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animar.

to cheer someone up (to make someone stop being sad)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.niˈma(ʁ)/Brazil[a.niˈma(h)]Brazil/a.niˈma(ɾ)/São-Paulo/a.niˈma(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to cheer someone up (to make someone stop being sad)

    transitive
    Comprei um jogo para animar meu amigo.
  2. to cheer up (to stop being sad)

    pronominal
    Fui ver um filme para me animar.
  3. to inspire; to enliven

    transitive
    A descoberta dos novos poços de petróleo animou o mercado.
  4. to animate (to give the appearance of motion to)

    transitive
    O desenhista mandou os quadros para eu animar.
  5. to resuscitate (to restore conscience to)

    transitive
    Reanimaram a vítima com um desfibrilador.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos Proto-Italic *anamos Latin animus Latin anima Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin animārebor. Portuguese animar Borrowed from Latin animāre.

noun
  1. eye dialect spelling of animal, representing Caipira Portuguese

    alt-of · invariable · masculine · pronunciation-spelling
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