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Category |
English |
Spanish |
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Common |
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1 |
Common |
difficult situation |
gancho [m]
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2 |
Common |
make difficult |
dificultar [v]
|
|
3 |
Common |
make difficult |
complicar [v]
|
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General |
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4 |
General |
difficult moment |
lance [m]
|
|
5 |
General |
difficult to work with |
rebelde [adj]
|
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6 |
General |
be difficult |
costar trabajo [v]
|
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7 |
General |
difficult situation |
aprieto [m]
|
|
8 |
General |
difficult situation |
apuro [m]
|
|
9 |
General |
difficult situation |
brete [m]
|
|
10 |
General |
difficult situation |
embarque [m]
|
|
11 |
General |
difficult situation |
embolado [m]
|
|
12 |
General |
difficult task |
encaje de bolillos [m]
|
|
13 |
General |
difficult breathing |
sobrealiento [m]
|
|
14 |
General |
difficult life |
mala vida [f]
|
|
15 |
General |
difficult to access |
agrio [adj]
|
|
16 |
General |
difficult to tolerate |
agrio [adj]
|
|
17 |
General |
difficult to chew |
ahogadizo [adj]
|
|
18 |
General |
difficult to eat |
ahogadizo [adj]
|
|
19 |
General |
difficult to achieve |
alto [adj]
|
|
20 |
General |
difficult to do |
alto [adj]
|
|
21 |
General |
difficult to obtain |
alto [adj]
|
|
22 |
General |
extremely difficult |
imposible [adj]
|
|
23 |
General |
difficult to pronounce |
impronunciable [adj]
|
|
24 |
General |
difficult to digest |
pesado [adj]
|
|
25 |
General |
difficult to bear |
recio [adj]
|
|
26 |
General |
difficult to endure |
triste [adj]
|
|
27 |
General |
be difficult |
costar [v]
|
|
28 |
General |
make difficult |
dificultar [v]
|
|
29 |
General |
get difficult |
encresparse [v]
|
|
30 |
General |
get difficult |
recrudecer [v]
|
|
31 |
General |
become difficult |
recrudecer [v]
|
|
32 |
General |
become difficult |
torcerse [v]
|
|
33 |
General |
difficult situation |
trance [m]
|
|
34 |
General |
difficult situation |
brete [m]
|
|
35 |
General |
difficult mountain trail |
vericueto [m]
|
|
36 |
General |
difficult terrain |
vericueto [m]
|
|
37 |
General |
difficult matter |
asunto complicado [m]
|
|
38 |
General |
difficult job |
papeleta [f]
|
|
39 |
General |
the quality of being difficult |
dificultad [f]
|
|
40 |
General |
difficult to get rid of |
tenaz [adj]
|
|
41 |
General |
fiendishly difficult |
diabólico [adj]
|
|
42 |
General |
very important or difficult |
morrocotudo [adj]
|
|
43 |
General |
findvery difficult |
costar [v]
|
|
44 |
General |
leave someone in a difficult situation |
dejar con los crespos hechos [v]
|
|
45 |
General |
leave someone in a difficult situation |
dejar plantado [v]
|
|
46 |
General |
leave someone in a difficult situation |
dejar en la estacada [v]
|
|
47 |
General |
do someone's difficult work |
sacar las castañas del fuego [v]
|
|
48 |
General |
be difficult to control |
ser difícil de controlar [v]
|
|
49 |
General |
be difficult |
resultar difícil [v]
|
|
50 |
General |
be too difficult to understand |
ser muy difícil de entender [v]
|
|
51 |
General |
become more difficult |
complicarse en algo [v]
|
|
52 |
General |
ask a difficult question |
formular una pregunta complicada [v]
|
|
53 |
General |
become difficult |
llegar a ser difícil [v]
|
|
54 |
General |
ask a difficult question |
hacer una pregunta difícil [v]
|
|
55 |
General |
become difficult |
volverse difícil [v]
|
|
56 |
General |
meekly endure a situation difficult to change |
aguantar la carga [v]
|
|
57 |
General |
be difficult |
no ser comida de bembudo [v]
|
|
58 |
General |
be difficult to do or solve |
no ser bocado de trompudos [v]
|
|
59 |
General |
prepare oneself for a difficult situation |
acomodarse al bate [v]
|
|
60 |
General |
be very difficult |
costar un hacerse los bigotes [v]
|
|
61 |
General |
be stuck in a difficult situation |
estar atrapado en una situación difícil [v]
|
|
62 |
General |
be stuck in a difficult situation |
estar encallado en una situación difícil [v]
|
|
63 |
General |
in a difficult way |
difícilmente [adv]
|
|
64 |
General |
in a difficult situation |
en un apuro [adv]
|
|
65 |
General |
