alentar

Galician

Etymology

From alento (breath), or either from Vulgar Latin *allenitāre, from *halenitus, from Latin anhelitus < anhelō (to exhale).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [alenˈtaɾ], [alɛnˈtaɾ]

Verb

alentar (first-person singular present alento, first-person singular preterite alentei, past participle alentado)

  1. (intransitive) to breathe
    Synonyms: bafexar, folguexar, respirar
  2. (transitive) to encourage
    Synonym: animar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From alento (courage; breath) + -ar.

Verb

alentar (first-person singular present alento, first-person singular preterite alentei, past participle alentado)

  1. to encourage

Conjugation


Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alenˈtaɾ/ [a.lẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧len‧tar

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *alenitāre, from *halenitus, from Latin anhelitus < anhelō (to exhale).

Verb

alentar (first-person singular present aliento, first-person singular preterite alenté, past participle alentado)

  1. (transitive) to encourage, animate, inspirit
    Synonym: animar
    Antonym: desalentar
    Hay que alentarla un poco.
    She needs a little cheering up.
    El oficial alentó a sus hombres.
    The officer encouraged his men.
    • 2021 May 3, Juan José Mateo, “De la libertad a las amenazas de muerte: seis instantes clave de la campaña más polémica”, in El País:
      Para Pablo Casado, el líder nacional del PP, también es una jornada importante. Si Díaz Ayuso triunfa y Ciudadanos no tiene representación, alentará la idea de que la reunificación de la derecha es posible a escala nacional.
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  2. (reflexive) to gather up one's courage
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

From a- + lento (slow) + -ar.

Verb

alentar (first-person singular present alento, first-person singular preterite alenté, past participle alentado)

  1. (Latin America) to slow down, become slow
    Synonym: desacelerar
    Antonym: acelerar
  2. (Mexico, reflexive) to become or behave as a shy, shameful or fearful person
    Synonym: amensarse
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