discourage in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for discourage in the English»Spanish Dictionary

discourage [Am dɪsˈkərɪdʒ, Brit dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ] VB trans

1. discourage (depress):

discourage

desalentar

discourage

desanimar

to become discouraged

desanimarse

2. discourage (deter):

discourage crime/speculation

poner freno a

discourage burglar

ahuyentar

discourage burglar

disuadir

his attitude discourages initiative in his employees

su actitud no fomenta or no estimula la iniciativa de sus empleados

she actively discouraged his advances

rechazó sus insinuaciones

she actively discouraged his advances

intentó que dejara de insinuársele

his character discouraged any attempt at friendship

su carácter alejaba a todo el que intentaba trabar amistad con él

the state of the economy discourages foreign investment

el estado de la economía no ofrece alicientes al inversor extranjero

smoking is discouraged in this office

en esta oficina se quiere evitar que la gente fume

3. discourage (dissuade):

to discourage sb from -ing she discouraged me from taking the exam

trató de convencerme de que no me presentara al examen

to discourage sb from -ing she discouraged me from taking the exam

intentó que desistiera de presentarme al examen

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actively dissuade/discourage

enérgicamente

Translations for discourage in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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desincentivar

to discourage

descorazonar

to discourage

desanimar

to discourage

disuadir

to discourage

desalentar

to discourage

una respuesta como esa es que lo descorazona a uno

it does discourage you to get an answer like that

discourage in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for discourage in the English»Spanish Dictionary

discourage [dɪˈskʌrɪdʒ, Am -ˈskɜ:r-] VB trans

1. discourage (dishearten):

discourage

desanimar

2. discourage (dissuade):

to discourage sb from doing sth

disuadir a alguien de hacer algo

3. discourage (oppose):

discourage

desaprobar

Translations for discourage in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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descorazonar

to discourage

desalentar

to discourage

desanimar

to discourage

aplanar

to discourage

amilanar

to discourage

frustrar

to discourage

anonadar

to discourage

desfallecer

to discourage

discourage Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to discourage sb from doing sth

disuadir a alguien de hacer algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She enclosed the property to discourage any possible bat hunters.

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The zone defense is also used to discourage the offense from making long passes.

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Increasingly, medical ethics considers such actions to be medical paternalism and are discouraged in modern medicine.

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For the smallest of pico reefs, even the presence of a single fish is discouraged.

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Soldiers were also stationed at the polls to discourage secessionists and their supporters.

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Both her father and the dean discouraged her from attending the school.

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Institutionalized sexism in the educational system often encourages girls to study traditionally feminine subjects while discouraging them from studying math and science.

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The insecurity of land tenure further discouraged the use of capital inputs.

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He simply discourages us from attending to it.

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This was not recommended for normal operation, and was discouraged in training.

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