set of traditionally difficult subjects to pass, such as mathematics, physics, and chemistry, |
las tres marías [n]
VE
|
|
66 |
General |
a difficult mission |
una tarea difícil
|
|
67 |
General |
a difficult mission |
una misión difícil
|
|
68 |
General |
a difficult period |
un objetivo difícil
|
|
69 |
General |
a difficult mission |
un cometido difícil
|
|
70 |
General |
a difficult mission |
un objetivo difícil
|
|
71 |
General |
a difficult period |
una tarea difícil
|
|
72 |
General |
a difficult period |
un tiempo difícil
|
|
73 |
General |
a difficult period |
un período difícil
|
|
74 |
General |
a difficult period |
una misión difícil
|
|
75 |
General |
a difficult situation |
una difícil situación
|
|
76 |
General |
a difficult period |
un cometido difícil
|
|
77 |
General |
a difficult situation |
una situación difícil
|
|
78 |
General |
a difficult task |
una tarea difícil
|
|
79 |
General |
a very difficult decision |
una decisión muy difícil
|
|
80 |
General |
difficult to do |
difícil de hacer
|
|
81 |
General |
difficult time |
camino de cabras
|
|
82 |
General |
the difficult part |
lo difícil
|
|
83 |
General |
rather difficult |
un tanto difícil
|
|
84 |
General |
difficult stains |
manchas persistentes
|
|
85 |
General |
difficult stains |
manchas difíciles
|
|
86 |
General |
difficult person |
persona difícil
|
|
87 |
General |
difficult decision |
decisión difícil
|
|
88 |
General |
difficult breathing |
sobrealiento [m]
|
|
89 |
General |
something difficult to count due to its abundance |
piélago [m]
|
|
90 |
General |
difficult (of breathing) |
anheloso [adj]
|
|
91 |
General |
difficult to hold/keep |
escurridizo [adj]
|
|
92 |
General |
extremely difficult |
imposible [adj]
|
|
93 |
General |
render difficult |
dificultar [v]
|
|
94 |
General |
crabbed (difficult to understand; complicated) |
difícil [adj]
|
|
95 |
General |
spiny (difficult to handle; thorny: a spiny problem) |
difícil [adj]
|
|
96 |
General |
ticklish (delicate or difficult: a ticklish situation) |
difícil [adj]
|
|
97 |
General |
taxing (difficult) |
difícil [adj]
|
|
98 |
General |
abstruse (difficult to understand) |
difícil [adj]
|
|
99 |
General |
testing (difficult) |
difícil [adj]
|
|
100 |
General |
painful (difficult) |
difícil [adj]
|
|
101 |
General |
achieve something difficult |
poner una pica en flandes [v]
|
|
102 |
General |
difficult business |
desbarrancadero [m]
fig.
MX
CAM
CO
VE
EC
|
|
103 |
General |
something difficult to count due to its abundance |
archipiélago [m]
fig.
|
|
104 |
General |
difficult respiration |
anhélito [m]
rare
|
|
105 |
General |
involved/difficult situation |
embrollo [m]
fig.
|
|
106 |
General |
difficult economic situation |
arranque [m]
GT
PA
CU
DO
EC
|
|
107 |
General |
difficult matter |
asunto peludo [m]
DO
PR
UY
|
|
108 |
General |
difficult situation |
atraque [m]
DO
|
|
109 |
General |
difficult situation |
balurdo [m]
AR
|
|
110 |
General |
difficult or problematic situation |
balurdo [m]
AR
|
|
111 |
General |
difficult situation |
agigolón [m]
GT
HN
NI
|
|
112 |
General |
difficult situation |
ajigolón [m]
GT
HN
NI
|
|
113 |
General |
any food that is dry and hard, difficult to swallow |
añugaperro [m]
DO
|
|
114 |
General |
difficult situation that someone goes through |
amolado y sin filo [m]
NI
|
|
115 |
General |
tightly rolled cigar that is difficult to smoke |
cachetero [m]
VE
rare
|
|
116 |
General |
difficult matter |
camote [m]
MX
SV
CL
|
|
117 |
General |
protuberance that appears on the legs of a rooster, making it difficult to walk |
clavo [m]
VE
|
|
118 |
General |
difficult academic test/assignment |
clavo [m]
CU
|
|
119 |
General |
action that has been realized planning ahead to prevent anything that might make things difficult or obstruct completion of that action |
clavo pasado [m]
VE
|
|
120 |
General |
difficult academic test/assignment |
chícharo [m]
CU
|
|
121 |
General |
difficult situation |
culantrillo [m]
CU
|
|
122 |
General |
problem or subject that is difficult to resolve |
cusuca (del maya) [m]
HN
SV
|
|
123 |
General |
difficult test |
chícharo [m]
CU
|
|
124 |
General |
difficult exam |
chícharo [m]
CU
|
|
125 |
General |
place that is hidden or difficult to access |
entrevero [m]
CL
|
|
126 |
General |
difficult thing |
cañón [m]
DO
|
|
127 |
General |
difficult matter |
cañón [m]
DO
|
|
128 |
General |
difficult, anguished or risky situation |
ajigolón [m]
MX
GT
HN
SV
NI
rur.
