estaban desalentando
-they/you were discouraging
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desalentar

Los hombres de negocios han estado quejándose de que las protestas estaban desalentando que los clientes fuesen al centro de la ciudad.
Montreal businesses were complaining that the demonstrations were discouraging shoppers from coming downtown.
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