"animarse" en el diccionario Español-Inglés

animar

a vt

1 (=alegrar)
[+persona triste] to cheer up
[+habitación] to brighten up
unas flores la animarán some flowers will cheer her up
una sonrisa de ilusión animaba sus ojos an excited smile brightened the look in her eyes

2 (=entretener)
[+persona aburrida] to liven up
[+charla, fiesta, reunión] to liven up, enliven
un humorista animó la velada a comedian livened up o enlivened the evening

3 (=alentar)
[+persona] to encourage
[+proyecto] to inspire
[+fuego] to liven up
había pancartas animando al equipo nacional  there were banners cheering on the national team
te estaré animando desde las gradas  I'll be rooting for you o cheering you on from the crowd
animar a algn a hacer o a que haga algo  to encourage sb to do sth
esas noticias nos animaron a pensar que ...  that news encouraged us to think that ...
ignoramos las razones que lo animaron a dimitir  we are unaware of the reasons for his resignation o the reasons that led him o prompted him to resign
me animan a que siga  they're encouraging o urging me to carry on

4 (Econ)
[+mercado, economía] to stimulate, inject life into

5 (Biol) to animate, give life to

b animarse vpr

1 (=alegrarse)

1.1 [persona] to cheer up
[cara, ojos] to brighten up
necesito una copa para animarme  I need a drink to cheer me o myself up
¡venga, anímate!  come on, cheer up!
se le animó la cara al verme  her face brightened up when she saw me

1.2 [charla, fiesta, reunión] to liven up
hace falta más alcohol si quieres que la fiesta se anime we need more alcohol if you want the party to get going o liven up

2 (=decidirse)
si te animas, hemos quedado en el cine  if you feel like it, we're meeting at the cinema
cuando la economía va bien, la gente se anima y gasta  when the economy is doing well people feel more like spending
si tú te animas, yo también  I'm game if you are
nos vamos a París, ¿te animas?  we're going to Paris, do you fancy o feel like coming?
animarse a hacer algo: ¿alguien se anima a acompañarme?  does anyone feel like coming with me?
hasta el abuelo se animó a bailar  even grandpa got up and had a dance
nadie se anima a dar su opinión  nobody dares to give their opinion
parece que no se anima a llover  it looks as if it's not going to rain after all