with difficulty

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /wɪð ˈdɪfɪkʊlti/, /wɪð ˈdɪfɪkʌlti/

Prepositional phrase

with difficulty

1. In a way that requires significant effort.

   Cold butter is spreadable, but only with difficulty if the bread is soft.

Usage notes

• Sometimes used with great: with great difficulty.

Translations

having difficulty

• Catalan: amb prou feines, difícilment (ca), amb penes i treballs
• Dutch: met moeite, moeilijk (nl)
• Estonian: raskustega
• Finnish: vaivoin (fi), vaivalloisesti (fi), tuskin (fi)
• French: difficilement (fr), à grand-peine (fr), avec difficulté
• German: mit Mühe, mühsam (de)
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌿𐌱𐌰 (agluba)
• Greek:

  Ancient: χαλεπῶς (khalepôs), μόγις (mógis)

• Latin: difficiliter
• Polish: z trudem, z biedą (colloquial)
• Portuguese: dificilmente (pt)
• Romanian: cu greu, cu dificultate
• Russian: с трудо́м (ru) (s trudóm), тру́дно (ru) (trúdno), тяжело́ (ru) (tjaželó), наси́лу (ru) (nasílu)
• Scottish Gaelic: air èiginn
• Spanish: difícilmente (es)