Difficult - Difficile (The 296th Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Difficult is Difficile. It can be used as adjective. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 296th most commonly used word in French. This word often comes up when talking about people. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: difficult

French: difficile

Examples


It will be difficult for him to speak in public.	Ce sera difficile pour lui de parler en public.
The first step is the most difficult.	Le premier pas est le plus difficile.
All beginnings are difficult.	La première étape est très difficile.
You don't seem to understand how difficult it is for young people today to believe in something.	Vous ne semblez pas comprendre à quel point il est difficile pour les jeunes d'aujourd'hui de croire en quelque chose.
Today was a very difficult day.	Aujourd'hui fut une journée très difficile.
It's always difficult to start a letter.	Il est toujours difficile de commencer une lettre.
The difficult we do at once. The impossible takes a little longer.	Ce qui est difficile, nous le faisons immédiatement. Ce qui est impossible prend un peu plus de temps.
I know we are in a difficult situation.	Je sais que nous sommes dans une situation difficile.

He is now in a very difficult situation.	Il est désormais dans une situation très difficile.
It was rather difficult for me to make out what he was saying.	Il m'était plutôt difficile de distinguer ce qu'il disait.
He is difficult to get along with.	Il est difficile de s'entendre avec lui.
His ideas are difficult to understand.	Il est difficile de comprendre ses idées.
It's difficult to have great ideas.	Il est difficile d'avoir de bonnes idées.
He is aware that the work is difficult.	Il est conscient que le travail est difficile.
I cannot fix this machine. It's very difficult.	Je ne peux pas réparer cette machine. C'est très difficile.
I found it difficult to keep a diary every day.	J'ai trouvé difficile de tenir un journal tous les jours.
I found it difficult to read the book.	J'ai trouvé qu'il était difficile de lire ce livre.
It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "Yes" and "No".	Il est difficile de maintenir une conversation avec quelqu'un qui ne dit que "Oui" et "Non".
It is difficult to actually stand up against the flow.	Il est difficile de vraiment se tenir à contre-courant.
It's difficult to understand his theory.	Sa théorie est difficile à comprendre.
This theory is too difficult for me to comprehend.	Cette théorie est trop difficile pour que je puisse la comprendre.