 | Englisch  | Deutsch |  |
 | intangible {adj} [difficult or impossible to understand or to define] | 1220 unfassbar [dem Verstand nicht zugänglich; unerklärbar] |  |
 | awkward {adj} [difficult] | 508 schwierig |  |
 | hard {adj} {adv} [difficult] | 212 schwierig |  |
 | dodgy {adj} [Br.] [coll.] [difficult, tricky] | 113 knifflig [schwierig] |  |
 | sticky {adj} [difficult] | 87 schwierig [heikel] |  |
 | hairy {adj} [also sl.: difficult] | 68 haarig [auch ugs.: schwierig] |  |
 | formidable {adj} [difficult] | 50 schwierig |  |
 | tough {adj} [difficult] | 49 schwer [Frage, Entscheidung, Aufgabe] |  |
 | easy {adj} [not hard or difficult] | 32 unschwer |  |
 | challenging {adj} [difficult] | 19 schwierig [schwer zu meistern] |  |
 | challenging {adj} [difficult, but interesting and enjoyable] | 14 reizvoll [schwierig, aber verlockend, lohnend] |  |
 | crabbed {adj} [difficult to decipher] | 12 unleserlich [kaum lesbar] |  |
 | crabbed {adj} [of handwriting, difficult to read] | schlecht lesbar |  |
 | demanding {adj} [requiring difficult conditions to be met] | voraussetzungsvoll |  |
 | Unverified impractical {adj} [difficult to implement] | schwer umsetzbar |  |
 | kittle {adj} [archaic] [difficult to cope with, situation or person] | heikel [Situation oder Person] |  |
 | tricky {adj} [difficult] | vigelinsch [nordd.] [schwierig] |  |
 | unhandy {adj} [difficult to handle] | unhandlich |  |
Verben |
 | to stand sth. [difficult situation etc.] | 396 etw.Akk. durchstehen |  |
 | to obscure sth. [to make sth. more vague or difficult to comprehend] | 26 etw. verunklaren |  |
 | climbing to downclimb [difficult descent] | 16 abklettern |  |
Substantive |
 | quagmire [difficult, precarious, or entrapping position] | 565 Zwickmühle {f} [ugs.] [fig.] |  |
 | pickle [coll.] [difficult situation] | 351 Klemme {f} [ugs.] [fig.] |  |
 | austerity [difficult economic conditions created by government measures] | 114 Knappheit {f} [wegen Rationierung] |  |
 | marathon [long-lasting and difficult task] | 71 Marathon {m} [seltener {n}] [langdauernde und schwierige Aufgabe] |  |
 | exit [fig.] [solution for a difficult situation] | 30 Ausweg {m} |  |
 | ling. jargon [difficult to understand language] | 16 Kauderwelsch {n} |  |
 | art crafts [handicrafts] [esp. rare, difficult and historic ones] | 6 Handwerkskünste {pl} |  |
 | med. VetMed. dystocia [slow or difficult labor or delivery] | 6 Geburtsstörung {f} |  |
 | neol. difficutie [sl.] [rare] [portmanteau of difficult and cutie] | Sturköpfchen {n} [ugs.] [selten] [Person; nett, aber mit sturem Kopf] |  |
 | med. dysuria [difficult urination] | Harnstrenge {f} |  |
 | poser [coll.] [difficult problem or question] | harte Nuss {f} [ugs.] |  |
 | poser [difficult question] | knifflige Frage {f} |  |
 | stumper [extremely difficult question] [coll.] | knifflige Frage {f} |  |
 | teaser [difficult question] | schwierige Frage {f} |  |
 | teaser [difficult task, problem etc.] | schwierige Sache {f} |  |
 | teaser [difficult task] | schwierige Aufgabe {f} |  |
2 Wörter: Andere |
 | most difficult {adj} [extremely difficult] | äußerst schwierig |  |
2 Wörter: Verben |
 | to demand sth. from sb. [expect sth. difficult or unreasonable] | jdm. etw.Akk. zumuten |  |
 | to mess about [coll.] [make trouble, be difficult] | Zicken machen [ugs.] [fig.] [Ärger, Schwierigkeiten machen] |  |
 | to see sb./sth. through [e.g. a difficult time] | durchbringen [fig.] [z. B. durch eine schwierige Situation] |  |
 | to see sb./sth. through sth. [e.g. a difficult time] | jdn./etw. durchbringen [fig.] [begleiten] |  |
 | to snooker sb. into sth. [Am.] [get someone in a difficult situation] | jdn. in etw. hineinmanövrieren [jemanden in eine schwierige Situation bringen] |  |
 | to stick at sth. [coll.] [continue doing sth., esp. practising (a skill), even it is difficult] | bei etw.Dat. bleiben [an etw. dranbleiben, etw. nicht aufgeben] |  |
2 Wörter: Substantive |
 | a job [coll.] [a difficult task] | ein (hartes) Stück {n} Arbeit |  |
 | asses' bridge [5th proposition in Euclid's 1st book = any very difficult statement of a theorem] | sehr schwieriger Ausdruck {m} eines Theorems |  |
 | hard case [difficult case] | schwieriger Fall {m} |  |
 | hard decision [difficult decision] | schwere Entscheidung {f} |  |
 | hard decision [difficult decision] | schwierige Entscheidung {f} |  |
 | long haul [fig.] [long, tiring, often difficult task] | Durststrecke {f} [fig.] |  |
 | art law lit. orphan work [work whose copyright owner is difficult to trace or cannot be found] | verwaistes Werk {n} |  |
 | tough choice [difficult choice] | schwierige Entscheidung {f} |  |
 | tricky business [coll.] [difficult situation] | schwierige Angelegenheit {f} |  |
 | tricky business [coll.] [difficult situation] | verzwickte Sache {f} [ugs.] |  |
 | equest. unruly horse [difficult horse] | schwieriges Pferd {n} |  |
3 Wörter: Andere |
 | in a squeeze [coll.] [in a difficult situation] | in der Klemme |  |
3 Wörter: Verben |
 | to be a bitch [vulg.] [very difficult task] | verdammt schwierig sein [ugs.] |  |
 | to be a killer [coll.] [difficult thing] | ein harter Brocken sein [ugs.] |  |
 | to run sb./sth. to ground [idiom] [find sb./sth. after a difficult search] | jdn./etw. (endlich) aufspüren |  |
3 Wörter: Substantive |
 | a tough call [difficult choice to make] | eine schwierige Wahl {f} |  |
 | a tough call [difficult decision to make] | eine schwierige Entscheidung {f} |  |
 | games million-dollar question [most difficult to answer] | Millionenfrage {f} [fig.] [entscheidende Frage] |  |
4 Wörter: Verben |
 | to be difficult to say [also figurative for difficult to discern] | sich schwer sagen lassen [auch figurativ für schwer wahrzunehmen] |  |
 | to be no mean feat [idiom] [be difficult to achieve / to do] | kein leichtes Unterfangen sein [Vorhaben] |  |
 | to be over one's head [idiom] [too difficult to understand] | zu hoch für jdn. sein [ugs.] [Redewendung] [zu schwer zu verstehen] |  |
 | idiom to be over one's head [too difficult to understand] | jds. Horizont übersteigen [zu schwer zu verstehen] |  |
5+ Wörter: Substantive |
 | a tough nut to crack [fig.] [a difficult task] | ein harter Brocken {m} [fig.] [eine schwierige Aufgabe] |  |
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