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1 animarse
1 (persona) to cheer up2 (fiesta etc) to brighten up, liven up3 (decidirse) to make up one's mind* * *1) to cheer up, brighten up2) liven up* * *VPR1) (=alegrarse)a) [persona] to cheer up; [cara, ojos] to brighten upnecesito una copa para animarme — I need a drink to cheer me o myself up
¡venga, anímate! — come on, cheer up!
b) [charla, fiesta, reunión] to liven uphace falta más alcohol si quieres que la fiesta se anime — we need more alcohol if you want the party to get going o liven up
2) (=decidirse)si te animas, hemos quedado en el cine — if you feel like it, we're meeting at the cinema
cuando la economía va bien, la gente se anima y gasta — when the economy is doing well people feel more like spending
si tú te animas, yo también — I'm game if you are
nos vamos a París, ¿te animas? — we're going to Paris, do you fancy o feel like coming?
animarse a hacer algo: ¿alguien se anima a acompañarme? — does anyone feel like coming with me?
* * *(v.) = brightenEx. 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.* * *(v.) = brightenEx: 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.
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■animarse verbo reflexivo
1 (alegrarse una persona) to cheer up
(una fiesta, una reunión) to brighten up 2 ¿te animas a venir?, do you fancy coming along?
' animarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alebrestarse
- alegrar
- animar
English:
brighten up
- buck up
- cheer up
- heart
- perk up
- spirit
- warm up
- brighten
- cheer
- life
- liven up
- perk
- snap
- warm
* * *vpr1. [persona] to cheer up;[fiesta, ambiente] to liven up;¡anímate! cheer up!;la reunión se animó con el reparto de premios the gathering livened up when the prizes were handed out;el negocio se va animando business is picking up2. [decidir] to finally decide;animarse a hacer algo to finally decide to do sth;se animó a ir al cine she finally got round to going to the cinema;¿quién se anima a subir hasta la cumbre? who's up for climbing right to the top?;no me animo a decírselo I can't bring myself to tell her;no cuentes con él para la excursión, nunca se anima a hacer nada don't expect him to come along on the trip, he always wimps out* * *v/r cheer up;¿te animas? do you feel like it?, are you interested?* * *vr* * *animarse vb1. (persona) to cheer up¡anímate! cheer up!2. (decidirse) to decide
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