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dificuldade

[di.fi.cul.DA.de]
nounfemininepl: dificuldades
difficulty
1. The state or quality of being hard to do, accomplish, or understand; a thing that is hard to deal with
She faced many difficulties in learning the language.
Ela enfrentou muitas dificuldades ao aprender o idioma.
2. An obstacle or problem that makes something harder
The main difficulty is the lack of funding.
A principal dificuldade é a falta de financiamento.
3. A state of financial trouble or hardship
The company is in financial difficulty.
A empresa está em dificuldade financeira.
NYC Slang
trouble, beef, jam
Synonyms
obstáculoproblemaempecilhoóbicecomplicaçãoapuroadversidade
Antonyms
facilidadesimplicidadeleveza

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
dificuldade
Standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
dificuldade
Common usage with local colloquial variations in speech
São Paulo
dificuldade
Standard usage, sometimes shortened to 'dificuldade' or 'problema'
Portugal
dificuldade
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

ter dificuldade em (to have difficulty in)
sem dificuldade (without difficulty, easily)
com dificuldade (with difficulty)
dificuldade de aprendizagem (learning difficulty)
estar em dificuldades (to be in difficulty/trouble)
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