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1 scoraggiarsi
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2 scoraggiare
discourage, dishearten* * *scoraggiare v.tr.1 to discourage, to dishearten, to deject: quelle parole lo scoraggiarono, those words discouraged him2 ( frenare) to discourage, to depress: la crisi economica scoraggia gli investimenti, the economic crisis discourages investment; scoraggiare l'attività economica, to depress business activity.◘ scoraggiarsi v.intr.pron. to be discouraged, to be disheartened, to get* discouraged, to get* disheartened: è un ragazzo che si scoraggia facilmente, that boys gets (o is) discouraged easily; non scoraggiarti per questo, don't be discouraged by this.* * *[skorad'dʒare]1. vt2. vip (scoraggiarsi)to become discouraged, become disheartened, lose heart* * *[skorad'dʒare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (abbattere) to discourage, to dishearten2) (disincentivare) to discourage [iniziativa, violenza]2.scoraggiare qcn. dal fare — to discourage sb. from o to put sb. off doing
verbo pronominale scoraggiarsi to become* discouraged, to lose* heart* * *scoraggiare/skorad'dʒare/ [1]1 (abbattere) to discourage, to dishearten2 (disincentivare) to discourage [iniziativa, violenza]; scoraggiare qcn. dal fare to discourage sb. from o to put sb. off doingII scoraggiarsi verbo pronominaleto become* discouraged, to lose* heart; - rsi facilmente to be easily put off. -
3 sconfortare
discourage, dishearten* * *sconfortare v.tr. to discourage, to dishearten, to depress.◘ sconfortarsi v.intr.pron. to get* discouraged, to lose* heart, to get* depressed.* * *[skonfor'tare]1. vtto discourage, dishearten2. vip (sconfortarsi)to become discouraged, become disheartened, lose heart* * *[skonfor'tare] 1. 2.verbo pronominale sconfortarsi to lose* heart, to become* discouraged* * *sconfortare/skonfor'tare/ [1]to discourage, to dishearten [ persona]II sconfortarsi verbo pronominaleto lose* heart, to become* discouraged. -
4 avvilire
depressmortificare humiliate* * *avvilire v.tr.1 ( scoraggiare) to dishearten, to discourage: l'insuccesso l'ha molto avvilito, failure has disheartened him2 ( degradare) to degrade, to dishonour, to debase: un comportamento che avvilisce la sua professione, behaviour that is a dishonour to his profession3 ( umiliare) to humiliate, to demoralize, to upset*.◘ avvilirsi v.intr.pron.1 ( scoraggiarsi) to get* disheartened, to lose* heart, to get* demoralized2 ( umiliarsi) to humble oneself.* * *[avvi'lire]1. vt2. vip (avvilirsi)to lose heart, become discouraged* * *[avvi'lire] 1.verbo transitivo2) (scoraggiare) to dishearten, to discourage2.verbo pronominale avvilirsi1) (degradarsi) to demean oneself2) (scoraggiarsi) to be* discouraged, to be* depressed* * *avvilire/avvi'lire/ [102]2 (scoraggiare) to dishearten, to discourageII avvilirsi verbo pronominale1 (degradarsi) to demean oneself2 (scoraggiarsi) to be* discouraged, to be* depressed. -
5 disincentivare
disincentivare v.tr. to discourage; to deter: la crisi ha disincentivato le vendite, the recession has discouraged sales.* * *[dizintʃenti'vare]verbo transitivo to discourage, to deter [risparmio, iniziativa]* * *disincentivare/dizint∫enti'vare/ [1]to discourage, to deter [risparmio, iniziativa]. -
6 dissuadere
dissuadere qualcuno dal fare qualcosa dissuade s.o. from doing something* * *dissuadere v.tr. to dissuade, to discourage, to deter: mi dissuasero dall'acquistare la merce, they dissuaded me from (o advised me against) buying the goods; nulla lo dissuaderà dal tentare ancora, nothing will deter him from trying again; cerca di dissuaderlo da quell'azione, try to persuade him not to do it (o try to dissuade him from doing it); voleva abbandonare tutto ma l'ho dissuaso, he wanted to give up everything but I talked him out of it (o I discouraged him).◘ dissuadersi v.rifl. (non com.) to dissuade oneself, to be dissuaded: voleva dimettersi ma poi si è dissuaso, he wanted to resign but then he decided against it.* * *[dissua'dere]verbo transitivo to deter, to discourage, to dissuadedissuadere qcn. dal fare qcs. — to argue o talk sb. out of doing sth
* * *dissuadere/dissua'dere/ [69]to deter, to discourage, to dissuade; dissuadere qcn. dal fare qcs. to argue o talk sb. out of doing sth. -
7 smontare
get off (disassembly)* * *1. v/i ( da cavallo) dismount2. v/t dismantlepersona deflate* * *smontare v.tr.1 ( scomporre in parti) to dismantle, to take* apart, to take* (sthg.) to pieces; to disassemble: smontare un tavolo, to take a table to pieces (o apart); smontare gli scaffali, to take down (o to dismantle) the shelves; smontare una radio, to take a radio to pieces (o to disassemble a radio); smontare un motore, to strip down (o to dismantle) an engine; smontare una porta, to take down (o to unhinge) a door; (miner.) smontare l'impianto di pompaggio, to pull the well2 (fig.) ( deprimere, scoraggiare) to discourage, to dishearten; to cool; to dampen: avevo molta speranza, ma questo insuccesso mi ha smontato, I had great hopes but this failure has discouraged me; è molto presuntuoso, cercherò di smontarlo, he is very self-conceited, I shall try to take him down a peg or two; non si lascia smontare facilmente, he isn't easily discouraged (o disheartened); quando ha deciso qualcosa non è facile smontarlo, when he has decided something it is not easy to discourage him; smontare l'orgoglio di qlcu., to cool s.o.'s pride; smontare la speranza di qlcu., to dampen s.o.'s hopes; smontare lo zelo di qlcu., to dampen s.o.'s zeal4 ( far tornare liquido) to let* (sthg.) melt5 (fam.) ( far scendere da un veicolo) to drop (off), to set* down: puoi smontarmi qui, you can drop me here◆ v. intr.1 (da un treno, autobus, tram, bicicletta ecc.) to get* off, to alight (from sthg.); ( da un'automobile) to get* out (of sthg.); ( da cavallo) to dismount2 ( terminare il proprio turno) to go* off duty, to stop work, to knock off: smontare di servizio, di guardia, to go off duty; gli operai smontano alle sei, workers stop work (o knock off) at six p.m.◘ smontarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron. to lose* heart: si entusiasma facilmente, ma poi si smonta subito, he easily gets enthusiastic but then he loses heart at once.* * *[zmon'tare]1. vt(gen) to take to pieces, (macchina, mobile) to dismantle, take to pieces, (motore) to strip (down), (fig : persona: scoraggiare) to discourage, dishearten2. vismontare (da) — (bicicletta, treno) to get off, (sedia) to get down (from), (macchina) to get out (of)
a che ora smonti? — (fig : da lavoro) when do you knock off?, when do you finish (work)?
