décourager
/de.ku.ʁa.ʒe/
verb
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- décourage
- past
- a découragé
- perfect
- découragé
Meaning
Similar words
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Portuguese
desalentar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to discourage."
Practice
1 What does décourager mean?
to discourage
2 Fill the gap: Cet échec ne le ___ pas.
Full sentence: Cet échec ne le décourage pas. (This failure doesn't discourage him.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches décourager?
décourager: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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