difficilement

difficilement [difisilmɑ̃]

adverb

[marcher, s'exprimer] with difficulty

• c'est difficilement croyable it's difficult to believe

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difisilmɑ̃

adverbe with difficulty

je pouvais difficilement dire non — I couldn't very well say no

difficilement supportable — hard to bear

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difisilmɑ̃ adv

1) [marcher, s'expliquer] with difficulty

Ma grand-mère se déplace difficilement. — My grandmother has difficulty getting around., My grandmother has trouble getting around.

faire qch difficilement — to have difficulty doing sth, to have trouble doing sth

difficilement lisible — difficult to read, hard to read

difficilement compréhensible — difficult to understand, hard to understand

2) (= guère, pas vraiment)

Je pouvais difficilement refuser. — It was difficult for me to refuse.

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difficilement adv [se lever, atteindre, imaginer, admettre] with difficulty; je pouvais difficilement dire non I couldn't very well say no; la chaleur/douleur est difficilement supportable the heat/pain is hard to bear.

[difisilmɑ̃] adverbe

with difficulty

il s'endort difficilement he has a hard time getting to sleep

je peux difficilement accepter I find it difficult ou it's difficult for me to accept