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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesscoraggiare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: skoradˈdʒare
"Non farti scoraggiare dalle difficoltà."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cause someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm; to dishearten.
"Do not let initial failures discourage you from pursuing your dreams." - 2
To try to prevent an action or behavior through persuasion, disapproval, or creating difficulties.
"The government launched a campaign to discourage smoking in public places."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'discouragen', originating from Old French 'descorageier', based on the prefix 'des-' (expressing removal or reversal) and 'corage' (heart, courage). Over time, the meaning evolved from 'to deprive of courage or heart' to generally expressing dissuasion or disapproval of an action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Discourage" is said worldwide
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décourager
Transliteration: dekuʁaʒe
"Il ne faut pas vous décourager."
entmutigen
Transliteration: ɛntˈmuːtɪɡən
"Lass dich von diesem Rückschlag nicht entmutigen."
scoraggiare
Transliteration: skoradˈdʒare
"Non farti scoraggiare dalle difficoltà."
desalentar
Transliteration: desalenˈtaɾ
"No dejes que los obstáculos te puedan desalentar."
desalentar
Transliteration: dezalenˈtaɾ
"As notícias difíceis começaram a desalentar a equipe."
हतोत्साहित करना
Transliteration: hatotsahit karna
"असफलताओं से हतोत्साहित न हों।"
沮丧
Transliteration: jǔsàng
"不要被暂时的困难所沮丧。"
낙담시키다
Transliteration: nakdamsikida
"그 소식은 우리를 낙담시켰다."
落胆させる
Transliteration: rakutan saseru
"失敗しても落胆しないでください。"
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