cheer

la ovación

aclamar

cheer(chihr)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (applause)

a. la ovación

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The cheers of the crowd moved the soldiers.La ovación de la multitud emocionó a los soldados.

b. la aclamación

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The loud cheers of the audience bear witness to his success.La gran aclamación del público da fe de su éxito.

2. (hurrah)

a. el viva

(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).

(M)

You could hear the cheers for the newlywed husband and wife from outside the banquet room.Los vivas a los recién casados se escuchaban desde afuera de la sala de banquete.

b. el hurra

(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).

(M)

A cheer for our champion!¡Un hurra por nuestro campeón!

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

3. (to applaud)

a. aclamar

The public cheered the president when he entered the room.El público aclamó al presidente cuando entró en la sala.

b. vitorear

Everybody cheered the wedding couple as they left the church.Todo el mundo vitoreó a la pareja de novios cuando salió de la iglesia.

4. (to encourage)

a. animar

The entire school went to the match to cheer our team.Todo el colegio fue al partido a animar a nuestro equipo.

5. (to make happy)

a. alegrar

The flowers really cheered me up.Las flores me alegraron mucho.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

6. (to applaud)

a. lanzar vítores

The crowd cheered when the winners of the competition were proclaimed.La multitud lanzó vítores cuando proclamaron a los ganadores del concurso.

cheer

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (shout; of crowd)

a. la ovación

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

2. (of single person)

a. el grito de entusiasmo

(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).

(M)

three cheers for Lidia!¡tres hurras por Lidia!

3. (colloquial)

a.

cheers!¡salud!

4. (literary) (United Kingdom) (United Kingdom)

a. (mood)

to be of good cheerestar de buen humor

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

5. (applaud)

a. aclamar, vitorear

6. (make happier)

a. animar

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

7. (shout)

a. lanzar vítores, gritar de entusiasmo

cheer [tʃɪəʳ]

noun

1 (applause) ovación (f); aclamación (f); (hurrah) vítor (m); viva (m)

a cheer went up from the crowd la multitud prorrumpió en ovaciones or vítores; there were loud cheers at this esto fue muy aplaudido; three cheers for the president! ¡viva el presidente!; ¡tres hurras por el presidente!

2 (comfort) consuelo (m)

the inflation figures offer little cheer to the government el nivel de inflación brinda poco consuelo al gobierno

3 (state of mind)

be of good cheer ¡ánimo!

interjection

cheers! (toast) ¡salud!; (Britain) (thank you) ¡gracias!; (goodbye) ¡hasta luego!

transitive verb

1 (applaud) [+winner etc] aclamar; vitorear

2 (also cheer up) (gladden) alegrar; animar

I was much cheered by the news me alegró mucho la noticia

intransitive verb

(shout) dar vivas; dar vítores