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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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English
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discourage [Brit dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ, Am dɪsˈkərɪdʒ] VB trans

1. discourage (dishearten):

discourage
décourager
to become discouraged
se décourager
don't be discouraged!
ne te laisse pas décourager!

2. discourage (deter):

discourage
décourager (from de, from doing de faire)
French
French
English
English
décourager
to discourage, to dishearten
se laisser décourager par qc
to let oneself be discouraged by sth, to let sth get one down
avoir l'air découragé
to look discouraged ou disheartened, to look down
décourager épargne, initiative, violence
to discourage
décourager personne
to put [sb] off, to discourage
décourager malfaiteur
to discourage, to deter
décourager qn de faire
to put sb off doing, to discourage sb from doing
se décourager
to lose heart, to become discouraged ou disheartened
ne te décourage pas
don't lose heart, don't be discouraged
portant une expression de découragement sur son visage
looking discouraged

in the PONS Dictionary

English
English
French
French

discourage [dɪˈskʌrɪdʒ, Am -ˈskɜ:r-] VB trans

1. discourage (dishearten):

discourage
décourager

2. discourage (dissuade):

discourage
dissuader
to discourage sb from doing sth
dissuader qn de faire qc

3. discourage (oppose):

discourage
déconseiller
French
French
English
English
découragé(e)
discouraged
décourager
to discourage
se décourager
to get discouraged
se laisser gagner par le découragement
to let oneself be discouraged
in the PONS Dictionary
English
English
French
French

discourage [dɪ·ˈskɜr·ɪdʒ] VB trans

1. discourage (dishearten):

discourage
décourager

2. discourage (dissuade):

discourage
dissuader
to discourage sb from doing sth
dissuader qn de faire qc

3. discourage (oppose):

discourage
déconseiller
French
French
English
English
découragé(e)
discouraged
décourager
to discourage
décourager qn de la création d'une entreprise
to discourage sb from starting up a business
décourager
to get discouraged
se laisser gagner par le découragement
to let oneself be discouraged
enlever l'envie/le goût à qn de faire qc
to discourage sb from doing sth
Present
Idiscourage
youdiscourage
he/she/itdiscourages
wediscourage
youdiscourage
theydiscourage
Past
Idiscouraged
youdiscouraged
he/she/itdiscouraged
wediscouraged
youdiscouraged
theydiscouraged
Present Perfect
Ihavediscouraged
youhavediscouraged
he/she/ithasdiscouraged
wehavediscouraged
youhavediscouraged
theyhavediscouraged
Past Perfect
Ihaddiscouraged
youhaddiscouraged
he/she/ithaddiscouraged
wehaddiscouraged
youhaddiscouraged
theyhaddiscouraged
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