|
|
129 |
General |
difficult task |
cejaivira [m]
PR
|
|
130 |
General |
difficult, anguished or risky situation |
agigolón [m]
GT
HN
NI
|
|
131 |
General |
evasion of a difficult or compromising situation or responsibility |
guabineo [m]
VE
|
|
132 |
General |
matter that is difficult to resolve |
cuadro [m]
HN
|
|
133 |
General |
something that is very difficult to do |
comegente [m]
PR
|
|
134 |
General |
person who does the most difficult and unpleasant work in shrimp farming |
corsario [m]
HN
|
|
135 |
General |
person who is cunning and difficult to deceive |
colmilludo [m]
MX
PR
|
|
136 |
General |
person who would look after the backup team or horses teamed to the cart in order to climb a hill or get through a difficult pass |
cuarteador [m]
AR
disused
|
|
137 |
General |
difficult problem |
güevo [m]
SV
|
|
138 |
General |
difficult situation |
huevo [m]
SV
UY
|
|
139 |
General |
difficult matter |
güevo [m]
SV
|
|
140 |
General |
difficult situation |
hoyo [m]
DO
|
|
141 |
General |
difficult task |
huevo [m]
SV
UY
|
|
142 |
General |
difficult person |
loco peligroso [m]
NI
|
|
143 |
General |
difficult person |
macaneador [m]
BO
PY
|
|
144 |
General |
very difficult |
mecateado [m]
SV
|
|
145 |
General |
difficult young man |
palomo [m]
DO
|
|
146 |
General |
secluded place that is difficult to access |
quilombo [m]
VE
|
|
147 |
General |
something difficult |
quita calzón [m]
GT
HN
SV
NI
CR
CO
|
|
148 |
General |
something difficult |
quitacalzón [m]
MX
|
|
149 |
General |
problematic and difficult situation to solve |
quilombo [m]
AR
UY
|
|
150 |
General |
difficult project |
proyecto [m]
GT
PR
|
|
151 |
General |
difficult to correct imperfection |
ripio [m]
CL
|
|
152 |
General |
difficult thing |
vacilón [m]
CU
|
|
153 |
General |
problematic situation extremely difficult to leave |
zapato chino [m]
CL
|
|
154 |
General |
difficult thing to do |
viaje [m]
UY
|
|
155 |
General |
something difficult and untimely |
tostón [m]
PR
|
|
156 |
General |
difficult problem to resolve |
vacilón [m]
CU
|
|
157 |
General |
difficult situation |
ajigolón [m]
MX
GT
HN
SV
NI
|
|
158 |
General |
difficult situation |
huevo [m]
SV
UY
|
|
159 |
General |
difficult task |
huevo [m]
SV
UY
|
|
160 |
General |
difficult business |
abarrancadura [f]
fig.
|
|
161 |
General |
difficult work |
asadura [f]
VE
|
|
162 |
General |
difficult economic situation |
arrancazón [f]
PA
|
|
163 |
General |
tightness in the chest that makes it difficult to breathe (typically caused by a cold or the flu) |
apretazón [f]
CR
disused
rur.
|
|
164 |
General |
large capsule difficult to swallow |
bala [f]
PR
|
|
165 |
General |
large pill difficult to swallow |
bala [f]
PR
|
|
166 |
General |
difficult task |
batalladera [f]
GT
HN
|
|
167 |
General |
difficult problem to solve |
bregeta [f]
HN
|
|
168 |
General |
difficult problem |
brejeta [f]
HN
|
|
169 |
General |
problem that is difficult to solve |
cacalota [f]
NI
rur.
|
|
170 |
General |
able to get out of difficult situations |
cucaracha [f]
EC
disused
|
|
171 |
General |
difficult or tedious responsibility |
enyucada [f]
PE
|
|
172 |
General |
any type of difficult work in a barracks that should be carried out by a soldier as punishment |
fagina [f]
EC
rare
|
|
173 |
General |
matter that is annoying and difficult to solve |
cangrejada [f]
EC
|
|
174 |
General |
difficult problem or matter |
candinga [f]
SV
|
|
175 |
General |
area under surveillance where it is now difficult to commit crimes, crime-free area |
congelada [f]
CU
|
|
176 |
General |
difficult or compromising situation |
crujidera [f]
CL
|
|
177 |
General |
person who would look after the backup team or horses teamed to the cart in order to climb a hill or get through a difficult pass |
cuarteadora [f]
AR
disused
|
|
178 |
General |
difficult economic situation |
ladrazón [f]
VE
|
|
179 |
General |
difficult person |
loca peligrosa [f]
NI
|
|
180 |
General |
difficult person |
macaneadora [f]
BO
PY
|
|
181 |
General |
difficult situation |
macarronada [f]
PA
|
|
182 |
General |
difficult economic situation |
matarrón [f]
PR
|
|
183 |
General |
difficult economic situation |
pasmadera [f]
CU
|
|
184 |
General |
difficult situation |
pacaya [f]
SV
|
|
185 |
General |
difficult economic situation |
peladera [f]
PR
|
|
186 |
General |
difficult economic situation |
pelambrera [f]
PR
|
|
187 |
General |
difficult economic situation |
pelazón [f]
CU
PR
|
|
188 |
General |
difficult person to deal with |
piedra [f]
PR
|
|
189 |
General |
difficult matter |
podrida [f]
CU
|
|
190 |
General |
secluded place that is difficult to access |
quimbamba [f]
PR
|
|
191 |
General |
secluded place that is difficult to access |
quimbámbula [f]
PR
|
|
192 |
General |
small place that is difficult to access |
ratonera [f]
CU
|
|
193 |
General |
difficult to steal |
ratonera [f]
PR
delinq.
|
|
194 |
General |
difficult and intense physical test |
reventazón [f]
HN
|
|
195 |
General |
difficult situation |
vacaloca [f]
CO
|
|
196 |
General |
difficult problem to solve |
situación [f]
CU
|
|
197 |
General |
something difficult |
torta [f]
PR
|
|
198 |
General |
difficult person |
viga [f]
SV
|
|
199 |
General |
difficult to resolve problem |
viga [f]
SV
|
|
200 |
General |
difficult job |
perreda [f]
disused
|
|
201 |
General |
difficult attitude |
sangre pesada [f]
MX
GT
SV
NI
VE
EC
PE
BO
CL
|
|
202 |
General |
difficult thing |
yuca [f]
SV
|
|
203 |
General |
person, animal, or situation that is difficult to bear and unavoidable in life |
karma (inglés karma) [m/f]
VE
CL
|
|
204 |
General |
of a full of obstacles and difficult situation |
ñongo [adj]
VE
|
|
205 |
General |
very difficult to resolve (referring to a problem) |
alrevesado [adj]
MX
CR
EC
|
|
206 |
General |
difficult to manage (a situation) |
de argolla [adj]
CU
|
|
207 |
General |
in a difficult economic situation |
arrollao [adj]
PR
|
|
208 |
General |
difficult to get around transit |
arrecho [adj]
NI
|
|
209 |
General |
difficult to tame |
arrutanado [adj]
PA
rur.
