| English | Russian |
| admit the task to be difficult | признавать задание сложным (the statement to be true, the assertion to be groundless, the charge to be well founded, etc., и т.д.) |
| all things are difficult before they are easy | медленный, но упорный будет первым |
| all things are difficult before they are easy | капля камень точит |
| all things are difficult before they are easy | мало-помалу |
| all things are difficult before they are easy | только упрямому это под силу |
| all things are difficult before they are easy | медленный, но упорный обгонит всех |
| all things are difficult before they are easy | терпение и труд все перетрут |
| all things are difficult before they are easy | любая вещь трудна, пока не станет лёгкой |
| all things are difficult before they are easy | научись ходить, прежде чем начнёшь бегать |
| all things are difficult before they are easy | малые удары валят и большие дубы |
| all things are difficult before they are easy | если с первого раза не удалось - пробуй снова и снова |
| all things are difficult before they are easy | шаг за шагом |
| all things are difficult before they are easy | практика - путь к совершенству |
| all things are difficult before they are easy | москва не сразу строилась (буквально: Рим не в один день построен) |
| all things are difficult before they are easy | медленно, но верно |
| an elliptical prose that is difficult to translate | нарочитая туманность прозы, трудно поддающаяся переводу |
| be a little more difficult | быть немного сложнее (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| be difficult | вредничать (Lyubov_Zubritskaya) |
| be difficult | усложнять (Lyubov_Zubritskaya) |
| be difficult to make out | трудно разобраться (The Saxon chronicles, among many others, relate the exploits of King Ludd, a Danish Viking, and we shall endeavour to trace the career of this noted freebooter. As the Saxon chronicles are difficult to make out we will make no further use of them, but follow him by the traditionary marks he has left behind him, and supply the rest from whence is derived the great supply of modern literature – the imagination. -- Поскольку в саксонских хрониках трудно разобраться ...  wordpress.com ART Vancouver) |
| be difficult to make out | трудно понять (The Saxon chronicles, among many others, relate the exploits of King Ludd, a Danish Viking, and we shall endeavour to trace the career of this noted freebooter. As the Saxon chronicles are difficult to make out we will make no further use of them, but follow him by the traditionary marks he has left behind him, and supply the rest from whence is derived the great supply of modern literature – the imagination. -- Поскольку саксонские хроники трудно понять ... wordpress.com ART Vancouver) |
| be faced with difficult problems | столкнуться с серьёзными проблемами |
| be in a difficult position over | находиться в трудном положении относительно (Alexey Lebedev) |
| be in a difficult position over | находиться в трудном положении касательно (Alexey Lebedev) |
| be in a difficult situation | сидеть на мели |
| be in difficult times | переживать трудное время (We as a nation are in difficult times. ART Vancouver) |
| don't try that, it is too difficult | не пытайтесь этого сделать, это слишком трудно |
| during the war – but that was before your time, of course – it was difficult to get enough bread | во время войны тебя, конечно, тогда ещё и на свете не было с хлебом было очень трудно |
| German grammar is said to be more difficult than English grammar | немецкая грамматика считается более трудной, чем английская |
| he was so keyed up that he found it difficult to sleep | он так нервничал, что никак не мог заснуть (Olga Okuneva) |
| his writing's so minute that it's difficult to read | у него такой мелкий почерк, что его трудно разбирать |
| I know that it's difficult for us | я понимаю, что это для нас трудно |
| it is difficult to be like him | трудно быть таким, как он |
| it's difficult for a small firm not to be gobbled up by big business concerns | маленькой фирме трудно избежать поглощения крупными концернами |
| it will be difficult to explain away this error | найти оправдания для этой ошибки будет трудно |
| it will be difficult to put a team together | собрать команду будет нелегко |
| it would be difficult to conjure up a more graphic example than... to illustrate... | Tрудно представить себе более яркий пример (bookworm) |
| that is a difficult expression to translate | это выражение трудно для перевода |
| that is a difficult expression to translate | это выражение трудно перевести |
| that is very difficult question | это очень трудный вопрос |
| that's a devilishly difficult question | это чертовски трудный вопрос |
| that's a devilishly difficult question | это дьявольски трудный вопрос |
| the task, though difficult, can be accomplished | задача, пусть трудная, но выполнима |
