| Spanish > English | |
| animar | |
| 1. v. to inspire | |
| 2. v. to encourage | |
| 3. v. to animate | |
| 4. v. to cheer on | |
| 5. v. to cheer up (to become happy) | |
| 6. v. to dare, to have the courage to, to bring oneself to, to have the heart to | |
| 7. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to decide | |
| 8. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to feel like, to be down for (US slang) | |
| Spanish > Spanish | |
| animar | |
| 1. vt. Dar o insuflar ánimo, valor o confianza. |  |
| 2. vt. Levantar la moral a alguien. |  |
| 3. vt. Dar vigor, vida, animación o movimiento a algo o a alguien. |  |
| 4. vt. Dar deseo o motivación para una acción. |  |
| Verte estudiar me animó a explorar opciones de estudio a mí también |  |
| 5. vi. Habitar, vivir, morar en un lugar. |  |
| Uso: desusado. |  |