plus difficile que
This is more difficult than I expected.
C’est plus difficile que je ne le pensais.
That was more difficult than I thought it would be.
C’était plus difficile que je ne le pensais.
Is English more difficult than Japanese?
L’anglais est-il plus difficile que le japonais ?
Finding a decent man is more difficult than winning a lottery.
Trouver un homme bien est plus difficile que de gagner à la loterie.
Naming it was more difficult than I thought.
Lui trouver un nom s'est avéré plus difficile que je ne le pensais.
— Burning (2018)
It's more difficult than what you think.
C’est plus difficile que tu ne le penses.
It was much more difficult than we initially thought.
C’était bien plus difficile que nous ne le pensions au départ.
Defense is more difficult than offense.
La défense est plus difficile que l'attaque.
— Seven Samurai (1954)
Chinese is much more difficult than other foreign languages.
Le chinois est bien plus difficile que les autres langues étrangères.
It was more difficult than I had imagined.
C’était plus difficile que je ne l’avais imaginé.