|
|
210 |
General |
difficult (thing/fact/situation) |
arrecho [adj]
NI
PA
|
|
211 |
General |
difficult to dominate |
arrutanado [adj]
PA
rur.
|
|
212 |
General |
going through a difficult time financially |
apretado [adj]
HN
CU
PR
CO
|
|
213 |
General |
difficult to resolve |
apretado [adj]
HN
NI
PA
|
|
214 |
General |
difficult to tame |
braco [adj]
HN
|
|
215 |
General |
difficult (problem) |
brígido [adj]
PE
CL
|
|
216 |
General |
difficult or annoying (work/business) |
aperreado [adj]
DO
|
|
217 |
General |
difficult (situation) |
de ampanga [adj]
CU
|
|
218 |
General |
difficult (task) |
cabrón [adj]
DO
PR
CL
|
|
219 |
General |
difficult to tolerate |
aceitoso [adj]
AR
|
|
220 |
General |
difficult to resolve |
camotudo [adj]
CL
|
|
221 |
General |
difficult to deal with (person) |
cuerudo [adj]
PR
teen
|
|
222 |
General |
difficult to resolve or understand |
circunstanfláutico [adj]
PE
|
|
223 |
General |
that has overgrown hooves that make it difficult to walk (horse or cattle) |
chapino [adj]
PA
AR
UY
rur.
|
|
224 |
General |
difficult (issue) |
chivado [adj]
GT
PA
CU
|
|
225 |
General |
difficult (thing) |
chivo [adj]
NI
|
|
226 |
General |
difficult (thing) |
chipiado [adj]
SV
|
|
227 |
General |
difficult (person) |
chipiado [adj]
SV
|
|
228 |
General |
difficult (problem) |
chueco [adj]
HN
|
|
229 |
General |
in a difficult situation |
fregado [adj]
MX
HN
NI
CR
CO
CL
|
|
230 |
General |
difficult (work or task) |
fregado [adj]
GT
HN
NI
VE
|
|
231 |
General |
arduous (problem or matter), difficult (problem or matter) |
espinudo [adj]
GT
EC
BO
AR
rare
|
|
232 |
General |
arduous (problem or matter), difficult (problem or matter) |
espinudo [adj]
MX
HN
CR
CL
|
|
233 |
General |
difficult to achieve |
catreco [adj]
HN
|
|
234 |
General |
delicate and difficult to face or resolve |
canijo [adj]
MX
NI
|
|
235 |
General |
in a difficult or compromised situation |
frito [adj]
GT
HN
SV
CR
DO
PR
EC
BO
CL
PY
AR
UY
|
|
236 |
General |
difficult to deal with |
fuñón [adj]
DO
|
|
237 |
General |
difficult to resolve |
grueso [adj]
MX
GT
HN
teen
|
|
238 |
General |
cunning and difficult to deceive |
colmilludo [adj]
MX
PR
|
|
239 |
General |
difficult to cultivate (crop) |
contumerioso [adj]
HN
|
|
240 |
General |
difficult to resolve (matter or problem) |
compendioso [adj]
SV
NI
|
|
241 |
General |
difficult to work (object, clay, or metal) |
contumerioso [adj]
HN
|
|
242 |
General |
who asks difficult or tricky questions |
corchador [adj]
CO
|
|
243 |
General |
difficult to perforate (tire) |
imponchable [adj]
HN
NI
|
|
244 |
General |
difficult to sell |
hueso [adj]
NI
EC
PE
|
|
245 |
General |
difficult to place |
inubicable [adj]
BO
CL
PY
|
|
246 |
General |
difficult to read |
inleíble [adj]
HN
|
|
247 |
General |
difficult to decipher |
laberintoso [adj]
PE
BO
|
|
248 |
General |
difficult and complicated |
jocote [adj]
SV
|
|
249 |
General |
difficult to deal with |
jodido [adj]
NI
CR
EC
PY
|
|
250 |
General |
difficult to deal with |
dificultoso [adj]
DO
PR
|
|
251 |
General |
in a difficult situation |
empalomado [adj]
SV
|
|
252 |
General |
in a difficult situation |
enchurutado [adj]
HN
SV
|
|
253 |
General |
in a difficult situation |
engarranchinado [adj]
SV
|
|
254 |
General |
in a difficult situation |
engüevado [adj]
SV
|
|
255 |
General |
very difficult |
meco [adj]
MX
|
|
256 |
General |
very difficult |
del nabo [adj]
MX
|
|
257 |
General |
in a difficult situation |
con el mecate en el pescuezo [adj]
MX
|
|
258 |
General |
in a difficult situation |
metido [adj]
CL
PY
|
|
259 |
General |
having difficult speaking |
muruteto [adj]
HN
|
|
260 |
General |
very penetrating and difficult to remove |
pasoso [adj]
CL
|
|
261 |
General |
difficult to solve |
perro [adj]
GT
HN
SV
NI
|
|
262 |
General |
in a difficult situation |
planchado [adj]
VE
EC
|
|
263 |
General |
difficult to solve |
pelis [adj]
HN
CR
|
|
264 |
General |
very difficult |
pelético [adj]
DO
|
|
265 |
General |
difficult to understand |
pelis [adj]
HN
CR
|
|
266 |
General |
difficult to understand |
perro [adj]
GT
HN
SV
NI
|
|
267 |
General |
very difficult |
quebrador [adj]
HN
stud.
