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dificultar

to hinder

verb dee-fee-kool-TAHR Rare
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Also means

to make difficult

Usage Note

Dificultar means to make something harder or to obstruct a process. It takes a direct object: la lluvia dificultó la visibilidad (the rain reduced visibility). It is more formal than complicar and more specific than impedir (to prevent entirely). The related noun is dificultad.

Examples

"Las obras dificultaron el tráfico durante semanas."

Natural Translation

The roadworks hindered traffic for weeks.

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