difícil
arduous ; demanding ; difficult ; intractable ; laborious ; painful ; taxing ; tough ; thorny ; delicate ; tortuous ; hardscrabble ; obstinate ; bumpy ; dicey ; uphill ; problematic ; problematical ; hard ; testing.
Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.
It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.
It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.
Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.
The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.
As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions - some to which we would rather not hear the answers.
The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.
Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.
The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.
And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers.
It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.
The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.
Predicting the future is dicey.
Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.
This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.
The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.
The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
This is but brief thanks for providing such ready help and with such genial civility in these testing days of general difficulty.
ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles
save for + a rainy day
put aside for + a rainy day
Americans have stopped saving for a rainy day, living paycheck to paycheck and depending on credit cards to get them through emergencies = Los americanos han dejado de ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles, viviendo al día y dependiendo de las tarjetas de crédito para ayudarles a superar las emergencias.
A fifth of Britons admit to having no savings whatsoever while only just over a third of adults had less than £500 put aside for a rainy day = Una quinta parte de los británicos dice que no tienen ningún tipo de ahorro mientras que un poco más de un tercio tiene menos de 500 libras ahorradas para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles.
algo difícil
tall order
It is a tall order for information workers to avoid objective obsolescence and subjective burnout, and enhance the joie de vivre of the work setting.
algo muy difícil
a tough sell
One librarian explained that 'getting fellow librarians to use the site when answering young adult homework questions is a tough sell'.
aprender de la forma más difícil
learn + the hard way
The article 'Los Angeles library fire - learning the hard way' outlines preventative measures to be considered in case of fire in libraries.
asunto difícil
prickly issue
thorny issue
thorny question
prickly question
He has signalled he will take a tough stance on prickly issues such as outsourcing, and limits on exports of sensitive technology.
Thorny issues involve data migration, as well as a guarantee of perpetual access, while ensuring preservation of authorship and ownership.
Indeed, one reason for the reluctance of librarians to donate weeded materials to less-advantaged groups may be that such donations raise the thorny question of intrinsic worth.
Who should judge the judges has always been a prickly question.
aunque parezca difícil
difficult though it may seem
difficult as it may seem
Difficult though it may seem, try to limit yourself to a total of only three to five goals.
Difficult as it may seem, it is important to attack the problem, not the individual when dealing with difficult employees.
comienzo difícil
bumpy start
Although introduced in 1995, implementation of the core standard has had a bumpy start and continues to be unpopular among many cataloguers.
cuando las cosas se ponen difíciles
when the going gets tough
When the going gets tough, focus on how far you have come not on how far you must go.
cuestión difícil
poser
prickly issue
prickly question
The first category of problem, the naming of subject, involves consideration of the following posers.
He has signalled he will take a tough stance on prickly issues such as outsourcing, and limits on exports of sensitive technology.
Who should judge the judges has always been a prickly question.
de difícil explicación
defy + explanation
It is an act of cruelty that seems to defy explanation.
de difícil solución
intractable
Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.
de la forma más difícil
the hard way
The article is entitled 'User needs the hard way: eighty-six simultaneous studies'.
difícil de aceptar
hard to swallow
Traditional librarians find the logic of this principle hard to swallow.
difícil de agradar [Generalmente seguido de about]
choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.]
I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.
difícil de complacer [Generalmente seguido de about] [Usado generalmente en las relaciones entre parejas]
choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.]
high maintenance
I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.
A low-maintenance girlfriend is certainly preferable to a high-maintenance girlfriend, and on this single point I agree with you.
difícil de comprender
difficult to understand
If we do not know that set of rules, the game is confusing and difficult to understand, which in turn makes it hard to enjoy.
difícil de conseguir
difficult to come by
Library jobs are becoming increasingly difficult to come by.
difícil de contentar [Generalmente seguido de about] [Usado generalmente en las relaciones entre parejas]
choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.]
high maintenance
I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.
A low-maintenance girlfriend is certainly preferable to a high-maintenance girlfriend, and on this single point I agree with you.
difícil de descifrar
cryptic
Documentation in the on-line fields is a mass of small and medium-sized pamphlets, clumsy binder and cryptic electronic paragraphs.
difícil de distinguir
indistinguishable
He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
difícil de encontrar
hard-to-find
To facilitate access to hard-to-find materials the library staff produces 3 indexes.
difícil de entender
cryptic
Documentation in the on-line fields is a mass of small and medium-sized pamphlets, clumsy binder and cryptic electronic paragraphs.
difícil de gestionar
unmanageable
The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.
difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo
unmanageably + Adjetivo
The author suggests that university libraries can put their unmanageably overweight serials budget on a sensible diet by limiting new subscriptions.
difícil de hacer
hard to do
The article 'Keeping up is hard to do' describes how to encourage librarians to read newspapers to improve their reference service.
difícil de localizar
irretraceable
I supply the deficiency because its origin is behind me in an irretraceable past.
difícil de manejar
clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.]
unwieldy
Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.
It is well-established practice to ignore initial articles when they occur as the initial word of a title or subject heading, so that unwieldy sequences do not evolve under such words.
difícil de masticar
chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.]