|
|
268 |
General |
very difficult to find |
refundido [adj]
PE
|
|
269 |
General |
difficult, hard to deal with |
regiego [adj]
MX
|
|
270 |
General |
in a difficult situation |
tropezado [adj]
PA
|
|
271 |
General |
very difficult |
yuquísimo [adj]
SV
|
|
272 |
General |
trained to travel in difficult country |
campero [adj]
EC
BO
|
|
273 |
General |
very difficult |
tetelque [adj]
HN
rur.
|
|
274 |
General |
penetrate into hidden or difficult matters |
desentrañar [v]
fig.
|
|
275 |
General |
comprehend a difficult point |
taladrar [v]
rare
|
|
276 |
General |
entrust someone with a difficult or uncomfortable task |
afrijolar [v]
CO
|
|
277 |
General |
relieve someone of the trouble associated with something difficult |
alivianar [v]
CL
cult
|
|
278 |
General |
fill a place of objects (making it difficult to move about) |
atrabancar [v]
CU
|
|
279 |
General |
be in a difficult economic situation |
atrabancarse [v]
VE
|
|
280 |
General |
be able to solve problems/overcome difficult situations |
bancársela [v]
BO
AR
UY
|
|
281 |
General |
force someone to do difficult/heavy work |
baquetear [v]
AR
UY
|
|
282 |
General |
hold up calmly and in a good mood difficult and annoying situations |
aguantar vara [v]
MX
|
|
283 |
General |
find oneself in a difficult situation |
abayuncarse [v]
CU
|
|
284 |
General |
quit a difficult and risky job |
bajarse [v]
CL
|
|
285 |
General |
fail a test because it was very difficult |
clavarse [v]
HN
SV
PR
teen
|
|
286 |
General |
become difficult |
chiparse [v]
BO
|
|
287 |
General |
finish a difficult and complex task |
chutarse [v]
MX
|
|
288 |
General |
become difficult (carrying out something) |
entrabarse [v]
CR
CO
PE
CL
EC
|
|
289 |
General |
be in a difficult situation |
estar [v]
CU
|
|
290 |
General |
disappear or escape from a difficult situation after provoking it |
ajochar (francés) [v]
NI
|
|
291 |
General |
disappear or escape from a difficult situation after having caused it |
ajotar los perros y después treparse [v]
PR
|
|
292 |
General |
constantly evade a difficult or compromising situation or responsibility |
guabinear [v]
VE
|
|
293 |
General |
take on a difficult task bravely and astutely |
guapear [v]
CU
BO
AR
UY
|
|
294 |
General |
endure a difficult task |
guayar [v]
Ve:C,N
|
|
295 |
General |
make something more complex or difficult |
complejizar [v]
BO
rare
|
|
296 |
General |
make something more complex or difficult |
complejizar [v]
NI
PE
|
|
297 |
General |
overcome a difficult or compromising situation |
indultarse [v]
CU
|
|
298 |
General |
look for a solution to a difficult situation |
inventar [v]
CU
|
|
299 |
General |
face a difficult situation with determination |
hamacarse [v]
AR
UY
|
|
300 |
General |
face a difficult situation with determination |
hamaquearse [v]
AR:Nw
|
|
301 |
General |
get into a difficult situation |
engallinarse [v]
SV
|
|
302 |
General |
get into a difficult situation |
engüevarse [v]
SV
|
|
303 |
General |
get into a difficult situation |
enhuevarse [v]
SV
|
|
304 |
General |
bravely face a difficult matter |
embraguetarse [v]
DO
VE
|
|
305 |
General |
make difficult |
embretar [v]
AR
UY
|
|
306 |
General |
put in a difficult situation |
empacayar [v]
SV
|
|
307 |
General |
put in a difficult situation |
empalomar [v]
SV
|
|
308 |
General |
put in a difficult situation |
enchurutar [v]
SV
|
|
309 |
General |
work on a difficult task |
medirse [v]
CO
UY
|
|
310 |
General |
go through a difficult time |
terremotear [v]
CL
|
|
311 |
General |
reluctantly take on a difficult task |
fletarse [v]
MX
|
|
312 |
General |
go through a difficult time |
terremotearse [v]
CL
|
|
313 |
General |
in a difficult situation |
en amarillentos aprietos [adv]
CL
disused
|
|
314 |
General |
facing many difficult situations |
a brincos y a saltos [adv]
CR
|
|
315 |
General |
expressing happiness for completing something difficult |
¡arroz! [interj]
MX
|
|
316 |
General |
difficult situation |
ajigolones [m/pl]
MX
GT
HN
SV
NI
|
|
317 |
General |
secluded place that is difficult to access |
quimbámbaras [f/pl]
PR
|
|
318 |
General |
difficult to hold/keep |
escurridiza [adj/f]
|
|
319 |
General |
difficult (of breathing) |
anhelosa [adj/f]
|
|
320 |
General |
of difficult combustion |
apagadiza [adj/f]
|
|
321 |
General |
of a full of obstacles and difficult situation |
ñonga [adj/f]
VE
|
|
322 |
General |
in a difficult economic situation |
arrollá [adj/f]
PR
|
|
Idioms |
|
323 |
Idioms |
make difficult |
formar artículo de algo [m]
|
|
324 |
Idioms |
make difficult |
hacer artículo de algo [m]
|
|
325 |
Idioms |
have a difficult time |
pasárselas negras [v]
|
|
326 |
Idioms |
have a difficult time |
vérselas negras [v]
|
|
327 |
Idioms |
prepare for difficult times |
atrancar las escotillas [v]
|
|
328 |
Idioms |
make less difficult |
bajar el pistón [v]
|
|
329 |
Idioms |
make less difficult |
subir el pistón [v]
|
|
330 |
Idioms |
make less difficult |
