difficult russian
сло́жно
it is difficult, it is hard
in a complicated way, complicatedly
compound-, complexly
тяжёлый
heavy
difficult, hard, tough
serious, grave, severe
сло́жный
complicated, complex, intricate
difficult, hard
compound, composite
тру́дный
difficult, tough, hard
тяжело́
hard, difficult
heavily, with difficulty
не́что
something (something you find difficult to describe)
нелегко́
difficult
непро́сто
not easy, difficult, hard
not easily, with difficulty
непросто́й
not easy, difficult, hard
not simple, complex, complicated
усложня́ть
to complicate, to make more complex, to make more difficult
нелёгкий
difficult, not easy, hard, not light
нетру́дно
it is not difficult
затрудне́ние
а difficulty (a difficult obstacle to overcome)
затрудни́тельный
difficult, troublesome, awkward
выде́рживать
to endure/sustain/bear/in difficult conditions not to succumb to external influence
усложни́ть
to complicate, to make more complicated, to make more difficult, to overcomplicate
труднова́то
a bit difficult
затруднённый
difficult
тяжеле́йший
heaviest, extremely heavy
most difficult, hardest
most severe, gravest, most serious
дожа́ть
to finish squeezing, to squeeze out (completely), to finish pressing
to push through, to complete (a difficult task), to clinch (a deal or victory), to finish off
труднодосту́пный
difficult to access
хло́потный
troublesome, difficult, laborious, burdensome
потрудне́е
more difficult
трудне́йший
most difficult, hardest
усложнённый
complicated, made more complex, more difficult
convoluted, over-elaborate, intricate
изверну́ться
to wriggle out of it, to find a way out of a difficult situation, to manage somehow
to dodge, to twist away, to slip free, to escape
нетру́дный
easy, not difficult, simple
тягча́йший
heaviest, most difficult, most severe, gravest
необремени́тельный
not difficult, easily done
нетривиа́льный
nontrivial, original, unconventional, not banal
difficult, tricky
вы́копаться
to dig oneself out, to dig one's way out
to extricate oneself, to get out (of a difficult situation)
затрудня́ющий
hindering, complicating, making difficult, impeding
малодосту́пный
difficult of access, not readily available
усложня́вший
complicating, making more difficult, that was complicating, that was making more difficult
затрудня́вший
hindering, impeding, making difficult, complicating
неудобочита́емый
unreadable, difficult to read
затрудня́емый
hindered, impeded, made difficult, complicated
затрудни́вший
having made difficult, having hindered, having complicated
умудря́вшийся
managing (to do something), contriving (to do something), succeeding (in doing something difficult)
вы́крутившийся
having extricated oneself, having wriggled out, having escaped (from a difficult situation)
затрудня́ющийся
having difficulty, finding it difficult, perplexed, hesitant
осложня́вший
complicating, that complicated, that made difficult
вы́руливший
having steered out, having taxied out, having navigated out, having managed to get out (of a difficult situation)
вожжа́вшийся
entangled, bogged down, involved (in a difficult situation)
выпу́тывающийся
extricating oneself, disentangling oneself, getting out of a difficult situation
выпу́тывающий
disentangling, extricating, untangling, helping to get out of a difficult situation
тру́дно
difficultly
слома́ться
to break down, to stop working, to break
to break, to snap, to crack, to break off
to put on airs, to pose, to be affected, to make difficulties
тру́дность
difficulty
hardship
с трудо́м
with difficulty (hardly, scarcely)
сло́жность
complexity, complicatedness, sophistication
difficulty, complication, problem
in total (in 'в общей сложности'), all in all
выбира́ться
to get out, to make one's way out, to climb out
to manage to get to, to get out, to go out
to find a way out, to get out of (a difficulty)
to be elected, to be chosen
лома́ться
to break, to snap, to break off
to break down, to stop working, to go on the blink
to put on airs, to be affected, to play hard to get, to make difficulties
to crack, to break down, to give in
осложне́ние
complication, difficulty, aggravation, worsening
complication
ту́го
tight, tightly, firmly
in short supply, scarce, tight
with difficulty, slowly, sluggishly
stiffly, with resistance
тя́жко
heavily, with difficulty, laboriously
painfully, agonizingly, hard (emotionally)
затрудни́ть
to cause difficulty for someone
ко́е-ка́к
barely, with difficulty, somehow (managed)
carelessly, sloppily, haphazardly, any old how
ре́заться
to cut oneself
to come through (of teeth), to cut through
to be cut, to cut (easily or with difficulty)
загво́здка
difficulty impediment
е́ле-е́ле
barely, hardly, scarcely
with great difficulty, only just
затрудня́ть
to cause difficulty for someone / prevent
затрудня́ться
to experience difficulties in doing something
беспрепя́тственно
without difficulty, without hindrance, without obstruction, freely
напя́ливать
to pull on, to struggle into, to force on, to put on (with difficulty)
наси́лу
with difficulty, hardly
продра́ться
to force one's way through, to struggle through, to break through
to manage to wake up (with difficulty), to open one's eyes with difficulty
проблемно
problematically, with problems, with difficulty
усложне́ние
complication, increase in complexity, making more complicated
complication, added difficulty, aggravation
с грехо́м попола́м
with great difficulty, barely, narrowly
after a fashion, so-so, more badly than well
кара́бкающийся
clambering, scrambling, climbing (with difficulty)
с го́рем попола́м
with difficulty, barely
затрудни́ться
to have/find difficulty (in)
натужно
with difficulty, strenuously, with effort, laboriously
напя́ливший
having put on (with difficulty), having struggled into, having donned (clumsily)
выцарапывающий
scratching out, clawing out, gouging out, extracting with difficulty
затрудни́тельность
difficulty, straits
выцарапываемый
that can be scratched out, extricable (with difficulty)
вы́царапавший
having scratched out, having scraped out, having extracted with difficulty, having wrested
пробле́мность
problematic nature, controversiality, complexity, difficulty
кара́бкавшийся
clambering, scrambling, climbing (with difficulty)
затрудня́вшийся
finding difficulty, having difficulty, struggling, hampered
перебива́ющийся
struggling, barely making ends meet, getting by with difficulty
притащи́вшийся
who dragged oneself, having dragged oneself, having come with difficulty
вскара́бкивающийся
clambering up, scrambling up, climbing up (with difficulty)
втащи́вшийся
having dragged oneself in, having made one's way in with difficulty
вы́кувырнувший
who dislodged, having dislodged, that dislodged, who extracted with difficulty
добрёдший
having waded, having trudged, having reached with difficulty
дотащи́вшийся
having dragged oneself to, having finally arrived (with difficulty)
добреда́ющий
trudging, barely reaching, making one's way with difficulty
Examples
Отличи́ть правильное от непра́вильного нелегко.
