desalentar
/desalenˈtaɾ/
verb
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present (yo)
- desaliento
- preterite (yo)
- desalenté
- past participle
- desalentado
Meaning
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to discourage
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Los fracasos lo desalentaron.
The failures discouraged him.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
desanimar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to discourage."
Portuguese
desencorajar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to discourage."
Practice
1 What does desalentar mean?
to discourage
2 Which fingerprint chart matches desalentar?
desalentar: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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