bajar el diapasón [v]
|
|
331 |
Idioms |
make less difficult |
subir el diapasón [v]
|
|
332 |
Idioms |
be difficult to find something or solve a problem |
buscar a maría por Rávena [v]
|
|
333 |
Idioms |
struggle through difficult |
cargar/llevar alguien con la/una/su cruz [v]
|
|
334 |
Idioms |
help someone through a difficult period |
apoyar a alguien que pasa por una etapa difícil [v]
|
|
335 |
Idioms |
help someone through a difficult period |
ayudar a alguien que pasa por un período difícil [v]
|
|
336 |
Idioms |
be very difficult |
costar dios y ayuda [v]
|
|
337 |
Idioms |
make someone do something difficult (especially a job) |
echar a alguien a los leones [v]
|
|
338 |
Idioms |
make someone deal with something difficult without preparing them for it |
echar a alguien a los leones [v]
|
|
339 |
Idioms |
be difficult |
entrar algo con calzador [v]
|
|
340 |
Idioms |
be too difficult to understand |
estar algo en arábigo [v]
|
|
341 |
Idioms |
make the best of a difficult situation |
hacer de la necesidad virtud [v]
|
|
342 |
Idioms |
cause further misfortune to someone who is already in a difficult situation |
hacer leña del árbol caído [v]
|
|
343 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult situation |
ir de cráneo [v]
|
|
344 |
Idioms |
have a large and difficult task prepared for one |
llevarlo claro [v]
|
|
345 |
Idioms |
get into a difficult situation |
meter un embolado a alguien [v]
|
|
346 |
Idioms |
face a very difficult task |
necesitar dios y su ayuda [v]
|
|
347 |
Idioms |
face a very difficult task |
necesitar dios y ayuda [v]
|
|
348 |
Idioms |
tell somebody to do something very difficult |
decirle a alguien que haga algo muy difícil [v]
|
|
349 |
Idioms |
not be very difficult |
no tener mucha ciencia [v]
|
|
350 |
Idioms |
have a difficult time |
pasar un mal trago [v]
|
|
351 |
Idioms |
have a difficult time |
pasar un trago amargo [v]
|
|
352 |
Idioms |
have a difficult time |
pasar un/el mal trago [v]
|
|
353 |
Idioms |
have a difficult time |
pasar una crujía [v]
|
|
354 |
Idioms |
have a difficult time |
pasarlas canutas [v]
|
|
355 |
Idioms |
have a difficult time |
pasarlas negras [v]
|
|
356 |
Idioms |
have a difficult time |
pasarlas putas [v]
|
|
357 |
Idioms |
have a difficult time |
pasarlas moradas [v]
|
|
358 |
Idioms |
go through a difficult patch |
atravesar un bache [v]
|
|
359 |
Idioms |
be something difficult to bear |
pesar como una losa [v]
|
|
360 |
Idioms |
place someone in a difficult situation |
poner a alguien en un aprieto [v]
|
|
361 |
Idioms |
place someone in a difficult situation |
poner a alguien en un brete [v]
|
|
362 |
Idioms |
put someone in an difficult situation |
poner a alguien en un compromiso [v]
|
|
363 |
Idioms |
place someone in a difficult situation |
poner a alguien en la encrucijada [v]
|
|
364 |
Idioms |
place someone in a difficult situation |
poner a alguien en la picota [v]
|
|
365 |
Idioms |
have the courage to face a difficult or dangerous situation |
poner el cascabel al gato [v]
|
|
366 |
Idioms |
make things difficult |
poner chinas a alguien [v]
|
|
367 |
Idioms |
get through a difficult patch |
remontar el bache [v]
|
|
368 |
Idioms |
get through a difficult patch |
salir del bache [v]
|
|
369 |
Idioms |
survive a difficult situation or illness |
remontar el bache [v]
|
|
370 |
Idioms |
survive a difficult situation or illness |
salir del bache [v]
|
|
371 |
Idioms |
go through a difficult patch |
remontar el bache [v]
|
|
372 |
Idioms |
go through a difficult patch |
salir del bache [v]
|
|
373 |
Idioms |
recover from a difficult situation |
recobrar el ánimo [v]
|
|
374 |
Idioms |
be too difficult to convince |
ser alguien cerrado de mollera [v]
|
|
375 |
Idioms |
be too difficult to convince |
ser alguien duro de mollera [v]
|
|
376 |
Idioms |
be very difficult to interpret or unravel |
ser algo una maraña [v]
|
|
377 |
Idioms |
be very difficult to interpret or unravel |
ser algo una tela de araña [v]
|
|
378 |
Idioms |
be very difficult to interpret or unravel |
ser algo una telaraña [v]
|
|
379 |
Idioms |
(a situation) be tremendously tangled or very difficult to understand |
ser kafkiano [v]
|
|
380 |
Idioms |
be very difficult to understand |
estar en chino para alguien [v]
|
|
381 |
Idioms |
be very difficult to understand |
ser chino algo para alguien [v]
|
|
382 |
Idioms |
be a painful/difficult or tiring experience |
ser un calvario [v]
|
|
383 |
Idioms |
be very difficult to solve |
ser un quebradero de cabeza [v]
|
|
384 |
Idioms |
be very difficult to solve |
ser un quebradero de rompecabezas [v]
|
|
385 |
Idioms |
be difficult to deal with |
ser un hueso [v]
|
|
386 |
Idioms |
be a person or a thing with great value (for being very scarce and difficult to find) |
ser un mirlo blanco [v]
|
|
387 |
Idioms |
be something very difficult to understand |
sonar a chino [v]
|
|
388 |
Idioms |
escape from a difficult situation |
