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"Encouraged" is a form of "encourage", a transitive verb which is often translated as "animar". "Discouraged" is a form of "discouraged", an adjective which is often translated as "desalentado". Learn more about the difference between "encouraged" and "discouraged" below.
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)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.
discouraged
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (general)
a. desalentado
I feel discouraged. Everything is going wrong.Me siento desalentado. Todo me está saliendo mal.
b. desanimado
Carla is discouraged because she didn't get the job.Carla está desanimada porque no le dieron el trabajo.
