Usage examples of "serious difficulty" in English with translation to French

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I passed the examination with difficulty. J'ai réussi mon examen de justesse.

He's not serious. Il n'est pas sérieux.

Japanese children brought up overseas sometimes face great difficulty in adjusting themselves to Japanese schools after returning, even though they have a perfect command of Japanese. Les enfants japonais élevés à l'étranger font parfois face à une grande difficulté pour s'adapter aux écoles japonaises après leur retour, même s'ils possèdent une parfaite maîtrise du japonais.

Are you joking or are you serious when you say this? Tu blagues ou tu parles sérieusement quand tu dis cela ?

He could get over every difficulty. Il pouvait surmonter toutes les difficultés.

You're not a serious mathematician unless you crumple up a piece of paper in frustration every twenty minutes, look off into space, and appear to be questioning your very existence. Vous n'êtes pas un vrai mathématicien à moins que vous ne froissiez un morceau de papier tous les vingt minutes en signe d'exaspération, regardiez en l'air et sembliez mettre en question jusqu'à votre propre existence.

I finished my homework with difficulty. J'ai fini mes devoirs avec difficulté.

It's very unlikely that a serious art collector would ever buy anything from that source. Il est très improbable qu'un collectionneur d'art achète jamais quoi que ce soit de cette origine.

They answered their teacher's question with difficulty. Ils répondirent difficilement à la question de leur professeur.

From year to year, pollution problems are becoming more and more serious. D'année en année les problèmes de pollution deviennent de plus en plus sérieux.

I had difficulty convincing her of the dangers of smoking. J'ai eu du mal à la convaincre des dangers de la cigarette.

There's a serious problem. Il y a un sérieux problème.

Do you have difficulty understanding what women or small children say to you? Avez-vous des difficultés à comprendre ce que vous disent les femmes ou les petits enfants ?

Getting married is a serious matter. Se marier est chose sérieuse.

Are you still having difficulty with physics? As-tu encore des difficultés en physique ?

Time has come to get serious. Le temps est venu d'être sérieux.

I have difficulty concentrating. J'ai des difficultés à me concentrer.

The outcome of any serious research can only be to make two questions grow where only one grew before. Le résultat de toute recherche sérieuse ne peut être que poser deux questions là où il n'y en avait qu'une auparavant.

He found no difficulty in solving the problem. Il n'éprouva aucune difficulté à résoudre le problème.

He is a serious, hardworking, motivated, grown-up and open-minded person. Il est sérieux, appliqué, motivé, mature et ouvert d'esprit.

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