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with difficulty

[wɪð ˈdɪfɪkəlti]
adverbial phrase
com dificuldade
1. in a way that requires effort or struggle; not easily
He walked with difficulty after the injury.
Ele caminhava com dificuldade após a lesão.
2. barely; only just; scarcely
She could with difficulty understand the lecture.
Ela conseguia entender a palestra com dificuldade.
Synonyms
with troublelaboriouslyhardlyscarcelybarelywith effortpainfully
Antonyms
easilyeffortlesslyreadilysmoothlywithout difficulty

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
com dificuldade
Standard usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
com dificuldade
Standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
com dificuldade
Standard usage
Portugal
com dificuldade
Standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

have difficulty doing something
with great difficulty
without difficulty
experience difficulty
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