La Palabra Del Día "alentar"
alentar ( ah-lehn-tahr' )
verb ( to encourage, to cheer on )
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Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.
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Examples:
1: Las barras bravas alentaron a su equipo.
The rowdy fans cheered on their team.
2: Queremos alentar a los estudiantes a seguir estudiando incluso después de graduarse.
We want to encourage students to continue studying even after graduation.
8 Answers
Es importante alentar los buenos modales al solicita un trabajo,
o concentrarse en calificaciones?
Is it important to encourage good ways to find work
or focus on the qualifications?
Ahora, durante los Juegos Olímpicos a las entusiastas de los deportes tienen muchas posibilidades para alentar a sus favoritos.
Now during the Olympics the sports enthusiasts have many opportunities to encourage their favorites.
Alenté mis compañeros de trabajo para comenzar un club de lectura.
I encouraged my coworkers to begin a book club.
Es importante alentar a tus niños a aprender a cuidarse y a resolver los problemas que causen por sí mismos mientras estaban son jóvenes para que puedan funcionar adecuadamente como adultos.
It is important to encourage your children to learn to take care of themselves and solve the problems that they cause on their own while they are young so that they can function adequately as adults.
Es imprescindible que un/a maestro/a aliente a sus estudiantes aun cuando hacen errores, para que no se desalianten.
It is absolutely necessary that a teacher encourage his/her students even when they make errors so that they don't get discouraged.
Cuando miro un partido de fútbol, suelo intentar mantenerme neutral, pero siempre alento a nuestra selección feminina.
When I watch a soccer game, I generally try to stay neutral, but I always root for our women´s national team.
Sí. este año voy a alentar a mis Raiders una vez más.
Yes, this year I will cheer on my Raiders once again.
La Biblia no nos ordena a ser generoso, nos alienta a ser generoso porque Dios ama una persona que da con alegría.
The Bible doesn't command us to be generous, it encourages us to be generous because God loves a person who gives cheerfully.