But one Michigan woman says the candies are so chewy, they should come with a warning label.
difícil de obtener
difficult to come by
Library jobs are becoming increasingly difficult to come by.
difícil de seguir
heavy going
The book is peppered with charts and graphs presenting her data, making it heavy going for those not familiar with statistical analysis.
difícil de sustituir
hard to replace
He is going to be hard to replace, but it is now up to the other members to take the responsibility of filling his shoes.
difícil de tratar
unruly
We would also like to acknowledge the patience of Sue Bowles in dealing with unruly subjects.
empezar por lo más difícil
plunge in at + the deep end
It is giving me plenty of time to learn about the many aspects of being a teacher before being plunged in at the deep end.
en circunstancias difíciles
under difficult circumstances
Registries operate under difficult circumstances and attempts have been made to improve recordkeeping practices.
en condiciones difíciles
under difficult conditions
When cuts are made in services and staff work under difficult conditions librarians have a remedy in their unions or staff associations.
encontrar Algo demasiado difícil
be out of + Posesivo + league
Every leader faces them: times when they are out of their league, times when they feel like a fish out of water.
encontrar Algo difícil
have + a hard time
have + a tough time
Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference.
He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.
encontrar difícil de explicar
be hard put to explain
The librarian searching for material on pop festivals who finds three substantial reports listed in the annual Government publications may be hard put to explain why he looked in such an apparently unlikely source.
encontrar difícil + Infinitivo
find it hard to + Infinitivo
I have all too often heard 'I am supposed to write a term paper on the architecture of the Cathedral of Florence and I looked in the catalog and couldn't find anything'; users find it hard to believe such precision would not be used.
encontrar muy difícil [Hacer algo]
be hard-pushed to
And even if you are very well traveled, you will be hard-pushed to think of a place with more interior designers and furniture shops than here.
encuadernado de tal modo que es difícil de abrir completamente
tightly bound
Electroluminescent copying is a special photographic method of copying from particularly fragile and tightly bound books.
en épocas difíciles
in times of need
Some people may require 'safety nets' or private and public forms of social insurance that contribute to subsistence in times of need.
enfrascado en lo más difícil
in at the deep end
The article 'In at the deep end: a look at EDI from the bookseller's point of view' is devoted to the theme of electronic document interchange (EDI).
enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil
throw in + at the deep end
The article is entitled 'User education in a college library; observations of one thrown in at the deep end!'.
enfrascarse en lo más difícil
swim in + the deep end
jump in at + the deep end
plunge in at + the deep end
I was quickly swimming in the deep end, surrounded by the controversy over the decision to hold the 2000 conference in Jerusalem and the implementation of the recommendations of the Working Group on the Revision of the Statutes = De pronto me vi metido de lleno en lo más difícil de mi trabajo teniendo que resolver la polémica de si celebrar o no el congreso del año 2000 en Jerusalén y que poner en marcha las recomendaciones del Grupo de Trabajo sobre la Revisión de los Estatutos.
The article 'Jumping in at the deep end' explains the benefits and disadvantages of being a freelance editor.
It is giving me plenty of time to learn about the many aspects of being a teacher before being plunged in at the deep end.
en momentos difíciles
in + Posesivo + hour of need
I am indebted to you, not just for the help you gave Loub in his hour of need, but also for the kindness you have shown to us.
en tiempos difíciles
in times of need
in + Posesivo + hour of need
Some people may require 'safety nets' or private and public forms of social insurance that contribute to subsistence in times of need.
I am indebted to you, not just for the help you gave Loub in his hour of need, but also for the kindness you have shown to us.
hacer (aun) más difícil
make it + (even) harder
Should gun laws change to make it harder for the mentally ill to buy weapons?.
hacer difícil [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio (made)]
make it + difficult
make + difficult
This will make it yet more difficult for the information worker and the end user to keep up to date with the full range of data bases.
These reforms may in turn make the implementation of proposal difficult.
hacerlo difícil (de + Infinitivo)
make it + hard (to + Infinitivo)
If we do not know that set of rules, the game is confusing and difficult to understand, which in turn makes it hard to enjoy.
las viejas costumbres son difíciles de erradicar
old habits die hard
It's become painfully obvious to me that old habits die hard, and I'll be honest - it scares the hell out of me.
mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles [Comportamiento por el cual la persona evita verse en situaciones embarazosas]
threat-reduction mechanism
Manoeuvres that have been used, as the the percipient observer well knows, include simplifications and routines to save time, such as the activation of what psychologists call 'threat-reduction mechanisms'.
meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil
throw in + at the deep end
The article is entitled 'User education in a college library; observations of one thrown in at the deep end!'.
meterse de lleno en lo más difícil
swim in + the deep end
jump in at + the deep end
plunge in at + the deep end
I was quickly swimming in the deep end, surrounded by the controversy over the decision to hold the 2000 conference in Jerusalem and the implementation of the recommendations of the Working Group on the Revision of the Statutes = De pronto me vi metido de lleno en lo más difícil de mi trabajo teniendo que resolver la polémica de si celebrar o no el congreso del año 2000 en Jerusalén y que poner en marcha las recomendaciones del Grupo de Trabajo sobre la Revisión de los Estatutos.
