animá

cheer up, encourage

→ animar
anim to cheer up, to encourage + á Infinitive
verb · singular · subjunctive Rare #33,514
cheer up, encourage Informal or nonstandard spelling of “anima” in Brazilian Portuguese.
PO: Animá, vai dar tudo certo!
EN: Cheer up, everything will be fine!
Conjugation of animar
Subjunctive
animá

Nós tentamos animá-lo levando-o para fora.

We tried to cheer him up by taking him outside.

Eu só quis animá-lo.

I just wanted to cheer him up.

— Os Caras Malvados (2022)

Tentei animá-lo.

I tried to cheer him up.

Tentava animá-la.

I was trying to cheer her up.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

Papai queria fazer uma surpresa para animá-la.

Dad wanted to surprise her to cheer her up.

— A Bruxa (2016)

Meu amigo estava triste, eu só quis animá-lo.

My friend was sad; I just wanted to cheer him up.

— Os Caras Malvados (2022)