Subject | French | English |
social.sc. | allocation pour situations difficiles | hardship allowance |
chem. | appareil pour travail dans les conditions difficiles | heavy-duty equipment |
gen. | avoir des fins de mois difficiles | find it hard to make ends meet (at the end of the month) |
gen. | ce sera un livre difficile à vendre | this book will be hard to sell |
gen. | ce texte sera difficile pour le lecteur non-initié | this text will be difficult for the lay reader |
gen. | cela vous est difficile, je le conçois | I can well understand that it's difficult for you |
gen. | ces habitudes sont difficiles à déraciner | these habits die hard |
gen. | c'est difficile de se faire servir ici | it's difficult to get served here |
gen. | c'est difficile — ne m'en parle pas! | it's difficult — you don't say! |
gen. | c'est difficile — ne m'en parle pas! | it's difficult — you're telling me |
gen. | c'est difficile — ne m'en parle pas! | it's difficult — don't tell me |
gen. | c'est difficile à dessiner | it's difficult to draw |
inf. | c'est trop difficile, je démissionne | it's too hard, I give up |
gen. | c'est un adversaire difficile, mais je le maîtriserai | he's a tough opponent, but I'll get the better of him |
gen. | c'est un nom difficile à porter | it's not an easy name to be called by |
gen. | c'est un pas difficile pour lui que de te parler directement | talking to you directly is a difficult step for him to take |
pack. | charge difficile | difficult load |
equest.sp. | cheval difficile | horse of difficult riding |
gen. | cheveux difficiles à coiffer | unmanageable hair |
lab.law. | chômeur difficile à placer | unemployed person difficult to place |
fin., social.sc. | Comité d'experts sur les systèmes de sécurité sociale et leur fonctionnement dans un contexte économique difficile | Committee of Experts on Social Security Systems and their Operation in a Difficult Economic Context |
polit. | conditions de travail difficiles | difficult working conditions hazardous work (travail dangereux) |
polit. | conditions de travail difficiles | difficult working conditions (hazardous work, travail dangereux) |
gen. | connaître des fins de mois difficiles | find it hard to make ends meet (at the end of the month) |
org.name. | Consultation d'experts du réseau asiatique sur les sols difficiles | Expert Consultation of the Asian Network on Problem Soils |
med. | contact difficile | difficult communication |
health. | convalescence difficile associée au vieillissement | reduced recuperative powers associated with ageing |
avia., Canada, HR | Conversations difficiles | Difficult Conversations |
transp. | d'accès difficile | difficult of access |
med. | dentition difficile | difficult dentition |
gen. | des lendemains difficiles | a bleak future |
gen. | des périodes difficiles se profilent à l'horizon | a difficult time is looming on the horizon |
agric. | difficile à engraisser | poor food converter |
agric. | difficile à engraisser | hard to feed |
transp. | difficile à gouverner | vessel does not answer the helm readily |
transp. | difficile à gouverner | slow to answer the helm |
gen. | difficile à manier | difficult to handle |
chem. | difficile à préparer | hard to prepare |
met. | difficile à usiner | exotic |
med. | digestion difficile | maldigestion |
met. | direction d'aimantation difficile | hard magnetization direction |
agric., construct. | drainage difficile | impeded drainage |
chem. | d'une préparation difficile | hard to prepare |
environ. | déchet difficile à traiter | waste hard to dispose |
law | délinquant difficile | hard-core offender |
gen. | elle est difficile à satisfaire | she's hard to please |
gen. | elle est passée par des moments difficiles | she's been through some difficult times |
gen. | elle est très difficile sur le choix de ses amis | she's very particular about her friends |
gen. | elle mettait une joie maligne à me poser les questions les plus difficiles | she would take a perverse pleasure in asking me the most difficult questions |
gen. | en l' absence de symptômes, il m'est difficile de me prononcer | since there are no symptoms, it is hard for me to say |
h.rghts.act., social.sc., UN | Enfants se trouvant dans une situation particulièrement difficile | Children in Especially Difficult Circumstances |
life.sc., coal. | exploitation réalisée dans les veines à épontes difficiles | exploitation carried out in seams with difficult strata |
med. | greffe difficile par lambeau | difficult graft by a flap method |
health. | grossesse difficile | high-risk pregnancy |
gen. | il a eu des débuts difficiles | it wasn't easy for him at the start |
gen. | il a eu une adolescence difficile | he was a difficult teenager |
gen. | il devient difficile de ... | it's getting difficult to ... |
gen. | il est d'approche difficile | he is unapproachable |
gen. | il est difficile de combattre son instinct | it's difficult to go against one's instincts |
gen. | il est difficile de s'en convaincre | it's difficult to accept it |
gen. | il est difficile à cerner | I can't make him out |
gen. | il est si difficile à satisfaire! | he's so hard to please! |
gen. | il leur est difficile de venir | it's difficult for them to come |
gen. | il lui est difficile de venir | it's difficult for him/her to come |
gen. | il m'est difficile de lui parler de son père | it's hard for me to talk to him about his father |
