discourage
To extinguish the courage ofTo extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
» I don't want to discourage you from trying to do that.
Ich will dich nicht entmutigen, es zu versuchen.
Ich will euch nicht entmutigen, es zu versuchen.
Ich will Sie nicht entmutigen, es zu versuchen.
Я не хочу знеохотити тебе від того, щоб спробувати це зробити.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
Don't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time.
entmutigen, abschrecken
обескура́живатьobeskuráživatʹ, обескура́житьobeskurážitʹ, расхола́живатьrasxoláživatʹ
(transitive)To persuade somebody not to do (something).
abraten, abraten von, abbringen von
разубежда́тьrazubeždátʹ, разубеди́тьrazubedítʹ, отгова́риватьotgovárivatʹ
- deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
- advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
- try to prevent; show opposition to
Examples
438 sentencesI don't want to discourage you from trying to do that.
Я не хочу знеохотити тебе від того, щоб спробувати це зробити.
deIch will dich nicht entmutigen, es zu versuchen.
My parents discouraged me from traveling.
ruМои родители отговорили меня от путешествия.
Tom doesn't want to discourage Mary.
ruТом не хочет выбивать у Мэри почву из-под ног.
deTom will Maria nicht entmutigen.
Tom is beginning to get discouraged.
deLangsam verliert Tom den Mut.
I thought Tom would be discouraged.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle French descourager (modern French décourager), from Old French descouragier, fFrom Middle French descourager (modern French décourager), from Old French descouragier, from des- and corage. By surface analysis, dis- + courage.
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Forms
discourages, discouraging, discouraged, discouraged| Base form | discourage · to discourage |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | discourages |
| Present participle | discouraging |
| Past simple | discouraged |
| Past participle | discouraged |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
7 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
8 patterns- would be discouraged
- will be discouraged
- tried to discourage
- be very discouraged
- want to discourage
- looked discouraged
- to be discouraged
- become discouraged