | find it terribly difficult to do something | avoir un mal de chien à faire (quelque chose) |
gen. | Foundation for Scientific Literature Difficult of Access | Centre néerlandais pour la littérature scientifique peu accessible |
gen. | go through a difficult period | traverser une période difficile |
gen. | go through a difficult time | traverser une période difficile |
gen. | he makes life difficult for me | il me complique la vie |
gen. | he makes things difficult for me | il me complique la vie |
gen. | he was a difficult teenager | il a eu une adolescence difficile |
gen. | he's difficult | il est peu commode |
gen. | he's got himself in a difficult situation | il s'est mis dans une position difficile |
gen. | he's put himself in a difficult situation | il s'est mis dans une position difficile |
gen. | his difficult childhood has made him very thick-skinned | son enfance difficile l'a cuirassé contre tout |
equest.sp. | horse of difficult riding | cheval difficile |
gen. | I agree that it is difficult | j'accepte que cela soit difficile |
gen. | I agree that it might be difficult | j'accepte que cela soit difficile |
gen. | I can see difficult times ahead for her | je lui prédis des jours difficiles |
gen. | I can well understand that it's difficult for you | cela vous est difficile, je le conçois |
gen. | I don't dispute the fact that you had a difficult task | je ne conteste pas que votre tâche ait été difficile |
gen. | I don't doubt the fact that you had a difficult task | je ne conteste pas que votre tâche ait été difficile |
gen. | I find it difficult to accept | je peux difficilement accepter |
gen. | I find it difficult to talk about | en parler m'est très pénible (it) |
gen. | I find it's difficult for me to accept | je peux difficilement accepter |
gen. | I find your absence difficult to bear | ton absence me pèse |
gen. | I had a difficult time at school | j'ai eu une scolarité difficile |
chem. | If breathing is difficult, remove victim to fresh air and keep at rest in a position comfortable for breathing. | S'il y a difficulté à respirer, transporter la victime à l'extérieur et la maintenir au repos dans une position où elle peut confortablement respirer. |
chem. | IF INHALED: If breathing is difficult, remove victim to fresh air and keep at rest in a position comfortable for breathing. | EN CAS D'INHALATION: s'il y a difficulté à respirer, transporter la victime à l'extérieur et la maintenir au repos dans une position où elle peut confortablement respirer. |
gen. | increasingly difficult exercises | exercices d'une difficulté croissante |
market., fin. | injury which it would be difficult to remedy | préjudice difficilement réparable |
gen. | inventory of difficult-to-access nuclear materials | inventaire des matières nucléaires difficiles d'accès |
gen. | it was a very difficult step for him to take | cette démarche lui a beaucoup coûté |
gen. | it's a feeling difficult to put into words | c'est une impression difficilement communicable |
gen. | it's difficult — don't tell me | c'est difficile — ne m'en parle pas! |
gen. | it's difficult for him/her to come | il lui est difficile de venir |
gen. | it's difficult for me to talk to him about his father | il m'est difficile de lui parler de son père |
gen. | it's difficult for them to come | il leur est difficile de venir |
gen. | it's difficult to accept it | il est difficile de s'en convaincre |
gen. | it's difficult to draw | c'est difficile à dessiner |
gen. | it's difficult to gain a foothold in show business | dans le monde du spectacle, les places sont chères |
gen. | it's difficult to get served here | c'est difficile de se faire servir ici |
gen. | it's difficult to go against one's instincts | il est difficile de combattre son instinct |
gen. | it's difficult to know what makes her tick | on a du mal à la situer |
gen. | it's difficult to treat | ça se soigne difficilement (it) |
gen. | it's difficult — you don't say! | c'est difficile — ne m'en parle pas! |
gen. | it's difficult — you're telling me | c'est difficile — ne m'en parle pas! |
gen. | it's getting difficult to ... | il devient difficile de ... |
amer. | it's just a difficult spell | c'est un mauvais moment à passer |
gen. | it's proving difficult to improve on the results | il s'avère difficile d'améliorer les résultats |
gen. | it's really not that difficult! | ce n'est pourtant pas le diable! |
