What does décourager in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word décourager in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use décourager in French.
The word décourager in French means discourage, dishearten, dispirit, make not want to do, discourage, dissuade, deter, be discouraged. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word décourager
discourage, dishearten, dispiritverbe transitif (démoraliser) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Tant de problèmes à résoudre décourageaient le jeune couple. So many problems to resolve disheartened the young couple. |
make not want to do(dissuader de faire [qch]) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Quand je vois comment mes enfants rentrent sales du jardin, cela me décourage de faire du ménage. When I see how my children come in from the garden all dirty, it discourages me from doing the housework. |
discourage, dissuade, deterverbe transitif (dissuader) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") L'extrême sévérité du directeur avait pour but de décourager la moindre rébellion. The manager's extreme strictness had the aim of discouraging the slightest rebellion. |
be discouragedverbe pronominal (perdre courage) Allez, ne te décourage pas, tu vas y arriver ! Come on, don't be discouraged; you'll get there! |
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