gen. | il m'est difficile de lui parler de son père | it's difficult for me to talk to him about his father |
gen. | il s'avère difficile d'améliorer les résultats | it's proving difficult to improve on the results |
gen. | il s'en sortira? — difficile à dire | will he manage? — it's hard to say |
gen. | il s'est mis dans une position difficile | he's put himself in a difficult situation |
gen. | il s'est mis dans une position difficile | he's got himself in a difficult situation |
gen. | inventaire des matières nucléaires difficiles d'accès | inventory of difficult-to-access nuclear materials |
gen. | j'accepte que cela soit difficile | I agree that it might be difficult |
gen. | j'accepte que cela soit difficile | I agree that it is difficult |
gen. | j'ai des réveils difficiles | I find it hard to wake up |
gen. | j'ai eu une scolarité difficile | I had a difficult time at school |
gen. | j'ai le réveil difficile | I find it hard to wake up |
gen. | je lui prédis des jours difficiles | I can see difficult times ahead for her |
gen. | je ne conteste pas que votre tâche ait été difficile | I don't doubt the fact that you had a difficult task |
gen. | je ne conteste pas que votre tâche ait été difficile | I don't dispute the fact that you had a difficult task |
gen. | je suis difficile à chausser | it's hard for me to find shoes that fit |
gen. | la prononciation du "th" anglais est difficile pour un Français | pronouncing the English "th" is difficult for a French person |
gen. | la succession des événements est difficile à suivre | the succession of events is difficult to follow |
gen. | l'adolescence est un cap difficile à passer | adolescence is a difficult time to live through |
gen. | le difficile dans cette affaire est de plaire à tous | the difficult part of this business is knowing how to please everyone |
gen. | les conditions d'habitation sont très difficiles | housing conditions are very hard |
gen. | les conditions d'habitation sont très difficiles | living conditions are very hard |
humor. | les lendemains de fête sont souvent difficiles | it's often hard to get through the morning after the night before |
gen. | les temps sont difficiles! | times are hard! |
corp.gov. | lieu d'affectation classé difficile | hardship duty stations |
corp.gov. | lieux d'affectation classés difficiles | hardship duty stations |
transp. | ligne difficile | line with difficult profile |
transp. | ligne difficile | line with poor profile |
transp. | ligne difficile | line with poor alignment |
transp. | ligne difficile | line with difficult alignment |
transp. | ligne à tracé difficile | line with poor alignment |
transp. | ligne à tracé difficile | line with difficult profile |
transp. | ligne à tracé difficile | line with poor profile |
transp. | ligne à tracé difficile | line with difficult alignment |
transp., polit. | manoeuvre difficile | advanced manoeuvre |
med. | mastication difficile | dysmasesis |
nat.res. | mauvaises herbes difficiles à éliminer | problematic weeds |
gen. | ne fais pas le difficile! | don't be so fussy! |
gen. | ne fais pas le difficile! | don't be so awkward! |
gen. | ne fais pas trop le difficile | don't be too awkward |
gen. | nous y arriverons, quelque difficile que ce soit | we will manage, however difficult it may be |
gen. | on sait que le problème est difficile | we know that it's a difficult problem |
econ., social.sc., empl. | personnes difficiles à placer | hard-to-place unemployed |
econ., social.sc., empl. | personnes les plus difficiles à placer | hard-to-place unemployed |
fig. | pilule difficile à avaler | bitter pill to swallow |
fig. | pilule difficile à avaler | hard pill to swallow |
gen. | poste difficile | hardship post |
met. | poudre difficile à fritter | difficult to sinter powder |
inf. | quand elles sont parties sur leur boulot, c'est difficile de les arrêter | once they start on about their job, there's no stopping them |
law | relief et climat difficile | difficult topography and climate |
geogr. | relief et climat difficiles | difficult topography and climate |
gen. | respiration difficile | laboured breathing |
met. | réductibilité difficile | difficult reduction |
org.name. | Réseau asiatique sur l'aménagement des sols difficiles à exploiter | Asian Network on Problem Soil Management |
econ. | secteur difficile | weak point |
econ. | secteur difficile | bottle-neck |
soil. | sols difficiles | problem soils |
gen. | son enfance difficile l'a cuirassé contre tout | his difficult childhood has made him very thick-skinned |
gen. | tenter une ascension difficile | attempt a difficult climb |
transp. | terrain d'accès difficile | hard field |
transp. | terrain d'accès difficile | field of difficult access |
gen. | traverser une période difficile | go through a difficult time |
gen. | traverser une période difficile | go through a difficult period |
met. | trempe difficile | difficult hardening |
health. | unité pour malades difficiles | unit for difficult patients |
coal. | veine à conditions difficiles | hard working seam |
agric. | vente difficile | slow sale |
vet.med. | vêlage difficile | difficult calving |
vet.med. | vêlage difficile | dystocia |
life.sc., transp. | zone difficile | difficult area |
gen. | zone rurale en situation difficile | rural area experiencing difficulties |
gen. | être difficile | be fussy about one's food (sur la nourriture) |
gen. | être difficile à vivre | be difficult to get on with |
gen. | être d'un abord difficile | be unapproachable |