animar
verbo:transitivo
1 (alegrar) [+persona triste] to cheer up; [+habitación] to brighten up
unas flores la animarán some flowers will cheer her up
una sonrisa de ilusión animaba sus ojos an excited smile brightened the look in her eyes
2 (entretener) [+persona aburrida] to liven up; [+charla, fiesta, reunión] to liven up; enliven
un humorista animó la velada a comedian livened up enlivened the evening;o
3 (alentar) [+persona] to encourage; [+proyecto] to inspire; [+fuego] to liven up
había pancartas animando al equipo nacional there were banners cheering on the national team
te estaré animando desde las gradas I'll be rooting for you cheering you on from the crowd;o animar a algn a hacer a que haga algoo to encourage sb to do sth
esas noticias nos animaron a pensar que ... that news encouraged us to think that ...
ignoramos las razones que lo animaron a dimitir we are unaware of the reasons for his resignation the reasons that led him prompted him to resign;oo
me animan a que siga they're encouraging urging me to carry on;o
verbo:pronominal
animarse1 (alegrarse) [+persona] to cheer up; [+cara, ojos] to brighten up
necesito una copa para animarme I need a drink to cheer me myself up;o
¡venga, anímate! come on, cheer up!
se le animó la cara al verme her face brightened up when she saw me
[+charla, fiesta, reunión] to liven up hace falta más alcohol si quieres que la fiesta se anime we need more alcohol if you want the party to get going liven up;o
2 (decidirse)
si te animas, hemos quedado en el cine if you feel like it, we're meeting at the cinema
cuando la economía va bien, la gente se anima y gasta when the economy is doing well people feel more like spending
si tú te animas, yo también I'm game if you are; nos vamos a París, ¿te animas? we're going to Paris, do you fancy feel like coming?;o animarse a hacer algo: ¿alguien se anima a acompañarme? does anyone feel like coming with me?
hasta el abuelo se animó a bailar even grandpa got up and had a dance; nadie se anima a dar su opinión nobody dares to give their opinion; parece que no se anima a llover it looks as if it's not going to rain after all
