difficilement

with difficulty, hardly

d i . f i . s i l . m ɑ̃
difficile difficult, hard + ment forms manner adverbs and action/result nouns
adverb Rare #26,292
with difficulty, hardly
FR: Elle marche difficilement après l’opération.
EN: She walks with difficulty after the operation.

Il arrive difficilement à écrire son nom.

He can hardly write his name.

J'arrive difficilement à l'imaginer en train de se rendre à l'étranger.

I find it hard to imagine him going abroad.

Je peux difficilement supporter son comportement.

I can hardly stand his behavior.

Elle parle difficilement un mot d'anglais.

She can barely speak a word of English.

On le trouve difficilement ici.

It is hard to find here.

— Il est de retour (2015)

On peut difficilement appeler ça un tour.

You can hardly call that a trick.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Difficilement, monsieur.

With difficulty, sir.

— Shelter (2026)

Elle s'adapte difficilement à Londres.

She has a hard time adapting to London.

— Il était Temps (2013)

On peut difficilement refuser une telle offre.

It's hard to refuse such an offer.

Oui, difficilement.

Yes, with difficulty.

— Your Name. (2016)

Je peux difficilement faire un discours sans me sentir nerveux.

I can hardly give a speech without feeling nervous.

Difficilement.

With difficulty.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)