gen. | I've left my glasses behind and I'm finding it difficult to read | j'ai oublié mes lunettes, ça me gêne pour lire |
transp. | line with difficult alignment | ligne à tracé difficile |
transp. | line with difficult alignment | ligne à mauvais tracé |
transp. | line with difficult alignment | ligne difficile |
transp. | line with difficult profile | ligne à mauvais tracé |
transp. | line with difficult profile | ligne difficile |
transp. | line with difficult profile | ligne à tracé difficile |
gen. | look, it's not so difficult to understand! | regarde, ce n'est pourtant pas compliqué! |
gen. | make life difficult for oneself | se compliquer l'existence |
gen. | make life difficult for oneself | se compliquer la vie |
gen. | make life difficult for somebody | mener la vie dure à (quelqu'un) |
gen. | make life difficult for somebody | faire la vie dure à (quelqu'un) |
lab.law. | member of staff doing difficult work | agent chargé de tâches complexes |
gen. | my joy is difficult to express | ma joie est difficilement exprimable |
gen. | principles difficult to reconcile | des principes difficilement conciliables |
gen. | pronouncing the English "th" is difficult for a French person | la prononciation du "th" anglais est difficile pour un Français |
gen. | put somebody in a difficult situation | mettre quelqu'un en difficulté |
gen. | put somebody in a difficult spot | plonger quelqu'un dans l'embarras |
gen. | she would take a perverse pleasure in asking me the most difficult questions | elle mettait une joie maligne à me poser les questions les plus difficiles |
gen. | she's been through some difficult times | elle est passée par des moments difficiles |
gen. | she's not in pain, she's just being difficult | elle n'a pas mal, c'est un caprice |
gov. | staff doing difficult work | agent chargé de tâches complexes |
astr. | substance material difficult to fuse | substance difficilement fusible |
gen. | talking to you directly is a difficult step for him to take | c'est un pas difficile pour lui que de te parler directement |
econ., fin. | the customer relations are difficult to mobilize | caractère peu mobilisable des relations de clientèle |
gen. | the difficult part of this business is knowing how to please everyone | le difficile dans cette affaire est de plaire à tous |
gen. | the difficult passages in this requiem | les difficultés de ce requiem |
gen. | the numerous quotations make the article difficult to understand | les nombreuses citations font écran à la clarté de l'article |
gen. | the plan is more difficult to read because it has been photocopied | la photocopie ne facilite pas la lecture du plan |
law, immigr. | the political nature of the offence is more difficult to accept if it involves acts of an atrocious nature | le caractère politique d'un crime est plus difficilement admissible lorsque ce crime consiste en un acte atroce |
gen. | the succession of events is difficult to follow | la succession des événements est difficile à suivre |
gen. | the tests should become gradually more difficult | il faut graduer la difficulté des tests |
gen. | this text will be difficult for the lay reader | ce texte sera difficile pour le lecteur non-initié |
lab.law. | unemployed person difficult to place | chômeur difficilement plaçable |
lab.law. | unemployed person difficult to place | chômeur difficile à placer |
health. | unit for difficult patients | unité pour malades difficiles |
gen. | we know that it's a difficult problem | on sait que le problème est difficile |
gen. | we will manage, however difficult it may be | nous y arriverons, quelque difficile que ce soit |
gen. | why make things more difficult than they need be? | pourquoi faire des complications? |
law, lab.law. | work under difficult conditions | travaux pénibles |
lab.law. | Working Party on Effects on Safety of Hours Worked, with Special Reference to Difficult and Unhealthy Workings | Groupe de travail " Incidences sur la sécurité de la durée du travail, spécialement dans les chantiers pénibles ou insalubres " |
gen. | you have a real gift for always getting into difficult situations! | tu as vraiment le génie pour te mettre dans des situations impossibles! |
gen. | you have the knack of always getting into difficult situations! | tu as vraiment le génie pour te mettre dans des situations impossibles! |