Portuguese-English translations for animar

cheer upAll this prompts a few thoughts on my part, which I shall offer you in a light-hearted way, to cheer up our glum proceedings a little, though they are quite far-reaching for all that. Tudo isto suscita-me algumas reflexões, que apresentarei de forma sorridente, para animar um pouco as nossas sessões sombrias, mas que vão bastante longe.I cheered up after seeing the results.The arrival of the unexpected letter cheered him up almost immediately.
animateShe is an engaging and animate speakerNouns can be singular or plural, and one of two genders, animate or inanimateIf we animate the model, we can see the complexity of the action

brightenWe brightened the room with a new coat of paintHaving Mark around the place really brightens things upThe sky brightened as the storm moved on
excite
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The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone presentFavoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favoredThe political reforms excited unrest among the population
hearten
root forIm rooting for my cousins teamIm rooting for a happy ending to this story
warm upHe came inside to warm up.I couldnt be bothered to cook another meal so I just warmed up yesterdays leftovers.These old valve radios take a few minutes to warm up.
wind up
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I wound up the spool of rope.I followed the signs, and I wound up getting nowhere.Even though he had bad news, he tried to wind up his speech on a positive note.