animar

to encourage, cheer up, to liven up

a n i ˈm a ɾ
anim to encourage, cheer up + ar Infinitive
verb Rare #29,789
to encourage, cheer up
SP: Quiero animar a mi amiga antes del examen.
EN: I want to encourage my friend before the exam.
to liven up
SP: La música puede animar la fiesta.
EN: Music can liven up the party.
Conjugation of animar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Second animas —
Third anima —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Second animas —
Third anima —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second anima —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third animó —

Tienes que ir a animar al equipo.

You have to go cheer on the team.

— 飲食男女 (1994)

En cada boda de sus hijas, estamos ahí para animar la fiesta.

At each of our daughters' weddings, we are there to liven up the party.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Él sí sabe cómo animar una fiesta.

He sure knows how to liven up a party.

— Mommy (2014)

De acuerdo, lo dije solamente para animar a Peppe.

Okay, I only said it to cheer Peppe up.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Pero hoy me voy a animar, a ver qué sale.

But today I’m going to give it a go and see what happens.

— Volver (2006)

¿No tendrá ron, para animar esto un poco?

Would you happen to have any rum to liven things up a bit?

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Animar.

Encourage.

— Los ilusionistas 3: Ahora me ves, ahora no (2025)

Tenemos que animar a Dev, ¿verdad?

We have to cheer Dev up, right?

— Devdas (2002)

¿Te vas a animar?

Are you going to give it a go?

— El cuaderno de Tomy (2020)

Vamos a animar a los jugadores.

Let's cheer on the players.

Tenemos que animar a la gente a unirse a la campaña y a trabajar con nosotros.

We need to encourage people to join the campaign and work with us.

Tom quiere animar a Mary.

Tom wants to cheer Mary up.

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