difficulty

difficulty
plural - difficulties; noun
1) (the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy: I have difficulty in understanding him.) vanske(lighet), besvær, strev
2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) vanskelighet, besværlighet
3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) pengevansker/-knipe
subst. \/ˈdɪfɪk(ə)ltɪ\/, \/ˈdɪfək(ə)ltɪ\/
1) vanskelighet(er), problem(er), vanske, knipe
she told me about the difficulty of finding the place
hun fortalte meg om hvor vanskelig det var å finne stedet
2) forvikling(er), misforståelse
3) betenkelighet, innvending, innsigelse
this proposal raises difficulties
dette forslaget reiser betenkeligheter
4) besvær, strev
difficulties pengeproblemer, pengeknipe
difficulty in breathing åndenød, pustebesvær
have (some) difficulty in understanding ha tungt for å forstå
in days of difficulty eller in difficult times i vanskelige tider

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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