difficulty

ˈdɪfɪˌkʌlti
difficulties
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Translation of difficulty from English into Dutch

Noun

1.

hard challenge

problem requiring effort to overcome
  • The difficulty of the task was underestimated.De moeilijkheid van de taak werd onderschat.
2.

challenge

state of being hard to do or understand
moeilijkheid fmoeilijkheden
  • She faced difficulty in solving the puzzle.Ze ondervond moeilijkheden bij het oplossen van de puzzel.
3.

trouble

Rare
awkward or troublesome situation
Rare
moeilijkheden problemen
  • They found themselves in financial difficulty.Ze kwamen in financiële moeilijkheden terecht.
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Expressions with difficulty: examples in English and translations in Dutch

in moeilijkheden
She was in difficulty trying to solve the puzzle.
vol moeilijkheden
The project was fraught with difficulty from the start.
moeilijkheidsgraad
The difficulty level of the puzzle was set to high.
met moeite
moeizaam
He completed the task with difficulty.
zonder veel moeite
She solved the puzzle with little difficulty.
technisch probleem
technische storing
The broadcast was delayed due to technical difficulty.

Synonyms and analogies of difficulty in English

Examples of difficulty in a sentence

  • The difficulty of climbing the mountain was immense.
  • He encountered difficulty in learning the new language.
  • The project presented unexpected difficulty for the team.
  • She faced difficulty in solving the puzzle.
  • The project ran into unexpected difficulty.

Translations of "difficulty" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
moeilijkheidnf.

The difficulty in the assigning of roles often leads to delays.

De moeilijkheid bij het toewijzen van rollen leidt vaak tot vertragingen.

moeitenf.

The delivery truck had difficulty turning around on the dead-end street.

De bestelwagen had moeite om te keren in de doodlopende straat.

probleemnn.

The engineers identified a technical difficulty in the network system.

De technici hebben een technisch probleem in het netwerk opgespoord.

uitdagingnf.

This is the true difficulty of acting in a crisis.

Dit is de echte uitdaging van het ageren in een crisis.

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Other translations for difficulty:

  • problematieknf.
  • hindernisnf.

difficulty: Examples and translations in context

Despite the difficulty, the heaving process continued until everything was loaded.

Ondanks de moeilijkheid ging het zware laadwerk door totdat alles ingeladen was.

Try not to underestimate the difficulty of the exam questions this semester.

Probeer de moeilijkheid van de examenvragen dit semester niet te onderschatten.

We should perhaps not underestimate the difficulty of this challenge.

We moeten de moeilijkheid van deze uitdaging misschien niet onderschatten.

They depend on each other during times of stress and difficulty.

Ze steunen op elkaar in tijden van stress en moeilijkheden.

He avoided imposing on his friends during times of financial difficulty.

Hij wilde zijn vrienden niet tot last zijn in tijden van financiële moeilijkheden.

They talked around the difficulty without addressing how to overcome it.

Ze praatten om de moeilijkheid heen zonder te zeggen hoe die overwonnen kon worden.

Students need to triage their homework assignments by due date and difficulty.

Studenten moeten hun huiswerkopdrachten op volgorde van deadline en moeilijkheid indelen.

She insisted that at no time should we underestimate the difficulty of the task.

Ze benadrukte dat we de moeilijkheid van deze taak nooit moeten onderschatten.

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