What does difficile in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word difficile in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use difficile in Italian.

The word difficile in Italian means difficult, hard, difficult, hard, picky, fussy, irritable, fractious, peevish, unlikely, improbable, complicated, difficult, stick in the mud, intractable, hard part, difficult part, go into difficult territory, hard to find, difficult to source, be difficult, be a stick-in-the-mud, make () difficult. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word difficile

difficult, hard

aggettivo (complicato)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il compito di matematica era troppo difficile, non credo di averlo passato.
The math test was too difficult (or: hard); I don't think I passed it.

difficult, hard

aggettivo (faticoso)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Sarà difficile battere una squadra così forte.
It'll be difficult (or: hard) to beat a team that good.

picky, fussy

aggettivo (incontentabile)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mio nipote ha gusti molto difficili nel mangiare.
My nephew is very fussy when it comes to food.

irritable, fractious, peevish

aggettivo (intrattabile, permaloso)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Sara è una persona difficile, quindi stai attento a ogni cosa che le dici.
Sara is an irritable person, so pay attention to what you say to her.

unlikely, improbable

aggettivo (improbabile)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
È difficile che oggi il tempo migliori.
It's unlikely that the weather will improve today.

complicated, difficult

avverbio (in modo complicato)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Quando è di cattivo umore a mio marito viene sempre tutto difficile.
When my husband is in a bad mood everything becomes difficult for him.

stick in the mud

(persona incontentabile) (resistant to change)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Smettila di fare la difficile e mostra un po' di riconoscenza!
Stop being such a grouch and show a little gratitude!

intractable

(persona intrattabile)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Giovanna è una difficile e litiga sempre con tutti.
Giovanna is intractable, and she always argues with everyone.

hard part, difficult part

sostantivo maschile (problema, difficoltà)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pensavi fosse finita qui? Il difficile deve ancora arrivare.
Did you think it was over? The hard part is still to come.

go into difficult territory

hard to find, difficult to source

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

be difficult, be a stick-in-the-mud

make () difficult

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