difficilement

difisiləmɑ̃
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Translation of difficilement into English

Adverb

1.

effort

avec peine, en ayant du mal à faire quelque chose
with difficulty strugglingly with great effort with much difficulty
  • Il marche difficilement après sa blessure au genou.He walks with difficulty after his knee injury.
2.

impossibilité

presque pas, très peu probablement
  • On peut difficilement croire une histoire si invraisemblable.You can hardly believe such an unbelievable story.
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Expressions with difficilement: examples in French and translations in English

have trouble breathing
breathe with difficulty
Il respire difficilement depuis qu'il a attrapé cette bronchite.

Synonyms and analogies of difficilement in French

Examples of difficilement in a sentence

  • Le moteur démarre difficilement par temps froid.
  • Il pourra difficilement finir ce travail à temps.
  • On trouvera difficilement une solution meilleure.

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

Adverb
hardlyadv.

Les coups répétés sur ses côtes lui faisaient tellement mal qu'il respirait difficilement.

The repeated blows to his ribs hurt so much that he could hardly breathe.

hardadv.

Un joueur non entraîné comprend difficilement les stratégies complexes de cette équipe.

An untrained player has a hard time understanding this team's complex strategies.

barelyadv.

Le léger tremblement de ses lèvres semblait trahir une colère difficilement maîtrisée.

The slight trembling of her lips seemed to betray a barely contained anger.

scarcelyadv.

De toute façon, elle pouvait difficilement espérer qu'il se souvienne...

She could scarcely expect him to remember, in any case.

difficultlyadv.

En outre, les chlorures absorbés sont ensuite difficilement désorbés.

In addition, the chlorides absorbed therein are difficultly desorbed.

poorlyadv.

Un enfant autiste est quelqu'un qui communique difficilement ou pas du tout.

An autistic child is someone who communicates poorly or not at all.

illadv.

Il pouvait difficilement se permettre la perturbation que cela causerait.

They could ill afford the disruption this would cause.

with difficultyadv.

Il avançait difficilement, le dos penché en arrière à cause de son lourd sac.

He moved forward with difficulty, leaning back under the weight of his heavy backpack.

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difficilement: Examples and translations in context

Elle éprouvait une jalousie difficilement avouable envers la réussite de sa sœur.

She felt a jealousy she could hardly admit to over her sister's success.

Un travailleur clandestin peut difficilement se défendre lorsqu'il subit des abus de son employeur.

An undocumented worker can hardly defend themselves when they suffer abuse from their employer.

La scie métallique glisse difficilement, car la lame est presque complètement usée.

The hacksaw hardly slides at all because the blade is almost completely worn out.

On peut difficilement l'imaginer - avec ces êtres doux, calme...

One can hardly imagine - with such quiet, gentle beings...

Avec un sou, on peut difficilement dire qu'ils étaient riches.

With a halfpenny, one could hardly argue they were wealthy.

Un bon manuel peut difficilement suppléer à un professeur attentif et disponible.

A good textbook can hardly make up for a teacher who is attentive and available.

Sinon, la tolérance de taille et de position peut difficilement être garantie.

Otherwise, the tolerance of size and position can hardly be guaranteed.

Ce qui fait qu'ils sont difficilement supportés par des objets autonomes connectés.

As a result, they are hardly supported by connected stand-alone objects.

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