discourage [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ]
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
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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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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
