Meaning of صعب in English is: (awkward, challenging, stark) among others. This article contains images, pronunciation, examples, and more!

Meaning of صعب in English and Arabic

صعبصَعْب

1) awkward - adj

  ∘ Meaning of awkward in Arabic and English:

difficult to deal with

  ∘ Example of awkward in Arabic and English

دومادَوْمًا مامَا تضعني في مواقف محرجةتَضَعُنِيْ فِيْ مَوَاقِفَ مُحْرِجَةٍ

You always put me in awkward positions

توقفتَوَقَّفْ عنعَنْ سؤالي أسئلة محرجةسُؤَالِيْ أَسْئِلَةٍ مُحْرِجَةً

Stop asking me awkward questions

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لالَا تجعل الأمور صعبة تَجْعَلِ الأُمُوْرَ صَعْبَةً علىعَلَىْ زملائكزُمَلَائِكَ

Do not make things awkward for your colleagues

  ∘ How to pronounce awkward in English?

awkward is pronounced in English as

صعبصَعِب - اسم

2) challenging - adj

  ∘ Meaning of challenging in Arabic and English:

The homework was really challenging.

  ∘ Example of challenging in Arabic and English

كانكَانَ الواجب المنزلي صعبا الْوَاجِبُ الْمَنْزِلِيُّ صَعْبًا حقاحَقًا.

The homework was really challenging.

أناأَنَا مستعد للقيام مُسْتَعِدٌ لِلْقِيَامِ بكلبُكُلِ تلك الأشياء الأكثر صعوبةتِلْكَ الْأَشْيَاءِ الْأَكْثَرِ صُعُوْبَةً.

I'm ready to do all those things which are more challenging.

  ∘ How to pronounce challenging in English?

challenging is pronounced in English as

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صعبصَعْب - اسم

3) stark - adj

  ∘ Meaning of stark in Arabic and English:

صعب أي غير سار ومبغوض بغضا شديدا ولا يمكن تجنبه مؤنثه صعبةصَعْبٌ أَيْ غَيْرُ سَارٍّ وَمَبْغُوْضٍ بُغْضًا شَدِيْدًا وَلَا يُمْكِنُ تَجَنُّبُهُ مُؤَنَّثُهُ صَعْبَة

unpleasant; real, and impossible to avoid

  ∘ plural of stark in Arabic

صعبةصَعْبَة

  ∘ Example of stark in Arabic and English

الحقيقة الصعبة أن ذخيرتنا قد نفدت الحَقِيْقَةُ الصَّعْبَةُ أَنَّ ذَخِيْرَتَنَا قَدْ نَفِدَتٍ

The stark truth that we have no more ammo

واجهوا خيارا صعبا بين التعرض للخطر أو الفرار من البلاد وَاجَهُوْا خَيَارًا صَعْبًا بَيْنَ التَّعَرُّضِ لِلْخَطَرِ أَوِ الفِرَارِ مِنَ البِلَادِ

They faced a stark choice between being in danger or fleeing the country

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نواجه خيارا صعبا نُوَاجِهُ خَيَارًا صَعْبًا

We are faced with a stark choice

صعبصَعْب - اسم

4) difficult - adj

  ∘ Meaning of difficult in Arabic and English:

hard to do, understand or deal with

  ∘ Example of difficult in Arabic and English

منمِنَ الصعب عليها تحضير العشاء لعشر الصَّعْبِ عَلَيْهَا تَحْضِيْرُ العَشَاءِ لِعَشْرِ أشخاصأَشْخَاصٍ

It's difficult for her to prepare dinner for ten people

مهمةمَهَمَّةٌ صعبة لكنها ممتعةصَعْبَةٌ لَكِنَّهَا مُمْتِعَةٌ

It is a difficult task but it is interesting

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أجد الرياضيات أَجِدُ الرِّيَاضِيَّاتَ مادةمَادَّةً صعبةصَعْبَةً

I find mathematics a difficult subject

من الصعب مِنَ الصَّعْبِ شرحشَرْحُ ذلكذَلِكَ بالكلماتبِالكَلِمَاتِ

It is difficult to explain that in words

  ∘ How to pronounce difficult in English?

difficult is pronounced in English as

صعب - اسم

5) difficult - adj

  ∘ Meaning of difficult in Arabic and English:

full of problems or causing a lot of troubles

  ∘ Example of difficult in Arabic and English

وضعوَضَعَ طيشك الشركة بموقف طَيْشُكَ الشَّرِكَةَ بِمَوْقِفٍ صعبصَعْبٍ

You carelessness put the company in a difficult situation

جعلجَعَلَ تدخلتَدَخُّلُ العديد من الأطراف الخارجية الأمور صعبة في ليبياالعَدِيْدِ مِنَ الأَطْرَافِ الخَارِجِيَّةِ الأُمُوْرَ صَعْبَةً فِيْ لِيْبِيَا

