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"Dare" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "retar", and "encourage" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "animar". Learn more about the difference between "dare" and "encourage" below.
dare(
dehr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. atreverse
She's so pretty; I didn't dare to talk to her.Es tan linda, no me atreví a hablar con ella.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (challenge)
b. el desafío (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Climbing onto the roof during a thunderstorm is an extremely dangerous dare.Subir el techo durante la tormenta es un desafío extremadamente peligroso.
An auxiliary verb, or helper verb, is a conjugated verb that comes before a main verb and determines the main verb's tense, mood, or aspect (e.g., I have gone.).
4. (emphatic)
encourage(
ehn
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kuhr
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ihj
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to inspire)
a. fomentar
Our company tries to encourage teamwork.Nuestra empresa intenta fomentar el trabajo en equipo.
b. impulsar
The increase in sales encouraged people to invest.El incremento de las ventas impulsó a la gente a invertir.
c. estimular
The company's new set of fiscal reforms has encouraged long-term investment.El nuevo conjunto de reformas fiscales de la empresa ha estimulado inversión a largo plazo.
