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"discouraged" is the Preterite of the verb discourage. View conjugation.

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discourage

discourage
[dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ]
verbo transitivo
1. desalentar, 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]
1. Desalentar, desanimar (depress); acobardar, amedrentar, intimidar.
  • To become discouraged -> desanimarse
2. Reprimir, 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 or become discouraged 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 or desanimarte, pero ...
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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