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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.ko.ɾaˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.ko.ɾaˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.ko.ɾaˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.ko.ɾaˈʒa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.ko.ɾaˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.ko.ɾaˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.ko.ɾaˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.ko.ɾaˈʒa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.ko.ɾaˈʒa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.ko.ɾaˈʒa(ɾ)/, (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.ko.ɾaˈʒa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.ko.ɾaˈʒa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.ko.ɾaˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.ko.ɾaˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.ko.ɾaˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.ko.ɾaˈʒa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.ko.ɾaˈʒa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.ko.ɾaˈʒa(ɻ)/
Verb
desencorajar (first-person singular present desencorajo, first-person singular preterite desencorajei, past participle desencorajado)
- to daunt; to discourage
- (transitive) to deter (to persuade someone not to do something)
- Synonym: dissuadir
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.