Usage examples of "avoir du mal" in French with translation to English

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Les êtres humains semblent avoir du mal à abandonner leurs vieilles habitudes. Human beings seem to find it difficult to give up their old habits.
J'ai eu du mal à la convaincre. I found it difficult to convince her.
J'ai eu du mal à saisir ce qu'il disait. I found it difficult to understand what he was saying.
J'ai eu du mal à me faire entendre à cause du bruit. I found it difficult to make myself heard due to the noise.
Au début, j'ai eu du mal à me faire à mon nouvel environnement. Initially I found it difficult to deal with my new environment.
Vous allez avoir du mal. You'll have a rough time.
Tu vas avoir du mal. You'll have a rough time.
Le bus devait justement avoir du retard tandis que j'étais en retard. The bus just had to be delayed when I'm in a hurry.
Si vous lui faites du mal, je vous tuerai. If you hurt her, I'll kill you.
S'il veut avoir du succès, il doit travailler plus dur. If he wants to succeed at all, he must work harder.
J'ai du mal à résoudre ce problème. This problem is difficult for me to solve.
On dirait qu'on est parti pour avoir du mauvais temps. It looks like we're in for some nasty weather.
J'ai du mal à concevoir qu'il y ait de la vie sur une autre planète. I can't imagine life on another planet.
Je préférerais avoir du thé que du café. I would rather have tea than coffee.
Et ne nous conduis pas à la tentation, mais délivre-nous du mal. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Si tu veux avoir du succès, alors tu dois travailler dur. If you want to succeed, you should work hard.
Ce qui est fait par amour a toujours lieu au-delà du bien et du mal. What is done out of love always takes place beyond good and evil.
Nous aimerions avoir du vin. We'd like to have some wine.
Il va y avoir du grabuge. There's going to be hell to pay.
Je sais qu'on a du mal à chanter des chansons japonaises. I know that Japanese songs are very difficult for us.
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