discourage

discourage
[dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ]
verbo transitivo
1desalentar, desanimar (dishearten)
  • to become discouraged -> desalentarse, desanimarse
2(dissuade)
  • to discourage somebody from doing something -> tratar de disuadir a alguien de que haga algo

discourage [dis-kau-rich]
1Desalentar, desanimar (depress); acobardar, amedrentar, intimidar.
  • To become discouraged -> desanimarse
2Reprimir, impedir, frustar; apartar de un propósito (con from); poner freno a (deter/crime, speculation); ahuyentar, disuadir (burglar).
  • He discouraged me from taking the exam -> trató de convencerme de que no me presentara al examen (dissuade)
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discourage [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ]
verb:transitive
1 (dishearten) desanimar; desalentar
to get become discouragedor desanimarse; desalentarse
2 (deter) [+offer, advances] rechazar; [+tendency, relationship] oponerse a
this political unrest will discourage tourism/foreign investment
smoking is discouraged se recomienda no fumar
3 (dissuade)
to discourage sb from doing sth disuadir a algn de hacer algo
this measure will discourage people from claiming benefit
I don't want to discourage you, but ... no pretendo disuadirte desanimarte, pero ...;or
he said he was going to apply for the job and she did nothing to discourage him

Verb Conjugation for "discourage"

Imperative
  • discourage
  • you discourage
  • he/she discourages
  • we discourage
  • you discourage
  • they discourage
Preterite
  • I discouraged
  • you discouraged
  • he/she discouraged
  • we discouraged
  • you discouraged
  • they discouraged
Present Continuous
  • I am discouraging
  • you are discouraging
  • he/she is discouraging
  • we are discouraging
  • you are discouraging
  • they are discouraging
Present Perfect
  • I have discouraged
  • you have discouraged
  • he/she has discouraged
  • we have discouraged
  • you have discouraged
  • they have discouraged
Past Continuous
  • I was discouraging
  • you were discouraging
  • he/she was discouraging
  • we were discouraging
  • you were discouraging
  • they were discouraging
Past Perfect
  • I had discouraged
  • you had discouraged
  • he/she had discouraged
  • we had discouraged
  • you had discouraged
  • they had discouraged
Future
  • I will discourage
  • you will discourage
  • he/she will discourage
  • we will discourage
  • you will discourage
  • they will discourage
Future Perfect
  • I will have discouraged
  • you will have discouraged
  • he/she will have discouraged
  • we will have discouraged
  • you will have discouraged
  • they will have discouraged
Future Continuous
  • I will be discouraging
  • you will be discouraging
  • he/she will be discouraging
  • we will be discouraging
  • you will be discouraging
  • they will be discouraging
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been discouraging
  • you have been discouraging
  • he/she has been discouraging
  • we have been discouraging
  • you have been discouraging
  • they have been discouraging
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been discouraging
  • you will have been discouraging
  • he/she will have been discouraging
  • we will have been discouraging
  • you will have been discouraging
  • they will have been discouraging
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been discouraging
  • you had been discouraging
  • he/she had been discouraging
  • we had been discouraging
  • you had been discouraging
  • they had been discouraging

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