WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
envalentonar⇒ vtr | (infundir valentía) | encourage⇒, embolden⇒ vtr |
| | make [sb] brave v expr |
| | make [sb] bold v expr |
| No debes envalentonar a tus hijos de esa manera. |
| You shouldn't encourage your children like that. |
envalentonarse⇒ v prnl | (volverse osado) | summon courage, pluck up courage v expr |
| | get the nerve v expr |
| Se envalentonó y sacó a la chica que le gustaba a bailar. |
| He summoned (or: plucked up) his courage, and asked the girl he liked to dance. |
Additional Translations |
envalentonarse v prnl | (portarse bravucón) (figurative) | swagger around v expr |
| | get rowdy, become rowdy v expr |
| | get quarrelsome, become quarrelsome v expr |
| Te envalentonaste porque estabas borracho. |