Difficulty in spanish
pronunciation: difikultɑd part of speech: noun
difficulty = dificultad.
Example: UDC is widely used despite the difficulties in keeping the schedules up to date.more:
» alleviate + difficulty = mitigar una dificultad.
Example: Placing CD-ROM equipment in a reference room poses wiring difficulties that the flexibility of carpet tiles and flat wire installation should alleviate.» cause + difficulty = causar dificultad.
Example: Nevertheless the section 'Export Numbers' is more relevant and goes a long way towards filling the gap between the publication of an item and its recording in a current bibliography which can cause difficulty.» difficulties + beset = dificultades + aquejar.
Example: Technical difficulties beset the development of the Monotype through the 1890s, and it was not until 1901 that the English Monotype Corporation could offer American-built machines in quantity.» difficulties + exacerbate = dificultades + agravarse.
Example: The report concluded that the problems of rural populations 'do not differ greatly from those of the urban population though the difficulties in obtaining help and relief can be exacerbated by isolation'.» difficulty + arise = dificultad + surgir.
Example: Greater difficulties arise when there is no plain arrangement which will suit all users.» difficulty + dog = dificultad + apremiar, dificultad + afectar.
Example: The author describes the many problems and difficulties which dogged the building of the Library right up until the start of construction in summer 75.» difficulty + lie = dificultad + encontrarse.
Example: The difficulty of timetabling, staffing rotas etc. lies principally in the numerous drafts which usually have to be made to produce the final version.» encounter + difficulties = encontrar dificultades.
Example: This article discusses the terms of reference and aims of the project, the difficulties encountered in the creation of a centre for the whole of Latin America, and growth and termination of the UNESCO Technical Assistance Mission.» experience + difficulties = tener dificultades.
Example: Initially, the library staff experienced difficulties in adjusting to the new service.» face (up to) + a difficulty = enfrentarse con una dificultad, afrontar una dificultad.
Example: This has been the case with newspapers which suddenly find that their audiences are both growing older and dwindling in size and they are facing great difficulty appealing to the new electronic generation.» find + Reflexivo + in difficulties = encontrarse en dificultades.
Example: Many texts can indeed be edited according to the rules, but some cannot, and the editor may find himself in difficulties.» front + a difficulty = afrontar una dificultad.
Example: You must front the difficulties, whatever they may be, of making proper catalogues.» get into + difficulties = meterse en un aprieto, meterse en apuros, meterse en problemas, meterse en follones, meterse en líos, meterse en belenes.
Example: When Kodak got into difficulties, they closed up shop in north Toronto and demolished all of their buildings.» get over + difficulty = superar una dificultad.
Example: To get over the difficulty of terminology it is best to retain the usage 'chapmens' book' to describe popular works.» have + difficulty + Gerundio = tener dificultad de + Infinitivo.
Example: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.» have + difficulty in + Gerundio = tener dificultad de + Infinitivo.
Example: The poor public image of library and information work implies that SLIS will continue to have difficulty in securing the resource base to compete effectively.» in difficulties = en apuros, con dificultades.
Example: Several bodies exist that can provide advice and financial assistance to libraries in difficulties, but there are serious gaps.» in times of difficult(y/ies) = en tiempos difíciles, en épocas difíciles, en momentos de dificultad(es).
Example: In times of difficulty we long for something beyond the here and now, beyond the day-to-day, beyond what we can see.» learning difficulties = dificultades de aprendizaje.
Example: Rwanda denies plan to forcibly sterilise people with learning difficulties.» note + difficulties = indicar las dificultades, señalar las dificultades.
Example: The article 'How Shepard's Citation lost its flock: or, can the police smell probable cause?' notes the difficulties involved in teaching law students the intricacies of research tools such as Shepard's Citation.» overcome + a difficulty = superar una dificultad.
Example: A first trial gave unsatisfactory results because of flaws in the experimental design, and a second test was therefore planned to overcome these difficulties.» pose + a difficulty = plantear dificultad.
Example: An inherent difficulty posed by this, however, is that the flexibility sought in this way is limited by the inflexibility imposed by cables, ducts, etc.» present + a difficulty = presentar dificultad, entrañar dificultad.
Example: Subjects that can be described only with terms comprising more than one word, e.g. merchant ships, pressure vessels, algebraic topology, present a difficulty.» put + Nombre + in difficulties = poner en dificultades, poner en apuros.
Example: This situation often puts librarians in difficulties by their reacting to problems, rather than anticipating them.» raise + difficulties = plantear dificultades.
Example: The terrible difficulties raised when a particular group is offended is painfully evident in the controversy created within the American Library Association.» reading difficulties = problemas de lectura.
Example: Easy-to-read books for people with reading difficulties have been published in Sweden for the last 15 years.» run into + difficulties = tropezar con dificultades.
Example: If a vendor of a computerised library system runs into financial difficulties, and perhaps goes out of business, this can cause problems for libraries that have chosen to purchase their products.» run up against + difficulties = encontrarse con dificultades, toparse con dificultades.
Example: Traditional logic-based approaches to legal expert systems run up against difficulties when dealing with conflicts about the rules themselves.» see + a difficulty = ver una dificultad.
Example: A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.» technical difficulty = dificultad técnica, problema técnico.
Example: Technical difficulties and operational costs are out of proportion to the financial gains.» way (a)round + difficulty = forma de evitar una dificultad.
Example: One way around the difficulty is to exploit the flexibility of the Internet and Internet facilities.» with difficulty = con dificultad.
Example: Today's sewage nutrients, dyes and toxic or malodorous substances which can be degraded only with difficulty or very slowly.» with great difficulty = con gran dificultad, a trancas y barrancas, a duras penas, con mucha dificultad.
Example: Alumina is helpful for any stool that is passed with great difficulty.» without difficulty = sin dificultad, fácilmente, con facilidad, sin problemas.
Example: As it happened, the snowfall was moderate and all the rest of us worked all day and got home without difficulty.