To distinguish right from wrong is difficult.
Ей психологически сложно сказа́ть «нет».
It is psychologically difficult for her to say no.
Ай сложно подружи́ться с Кэном.
Ai finds it difficult to make friends with Ken.
Она спра́вится со сло́жными зада́чами.
She will cope with difficult problems.
Сложно дать объекти́вное определе́ние террори́зма, поскольку практически в ка́ждой стране́ оно своё.
It's difficult to give an objective definition of terrorism, as it is practically different in every country.
Филосо́фию часто воспринима́ют как нечто сло́жное.
Philosophy is often regarded as difficult.
Япо́нцам нелегко бегло говори́ть по-английски.
It is difficult for Japanese people to speak English fluently.
Реше́ние пробле́мы оказа́лось более сло́жным, чем мы предполага́ли.
A resolution to the problem was more difficult than we anticipated.
Перевести́ стихотворе́ние на друго́й язы́к сложно.
It is difficult to translate a poem into another language.
Кита́йские иеро́глифы очень трудно чита́ть.
Kanji are difficult to read.
Иностра́нным тури́стам тяжело́ привы́кнуть к япо́нской ку́хне.
It is difficult for foreigners to get used to Japanese meals.
Игра́ть на фортепиа́но трудно.
It is difficult to play the piano.
Более того́, трудно иначе объясни́ть, почему во вселенной так много ге́лия.
It is, moreover, very difficult to explain in any other way why there should be so much helium in the universe.
Как правило, критикова́ть легко, а вы́сказать альтернати́вные предложе́ния - трудно.
As a general rule, it's simple to criticize, but difficult to produce alternative suggestions.
Иностра́нцам трудно учи́ть япо́нский.
It is difficult for a foreigner to study Japanese.
Мне очень трудно говори́ть по-английски.
Speaking English is very difficult for me.
He is difficult to get along with.
Его и́мя очень трудно запо́мнить.
His name is very difficult to remember.
Один квадра́тный метр со́лнечной батаре́и выраба́тывает примерно один ватт эне́ргии, поэтому в да́нный моме́нт непросто испо́льзовать со́лнечную эне́ргию в кру́пных масшта́бах.
The output power of a one square meter solar panel is about one watt, so it is difficult to use solar power on a large scale at present.
Один квадра́тный метр со́лнечной батаре́и выраба́тывает примерно один ватт эне́ргии, поэтому в да́нный моме́нт трудно получа́ть со́лнечную эне́ргию в кру́пных масшта́бах.
The power delivered by a one square metre solar panel is approximately one watt. Therefore it is currently difficult to harvest solar energy on a grand scale.
Нелегко разорва́ть за́мкнутый круг зарпла́т и цен.
It is difficult to break the vicious circle of wages and prices.
Иностра́нцам трудно осво́ить япо́нский.
It is difficult for foreigners to master Japanese.
Э́то сло́во перевести́ очень трудно.
It's very difficult to translate this word.
Англи́йский тру́дный, не пра́вда ли?
English is difficult, innit?
Кто мо́жет спра́виться с э́той тру́дной ситуа́цией?
Who can deal with this difficult situation?
На самом де́ле, перево́д - э́то тру́дная и неблагода́рная рабо́та. Выраже́ния друго́го языка́, соотве́тствующие языку́ оригина́ла, зачастую неочевидны и труднодосягаемы. Перево́дчику прихо́дится прибега́ть к ты́сяче спо́собов по́иска, зная, что привере́дливого чита́теля очень трудно одура́чить.
In fact, translation is difficult and thankless work. Expressions in another language corresponding to the language of the original are often far from obvious and difficult to find. A translator has to resort to a thousand different ways of searching, knowing that it is very difficult to fool a demanding reader.



















