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animá

cheer up, encourage

→ animar
anim to cheer up, to encourage + á Infinitive
verb · singular informal Rare #34,392
cheer up, encourage This is animar before the object pronouns -lo or -la; the final -r is dropped.
PO: Quero animá-lo.
EN: I want to cheer him up.
Conjugation of animar
Subjunctive
animá

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

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

— Os Caras Malvados (2022)

Papai queria fazer uma surpresa para animá-la.

Dad wanted to surprise her to cheer her up.

— A Bruxa (2016)

Eu só quis animá-lo.

I just wanted to cheer him up.

— Os Caras Malvados (2022)

Nós tentamos animá-lo levando-o para fora.

We tried to cheer him up by taking him outside.

Tentei animá-lo.

I tried to cheer him up.

Tentava animá-la.

I was trying to cheer her up.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)