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desánimo

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
desánimo nm	(desaliento, abatimiento)	despondency n
	(colloquial)	depression n
	El desánimo se apoderó de él cuando creyó que todo estaba perdido.
	He was overwhelmed by despondency when he thought he had lost everything.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
desanimar⇒ vtr	(quitar el ánimo)	discourage⇒, dispirit⇒ vtr
	El fracaso desanimó a los atletas.
	The athletes were discouraged by the loss.
desanimarse⇒ v prnl	(perder el ánimo)	lose faith, lose heart v expr
		become discouraged, get discouraged v expr
	(colloquial)	get down in the dumps v expr
	Nos desanimamos porque las cosas no marchaban bien.
	We lost heart (or: faith) because things were not going well.

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