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animarla

to encourage her, to cheer her up

→ animar
animar to encourage, to cheer up + la her / it (feminine direct object)
verb Rare #39,655
to encourage her, to cheer her up Includes the attached pronoun “la” (= her; sometimes “it” for a feminine object).
SP: Voy a animarla porque está nerviosa.
EN: I'm going to encourage her because she's nervous.
Conjugation of animar
animaranimarlaanimarme
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third anima —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third anima —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second anima —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third animó —

Intenté animarla, pero ella no hacía más que llorar.

I tried to cheer her up, but all she did was cry.

Un canario, para animarla.

A canary, to cheer her up.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Traté de animarla, pero ella no hacía más que llorar.

I tried to cheer her up, but all she did was cry.

Intenté animarla, pero lo único que ella quería era estar sola.

I tried to cheer her up, but all she wanted was to be alone.

Quería animarla.

I wanted to cheer her up.

— Perdición (1944)

Sólo trataba de animarla.

I was just trying to cheer her up.

— Solo en casa (1990)