No. 9,377 in French
difficulte
Difficulty; obstacle or challenge.
In a sentence
Il a surmonté la difficulté avec beaucoup de persévérance.
He overcame the difficulty with a lot of perseverance.
In this sentence, 'difficulté' refers to a specific challenge he faced.
La difficulté consiste à comprendre les instructions correctement.
The difficulty lies in understanding the instructions correctly.
Here, 'difficulté' is used to describe an abstract challenge associated with comprehension.
Elle a exprimé sa difficulté à s'adapter à son nouvel environnement.
She expressed her difficulty adapting to her new environment.
In this instance, 'difficulté' is attributed to her personal experience of adapting.
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