cheer up

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Verb

cheer up

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to become happy

   I cheered up after seeing the results.

2. (transitive, idiomatic) to make someone happy

   The arrival of the unexpected letter cheered him up almost immediately.

Translations

• German: bessere Laune bekommen, aufheitern (transitive), aufmuntern (transitive)
• Italian: incoraggiare, sostenere, invogliare
• Portuguese: animar-se
• Russian: утеша́ться
• Spanish: animarse

Translations

• French: remonter le moral
• German: aufmuntern, ermuntern, ermutigen, erheitern
• Italian: sollevare il morale
• Portuguese: animar
• Russian: ободря́ть
• Spanish: animar

Interjection

1. an encouragement to somebody who seems unhappy

   Cheer up! Things could be worse.

Translations

• French: courage
• German: Kopf hoch!
• Italian: coraggio!, forza!
• Portuguese: anime-se
• Russian: вы́ше го́лову!
• Spanish: ánimo

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