ardu

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Definition

Definition of ardu - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

chemin escarpédifficile à atteindre à cause de la pente ou de la hauteur

Le sentier ardu mène au sommet de la montagne.

escarpé

inaccessible

problème complexedifficile à comprendre ou à résoudre par l'esprit

Cette question de physique quantique est vraiment ardue.

complexe

épineux

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Expressions with ardu

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périple ardu

voyage long et difficile avec beaucoup d'obstacles

Son périple ardu à travers les montagnes a duré trois semaines.

plus ardu

adj.

qui présente plus de difficulté ou demande plus d'efforts

Ce problème de mathématiques est plus ardu que le précédent.

travail ardu

activité professionnelle difficile qui demande beaucoup d'efforts et de persévérance

La construction de cette maison fut un travail ardu qui prit des mois.

Origin of ardu

latin, arduus (difficile)

Terms with ardu included in their meaning

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cas difficile

gros défi

situation ou problème complexe et ardu à résoudre

décision difficile

dilemme

choix ardu à faire impliquant des enjeux importants ou complexes

excessivement compliqué

adj.

très ardu

trop difficile à comprendre ou à faire par rapport à ce qui est normal

négociation difficile

processus ardu

processus de discussion entre parties pour un accord qui rencontre des obstacles

Examples of ardu in a sentence

Ils ont franchi un passage ardu sous la pluie.
Le problème mathématique était trop ardu pour les élèves.
C'est un texte ardu à lire sans dictionnaire.

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English:steep, difficult, ...
German:steil, schwierig, ...
Italian:impervio, arduo, ...
Spanish:empinado, arduo, ...
Portuguese:áspero, árduo, ...
Chinese:陡峭的, 艰深, ...
Japanese:険しい, 難解な, ...
Arabic:وعر, عسير, ...
Hebrew:קָשֶׁה, קָשֶׁה, ...
Russian:крутой, трудный, ...
Ukrainian:крутий, складний, ...
Catalan:costerut, arduo, ...
Danish:stejl, kompliceret, ...
Dutch:steil, ingewikkeld, ...
Greek:ανηφορικός, δύσκολος, ...
Khmer:ចោត, ពិបាក, ...
Korean:험한, 어려운, ...
Polish:stromy, zawiły, ...
Portuguese (BR):caminho íngreme, difícil, ...
Romanian:abrupt, arduos, ...
Swedish:brant, svår, ...
Thai:ชันยากลำบาก, ยาก, ...
Turkish:sarp, çetin, ...
Vietnamese:dốc đứng, khó nhằn, ...

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