трудно

I

1) кратк. прил. см. трудный

2) предик. безл. (дт.; о трудном положении)

мне [ему́] тру́дно — I am [he is] in difficulty

они́ помога́ли, когда́ бы́ло тру́дно — they helped when times were difficult [in difficult times]

в те го́ды всем бы́ло тру́дно — life was difficult for everybody in those years, everybody had a difficult time then

3) предик. безл. (дт. + инф.; о затруднительности какого-л действия) it is difficult / hard (for + to inf)

тру́дно пове́рить э́тому — it is difficult / hard to believe it

ему́ тру́дно поня́ть — it is difficult / hard for him to understand

тру́дно сказа́ть — it's hard to say

мне тру́дно суди́ть — it's hard for me to tell

ему́ тру́дно учи́ться — it is difficult for him to study

вам не тру́дно закры́ть окно́? — would it be too much of a trouble for you to close the window?, may I trouble you to close the window?; would you mind closing the window?

мне совсе́м не тру́дно э́то сде́лать — it's no trouble at all (for me to do it)

II нареч.

with difficulty

перегово́ры иду́т тру́дно — the negotiations are making difficult progress

им тру́дно живётся — they are living a hard / difficult life, they are having a difficult time