animar

to cheer up, to encourage

ɐ n i m a ɾ
anim to cheer up, to encourage + ar Infinitive
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, future tense Rare #29,076
to cheer up, to encourage Often used with a person as the object.
PO: Quero animar meu amigo.
EN: I want to cheer up my friend.
Conjugation of animar
animar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First animar —
Third animar —
Subjunctive
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third anima —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second anima —
Third anime —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First anime —
Third anime —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third animou —

Eu queria animar o Tom.

I wanted to cheer Tom up.

Tom tentou animar Maria, mas ela continuou chorando.

Tom tried to cheer Maria up, but she continued crying.

Vamos animar?

Shall we cheer up?

— Nise: O Coração da Loucura (2016)

Está bem, vamos nos animar!

Okay, let's cheer up!

— Ponyo - Uma Amizade que Veio do Mar (2008)

Na verdade, nem sei por que tô fazendo isso, é mais pra te animar.

Honestly, I don't even know why I'm doing this. It's mostly just to cheer you up.

— Turma da Mônica: Laços (2019)

Tom tentou animar Mary.

Tom tried to cheer Mary up.

Vamos nos animar!

Let's cheer ourselves up!

— देवदास (2002)

Música vai animar as coisas.

Music will liven things up.

— O Salário do Medo (1953)

Só queria te animar um pouco.

I just wanted to cheer you up a bit.

— Comer Beber Viver (1994)

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