meter violín en bolsa [v]
|
|
389 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult situation |
estar en un atolladero [v]
|
|
390 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult situation |
estar en los cuernos [v]
|
|
391 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult situation |
estar en calzas prietas [v]
|
|
392 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult situation |
verse en un aprieto [v]
|
|
393 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult situation |
estar en un brete [v]
|
|
394 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult situation |
encontrarse en una necesidad [v]
|
|
395 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult situation |
estar en un atrenzo [v]
|
|
396 |
Idioms |
accept that a difficult situation exists |
confrontarse con algo [v]
|
|
397 |
Idioms |
accept and deal with something that is difficult or unpleasant |
confrontarse con algo [v]
|
|
398 |
Idioms |
do something difficult in a determined way |
irse a la cabeza del toro [v]
|
|
399 |
Idioms |
do something difficult in a determined way |
coger al toro por los cuernos [v]
|
|
400 |
Idioms |
endure the difficult situation |
hacer de yunque [v]
|
|
401 |
Idioms |
endure the difficult situation |
servir de yunque [v]
|
|
402 |
Idioms |
become difficult to control |
llegar a mayores [v]
|
|
403 |
Idioms |
be very serious and difficult |
tener algo bemoles [v]
|
|
404 |
Idioms |
be very serious and difficult |
tener algo tres bemoles [v]
|
|
405 |
Idioms |
be a very difficult thing |
tener algo tres bemoles [v]
|
|
406 |
Idioms |
be a very difficult thing |
tener algo bemoles [v]
|
|
407 |
Idioms |
be difficult |
tener bilongo [v]
|
|
408 |
Idioms |
be strong enough to cope with a difficult situation |
tener las espaldas anchas [v]
|
|
409 |
Idioms |
have something very difficult to do |
llevarlo crudo [v]
|
|
410 |
Idioms |
have something very difficult to do |
tenerlo crudo [v]
|
|
411 |
Idioms |
be something very difficult to get |
tenerlo en chino [v]
|
|
412 |
Idioms |
be strange or difficult to understand |
tener perendengues [v]
|
|
413 |
Idioms |
make things difficult for someone |
agarrar a alguien de encargo [v]
|
|
414 |
Idioms |
make things difficult for someone |
tratar a alguien a baquetazo limpio [v]
|
|
415 |
Idioms |
make life difficult for someone |
agarrar a alguien de encargo [v]
|
|
416 |
Idioms |
make life difficult for someone |
tratar a alguien a baquetazo limpio [v]
|
|
417 |
Idioms |
find difficult |
dar en duro [v]
|
|
418 |
Idioms |
take extraordinary measures to get out of a difficult situation |
partir por en medio [v]
|
|
419 |
Idioms |
take extraordinary measures to get out of a difficult situation |
partir por medio [v]
|
|
420 |
Idioms |
make things more difficult than they need to be |
buscarle tres pies al gato [v]
|
|
421 |
Idioms |
make things more difficult than they need to be |
buscarle cinco pies al gato [v]
|
|
422 |
Idioms |
against the collar (difficult, exhausting, or problematic.) |
difícil [expr]
|
|
423 |
Idioms |
that will be difficult |
trabajo le mando [expr]
|
|
424 |
Idioms |
that will be difficult |
trabajo te mando [expr]
|
|
425 |
Idioms |
moment when something gets complicated or difficult |
la hora en que se calienta la miel [n]
HN
|
|
426 |
Idioms |
make things difficult |
poner difíciles las cosas
|
|
427 |
Idioms |
make things difficult |
hacer difíciles las cosas
|
|
428 |
Idioms |
react positively in a difficult situation |
encendérsele a alguien la bombilla
|
|
429 |
Idioms |
difficult task |
viaje de arena gruesa [m]
UY
|
|
430 |
Idioms |
difficult task |
negra papa [f]
SV
|
|
431 |
Idioms |
difficult work |
negra papa [f]
SV
|
|
432 |
Idioms |
fucking difficult |
de la chingada [adj]
US
MX
|
|
433 |
Idioms |
going through a difficult time economically |
en carne [adj]
CU
|
|
434 |
Idioms |
extraordinarily difficult |
de a peso [adj]
MX
NI
|
|
435 |
Idioms |
very difficult |
de la retostada [adj]
MX
|
|
436 |
Idioms |
very difficult |
de terror [adj]
EC
cult
|
|
437 |
Idioms |
very difficult |
de terror [adj]
VE
BO
PY
AR
UY
|
|
438 |
Idioms |
run something difficult |
sacar el buey de la barranca [v]
MX
|
|
439 |
Idioms |
be very difficult to understand |
ser chino básico para alguien [v]
AR
|
|
440 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult situation |
estar en el estero [v]
CAR
|
|
441 |
Idioms |
make things difficult |
hacerse la vida de cuadritos [v]
MX
|
|
442 |
Idioms |
make life difficult |
hacerse la vida de cuadritos [v]
MX
|
|
443 |
Idioms |
make things difficult for someone |
traer a alguien de encargo [v]
MX
|
|
444 |
Idioms |
make life difficult for someone |
traer a alguien de encargo [v]
MX
|
|
445 |
Idioms |
prepare oneself for a difficult task |
afilarse los cachos [v]
BO
CL
|
|
446 |
Idioms |
prepare oneself to face a difficult situation |
acomodarse al bate [v]
VE
|
|
447 |
