ele animou

encouraged, cheered, livened up

→ animar
anim to cheer up, to encourage + ou 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #42,147
encouraged, cheered
PO: A conversa animou o grupo.
EN: The conversation cheered up the group.
livened up
PO: A música animou a festa.
EN: The music livened up the party.
Conjugation of animar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third animou —

Tom animou Maria.

Tom cheered Maria up.

Sua chegada animou a festa.

His arrival livened up the party.

Tom me animou a aprender o francês.

Tom encouraged me to learn French.

Senhora, o seu apoio animou nosso espírito.

Madam, your support has cheered our spirits.

— Lagaan: A Coragem de um Povo (2001)