The intervention of many external parties made things difficult in Libya

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لملَمْ نواجه الأوقات الصعبة نُوَاجِهِ الأَوْقَاتَ الصَّعْبَةَ بعدبَعْدُ

We have not faced the difficult time yet

  ∘ How to pronounce difficult in English?

difficult is pronounced in English as

صعب - اسم

6) difficult - adj

  ∘ Meaning of difficult in Arabic and English:

someone who is difficult never seems pleased or satisfied

  ∘ Example of difficult in Arabic and English

لا تكن صعب المراسلَا تَكُنْ صَعْبَ المِرَاسِ/صعباصَعْبًا

Do not be difficult

رجلرَجُلٌ/زبونزَبُوْنٌ/طفل صعبطِفْلٌ صَعْبٌ

A difficult man/customer/child

  ∘ How to pronounce difficult in English?

difficult is pronounced in English as

صعبصَعْب - اسم

7) hard - verb

  ∘ Meaning of hard in Arabic and English:

difficult to do or to understand

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb hard

hardded

  ∘ Past participle of the verb hard

hardded

  ∘ plural of hard in Arabic

صعابصِعَاب

  ∘ Example of hard in Arabic and English

كان الامتحان صعباكَانَ الامْتِحَانُ صَعْبًا

The test was hard

هذه المعلومات صعبةهَذِهِ المَعْلُوْمَاتُ صَعْبَةٌ

This information is hard

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قرارقَرَارٌ صعبصَعْبٌ

A hard decision

من الصعب مِنَ الصَّعْبِ معرفةمَعْرِفَةُ ما سيحدثمَا سَيَحْدُثُ

It is hard to know what is going to happen

صعودصُعُوْدُ الجبال صعبالجِبَالِ صَعْبٌ

It's hard to climb mountains

من الصعب مِنَ الصَّعْبِ احتمالاحْتِمَالُ سوءسُوْءُ خلقهخُلُقِهِ

I find his bad attitude hard to take

كان تعليمهم صعبا كَانَ تَعْلِيْمُهُمْ صَعْبًا عليعَلَيَّ

Teaching them was hard for me

أمضيت وقتا صعبا في بناء المنزل أَمْضَيْتُ وَقْتًا صَعْبًا فِيْ بِنَاءِ المَنْزِلِ

I had a hard time building the house

  ∘ How to pronounce hard in English?

hard is pronounced in English as

صعب - اسم

8) hard - verb

  ∘ Meaning of hard in Arabic and English:

full of difficulties and problems, especially when you have no money

  ∘ Example of hard in Arabic and English

عشنا سنوات حرب صعبةعِشْنَا سَنَوَاتِ حَرْبٍ صَعْبَةٍ

We lived hard years through the war

ما هذه الحياة الصعبةمَا هَذِهِ الحَيَاةُ الصَّعْبَةُ!

What a hard life!

  ∘ How to pronounce hard in English?

hard is pronounced in English as

صعبصَعْب - اسم

9) hard - adverb

  ∘ Meaning of hard in Arabic and English:

with great effort, energy or difficulty

  ∘ Example of hard in Arabic and English

كان نصرا صعباكَانَ نَصْرًا صَعْبًا

It was a hard won

  ∘ How to pronounce hard in English?

hard is pronounced in English as

صعب صَعْب - اسم

10) heavy - adj

  ∘ Meaning of heavy in Arabic and English:

NEEDING MENTAL EFFORT: not easy or entertaining and needing a lot of mental effort

  ∘ Example of heavy in Arabic and English

مسألة رياضية صعبة مَسْأَلَةٌ رِيَاضِيَّةٌ صَعْبَةٌ

A heavy mathematical problem

كتاب صعب القراءةكِتَابٌ صَعْبُ القِرَاءَةِ

A heavy book to read

  ∘ How to pronounce heavy in English?

heavy is pronounced in English as

صعبصَعْب - صفة

11) tough - adj

  ∘ Meaning of tough in Arabic and English:

يمتلك أو يسبب مشاكل أو صعوبات

having or causing problems or difficulties

  ∘ Example of tough in Arabic and English

هذا سؤال صعب.

This is a tough question.

كان الوضع صعبا على كل المشاركين.

The situation was tough for everyone involved.

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من الصعب اتخاذ قرار.

It's difficult to make a decision.

كانت الامتحانات صعبة جدا هذا العامكانت الامتحانات صعبة جدًا هذا العام.

The exams were really tough this year.

وجدت أن مواد المساق صعبة.

I found the course material to be tough.

  ∘ How to pronounce tough in English?

tough is pronounced in English as

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