Idioms |
resolve a difficult problem/situation |
arreglar el tamal [v]
HN
|
|
448 |
Idioms |
make a difficult situation simple |
cogerlo con su avena [v]
DO
|
|
449 |
Idioms |
be involved in a matter difficult resolve |
embarrarse de ayote [v]
NI
|
|
450 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult situation |
estar dura la irse por la calle de tierra [v]
CU
|
|
451 |
Idioms |
be difficult do or solve |
no ser bocado de trompudos [v]
HN
|
|
452 |
Idioms |
be difficult |
no ser comida de bembudo [v]
HN
|
|
453 |
Idioms |
be in a very difficult situation |
andar en alas de cucaracha [v]
HN
SV
NI
|
|
454 |
Idioms |
go through a difficult situation |
andar tropezado [v]
PA
|
|
455 |
Idioms |
try to find something difficult |
buscar lo que no se ha perdido [v]
DO
PR
VE
|
|
456 |
Idioms |
(for a thing) to be difficult to solve |
estar canalla [v]
HN
NI
|
|
457 |
Idioms |
force someone to do a difficult job as punishment |
dar un baile [v]
AR
UY
|
|
458 |
Idioms |
make someone do difficult work |
dar una baqueteada [v]
AR
|
|
459 |
Idioms |
desert someone in a difficult situation |
dejar en la carretera de la vida y con una llanta ponchada [v]
HN
|
|
460 |
Idioms |
leave a difficult task just as one found it |
dejar así [v]
NI
PA
DO
CO
VE
EC
PY
|
|
461 |
Idioms |
be going through a difficult time |
dejar como palo de gallinero [v]
PA
|
|
462 |
Idioms |
leave a difficult task just as one found it |
dejar de ese tamaño [v]
MX
NI
CR
PA
CO
VE
EC
|
|
463 |
Idioms |
abandon someone in a difficult situation |
dejar en la carretera de la vida y con una llanta ponchada [v]
HN
|
|
464 |
Idioms |
achieve a high level of excellence in something (making it difficult for another to surpass or achieve the same level of success) |
dejar la vara alta [v]
PE
CL
|
|
465 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult situation |
estar una cosa de culín, culón [v]
CU
|
|
466 |
Idioms |
be difficult and arduous |
cuerearle [v]
NI
|
|
467 |
Idioms |
survive a difficult situation or trouble |
caer el chahuiscle [v]
MX
|
|
468 |
Idioms |
become difficult (situation) |
cerrarse el cuadro [v]
CU
|
|
469 |
Idioms |
pose a difficult challenge |
ponerla en china [v]
CU
|
|
470 |
Idioms |
be having difficult times |
tener un chino atrás [v]
CU
|
|
471 |
Idioms |
be rather difficult |
tener chiste [v]
MX
|
|
472 |
Idioms |
confront a difficult situation |
chocar con la concreta [v]
CU
|
|
473 |
Idioms |
end up being complicated and difficult |
entiestarla [v]
DO
|
|
474 |
Idioms |
be very difficult to perform or solve |
estar cachimbeado [v]
HN
|
|
475 |
Idioms |
be very difficult to perform or solve |
estar canalla [v]
HN
NI
|
|
476 |
Idioms |
end up being complicated and difficult |
estar cañón [v]
MX
|
|
477 |
Idioms |
be very difficult to do or achieve |
estar cañón [v]
PR
|
|
478 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult situation |
estar chau [v]
BO
|
|
479 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult or uncomfortable situation |
estar clavado [v]
GT
|
|
480 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult situation |
estar colgado de la brocha [v]
MX
|
|
481 |
Idioms |
be very difficult |
estar como el carretón de madera [v]
CU
|
|
482 |
Idioms |
be difficult (situation) |
estar de bala [v]
CU
|
|
483 |
Idioms |
be of bad quality or of difficult solution |
estar de bala [v]
CU
|
|
484 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult situation |
estar como diablo dentro de calcetín [v]
HN
|
|
485 |
Idioms |
be difficult (situation) |
estar de culín culón [v]
CU
|
|
486 |
Idioms |
be difficult or complicated (situation) |
estar de la tostada [v]
MX
|
|
487 |
Idioms |
be very difficult (situation) |
estar dura la calle [v]
CU
|
|
488 |
Idioms |
be very difficult (situation) |
estar duro el mambo [v]
CU
|
|
489 |
Idioms |
be in a very difficult situation |
estar en cien brazas de agua [v]
VE
|
|
490 |
Idioms |
be difficult to get |
estar en la cola de un venado [v]
SV
NI
|
|
491 |
Idioms |
be difficult to get |
estar en la cola del sapo [v]
HN
|
|
492 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult situation |
estar en la pitadora [v]
CO:C
|
|
493 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult situation |
estar en las malvinas [v]
NI
|
|
494 |
Idioms |
be faced with a difficult dilemma |
estar en tres y dos [v]
CU
PR
|
|
495 |
Idioms |
be very difficult (situation) |
estar encendido el carnaval [v]
CU
|
|
496 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult or compromised situation and without the possibility of leaving |
estar frito [v]
PA
CU
CO
VE
CL
PE
|
|
497 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult situation |
estar habilitado [v]
CU
|
|
498 |
Idioms |
be very difficult |
estar duro [v]
MX
|
|
499 |
Idioms |
be difficult (situation) |
estar la caña a tres trozos [v]
CU
|
|
500 |
Idioms |
be in a difficult or problematic situation |
estar lavado [v]
GT
|
|