3. vip (smontarsi)(fig : persona), (scoraggiarsi) to lose heart, lose one's enthusiasm* * *[zmon'tare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (scomporre) to strip down, to disassemble [ motore]; to dismantle [ meccanismo]; to take* apart [macchina, orologio]; to disassemble, to take* down [ mobile]2) (rimuovere) to remove [ ruota]; to take* off, to take* down [ porta]3) colloq. (scoraggiare) to dishearten, to deflate4) (dimostrare infondato) to demolish [ accusa]2.1) (scendere) to get* offsmontare da una bicicletta, dal tram — to get off a bicycle, the tram
2) (dal lavoro) to go* off duty, to knock off colloq.3.* * *smontare/zmon'tare/ [1]1 (scomporre) to strip down, to disassemble [ motore]; to dismantle [ meccanismo]; to take* apart [macchina, orologio]; to disassemble, to take* down [ mobile]3 colloq. (scoraggiare) to dishearten, to deflate4 (dimostrare infondato) to demolish [ accusa](aus. essere)1 (scendere) to get* off; smontare da una bicicletta, dal tram to get off a bicycle, the tram; smontare dalla macchina to get out of the car2 (dal lavoro) to go* off duty, to knock off colloq.III smontarsi verbo pronominale(scoraggiarsi) to lose* heart. -
8 deprimere
depress* * *deprimere v.tr.2 (fig.) to depress, to discourage, to dishearten, to dispirit, to deject: questo tempo mi deprime, this weather depresses me; tutti quegli incidenti lo hanno molto depresso, all those accidents really discouraged (o disheartened) him3 (econ.) to depress, to hold* down; ( far crollare) to bang: deprimere la situazione economica, to depress the economic situation; deprimere il mercato, to bang the market; deprimere i consumi, to hold down consumption◘ deprimersi v.intr.pron.2 (fig.) to get* discouraged, to get* disheartened: è una persona che si deprime facilmente, he is a person who gets depressed easily; non ti deprimere, andrà tutto per il meglio, don't lose heart, it will all come out for the best.* * *1. [de'primere]vb irreg vt2. vip (deprimersi)* * *[de'primere] 1.verbo transitivo to depress, to deject2.verbo pronominale deprimersi to get* depressed* * *deprimere/de'primere/ [29]to depress, to dejectII deprimersi verbo pronominaleto get* depressed. -
9 scoraggiare qcn. dal fare
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10 disincentivare vt
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11 disanimare
◘ disanimarsi v.intr.pron. to lose* heart, to get* disheartened, to get* discouraged: disanimare alla prima difficoltà, to lose heart at the first difficulty. -
12 sconsolare
sconsolare v.tr. to discourage, to dishearten, to depress.◘ sconsolarsi v.intr.pron. to become* discouraged, to lose* heart, to become* depressed. -
13 sfiduciare
sfiduciare v.tr. to discourage, to dishearten: ogni piccola cosa lo sfiducia, every little thing disheartens him; si è lasciato subito sfiduciare, he let himself get discouraged straight away.◘ sfiduciarsi v.intr.pron. to lose* heart, to become* discouraged, to become* disheartened, to become* downhearted, to get disheartened: non sfiduciarti al primo insuccesso, do not get (o do not be) disheartened at the first failure. -
14 avvilire
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15 disincentivare
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16 sconfortare
[skonfor'tare]1. vtto discourage, dishearten2. vip (sconfortarsi)to become discouraged, become disheartened, lose heart -
17 scoraggiare
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18 smontare
[zmon'tare]1. vt(gen) to take to pieces, (macchina, mobile) to dismantle, take to pieces, (motore) to strip (down), (fig : persona: scoraggiare) to discourage, dishearten2. vismontare (da) — (bicicletta, treno) to get off, (sedia) to get down (from), (macchina) to get out (of)
a che ora smonti? — (fig : da lavoro) when do you knock off?, when do you finish (work)?
3. vip (smontarsi)(fig : persona), (scoraggiarsi) to lose heart, lose one's enthusiasm -
19 dissuadere
deter, discourage
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