The article 'Jumping in at the deep end' explains the benefits and disadvantages of being a freelance editor.
It is giving me plenty of time to learn about the many aspects of being a teacher before being plunged in at the deep end.
metido en lo más difícil
in at the deep end
The article 'In at the deep end: a look at EDI from the bookseller's point of view' is devoted to the theme of electronic document interchange (EDI).
muy difícil de explicar
defy + explanation
It is an act of cruelty that seems to defy explanation.
muy difícil de traducir
defy + translation
One can say he is a good human being, but there is a Yiddish word that defies translation and says it better, he is a mensch.
pasarlo difícil
have + a hard time
Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference.
pasarlo difícil, tener dificultades
find + times hard
The same applies to our farmers who also are finding times hard, despite many people thinking they are made of money and having it easy.
pasarlo muy difícil
have + a tough time
He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.
pasar por momentos difíciles
have + a hard time
Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference.
período difícil
tough period
Playing sports can help you through tough periods and put you on the path to a healthy adult life.
por muy difícil que parezca
difficult though it may seem
difficult as it may seem
Difficult though it may seem, try to limit yourself to a total of only three to five goals.
Difficult as it may seem, it is important to attack the problem, not the individual when dealing with difficult employees.
pregunta difícil
poser
The first category of problem, the naming of subject, involves consideration of the following posers.
pregunta difícil de responder
awkward-to-handle enquiry
Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.
problema difícil
poser
prickly problem
The first category of problem, the naming of subject, involves consideration of the following posers.
Marketing has always been a prickly problem for the oyster industry.
problema difícil de resolver
tough nut to crack
hard nut to crack
brain tickler
Sudan's oil sector proves a hard nut to crack.
Realizing that the UK market was a very hard nut to crack he moved to Switzerland which was a safer bet but it also took him time.
Most titles in the series feature many fun-to-solve 'brain tickler' problems with answers.
resultar difícil
find + problems
Most people find problems in travelling any distance for information.
resultar difícil de conseguir
prove + elusive
When future use is also taken into consideration firm decisions will prove yet more elusive.
ser Algo demasiado difícil para
be in over + Posesivo + head
be out of + Posesivo + depth
This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.
This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.
ser difícil
be a stretch
Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.
ser difícil de bregar
be a (real) handful
Like an ill-mannered child, the brat can be a real handful.
ser difícil de conseguir
be hard to get
be hard to come by
And indeed we can see from the example that it would be hard to get a system of this kind without AI.
Accurate, up-to-date figures on the numbers of homeworkers in the UK are hard to come by = Datos actualizados y precisos sobre el número de trabajadores a domicilio en el Reino Unido son difíciles de conseguir.
ser difícil de creer
beggar + belief
It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.
ser difícil de encontrar
be hard to find
Serial specialists are hard to find.
ser difícil de lograr
be hard to get
And indeed we can see from the example that it would be hard to get a system of this kind without AI.
ser difícil de obtener
be hard to come by
be hard to get
Accurate, up-to-date figures on the numbers of homeworkers in the UK are hard to come by = Datos actualizados y precisos sobre el número de trabajadores a domicilio en el Reino Unido son difíciles de conseguir.
And indeed we can see from the example that it would be hard to get a system of this kind without AI.
ser difícil de superar
take + some beating
That said, India, in my estimation, will take some beating.
ser muy difícil [Hacer algo]
be hard-pushed to
And even if you are very well traveled, you will be hard-pushed to think of a place with more interior designers and furniture shops than here.
situación difícil
hardship
Ordinarily, one should avoid simultaneous 'exchanges' of personnel between units for training purposes because it is a hardship for any library section to try to train a new person while one of their 'regulars' is gone at the same time.
tan difícil como (lo) parece
as difficult as it seems
However, improving employee satisfaction is not as difficult as it seems and can be significantly boosted using these basic steps.
tan difícil como suena
as difficult as it sounds
Building a sleigh doesn't have to be as difficult as it sounds.
tarea difícil
hard task
The automated intermediary has the fundamentally hard task of determining what linguistically conveyed information adds up to.
tarea muy difícil
uphill struggle
While I have received rave reviews for these courses I teach, I have an uphill struggle to fill them.
tenerlo difícil
not be easy
It would not be easy to find in the history of philosophy and the sciences a situation more confused than our own.
tiempos difíciles
embattled time(s)
trying times
hard times
tough times
difficult times
Amidst mounting pressure over external and internal scandals, this is a truly embattled time for the United Nations.
People facing trying times wonder if the work they've been engaged in matters anymore.
The article 'My life and hard times: a tale of unspeakable horrors' is a light hearted account of the author's experiences as a part time indexer.
The article is entitled 'Canadian librarians explore ways to deliver the goods in tough times'.
In less difficult times the height of stacks was only two metres so that all could easily reach the top shelf.
