tan difícil

so difficult

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phrase Uncommon #12,017

so difficult Used to intensify the adjective difícil. Before a noun, it can mean “such a difficult” or “so difficult a,” as in un momento tan difícil, “such a difficult moment.”

SP: La tarea no es tan difícil como parece.

EN: The task isn't as difficult as it seems.

Todo es tan difícil, Marcelo.

Everything is so difficult, Marcelo.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Y si para mí fue tan fácil encontrarte, ¿qué tan difícil será para la policía?

And if it was so easy for me to find you, how hard will it be for the police?

— Ahora me ves 3 (2025)

Oye, ¿cómo puedes resolver un problema tan difícil como este?

Hey, how can you solve a problem as difficult as this one?

— Broker (2022)

No parece tan difícil como antes.

It doesn’t seem as difficult as before.

Con un poco más de sabiduría, él no hubiera pasado un momento tan difícil.

With a little more wisdom, he wouldn't have had such a difficult time.

El examen era tan difícil que los alumnos no escribieron nada.

The exam was so difficult that the students didn’t write anything.

Eso no se ve tan difícil.

That doesn’t look so difficult.

El examen fue tan difícil que hasta los mejores alumnos reprobaron.

The exam was so difficult that even the best students failed.

Eso es justo lo que necesitaba escuchar para sentirme mejor después de un día tan difícil.

That's exactly what I needed to hear to feel better after such a difficult day.

Papá deja de ser tan difícil..

Dad, stop being so difficult.

— Piku (2015)

No fue tan difícil.

It wasn’t that difficult.

Este libro es tan difícil que no puedo leerlo.

This book is so difficult that I can't read it.

Nunca pensé que sería tan difícil encontrar un regalo apropiado para Tom.

I never thought it would be so difficult to find a suitable gift for Tom.

Es tan difícil que decidí dar por vencidos mis intentos.

It's so difficult that I decided to give up trying.

Creo que no va a ser tan difícil.

I don't think it's going to be that difficult.

Tampoco puede ser tan difícil.

It can't be that hard, either.

— Un asunto de familia (2018)

No estuvo tan difícil.

It wasn’t that difficult.