Today we are going to learn all about the Spanish word ánimo. If you want to enrich your Spanish vocabulary, take a look at this post! Our Spanish school, El Rincón del Tándem, is glad to help you master new words ?
As for many Spanish words, ánimo has several meanings and it is used in expressions and phrases.
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Let’s learn all about ánimo!
MEANINGS of ánimo
1. Energy, strength, courage
- Tienes que empezar el día con un buen desayuno y mucho ánimo = You have to start your day with a good breakfast and a lot of energy
- Tengo que superar mis miedos con mucho ánimo = I have to overcome my fears with courage
2. Intention, intent
- No lo hice con ánimo de ofenderte = I didn’t do it with the intention of offending you
- Lucas vino con ánimo de criticar nuestro trabajo = Lucas came with the intent to criticise our work
3. Mood
- Hoy Carlos tiene mejor ánimo = Today Carlos is in better spirits
-No tener ánimo (para) – not to be in the mood (for)
- No tengo el ánimo para tus quejas = I am not in the mood for your complaints
– Estar con buen ánimo = to be in a good mood
- Ana es una persona muy alegre, siempre está con buen ánimo = Ana is a cheerful person; she is always in a good mood
– Estar de mal ánimo = to be in a bad mood
- Lucía está de mal ánimo. No ha saludado a nadie = Lucia is in a bad mood. She hasn’t said hello to anybody
4. Mind, thoughts
- La idea de cancelar el viaje estaba presente en el ánimo de todos = The idea to cancel the trip was in everyone’s minds
IDIOMS with ánimo
– Estar de ánimo = to be in the mood to do something
- Marcos no está de ánimo para salir de fiesta = Marcos is not in the mood to go to party
– Caerse de ánimo – to lose hearth, get discouraged
- Me caí de ánimo cuando me dijiste que no ibas a visitarme = I lost my hearth when you told me you would not come to visit me
– Levantar o subir el ánimo – to cheer up, to raise one’s spirits
- Tus palabras me levantaron el ánimo = Your words have raisen my spirits
– Hacerse el ánimo de = To bring oneself to
- Marta no consigue hacerse el ánimo de hacer deporte tres veces a la semana = Marta can’t bring herself to do sport three times per week
– Estar or andar con el ánimo caído = to be downhearted
- Alejandro anda con ánimo caído porque no ha aprobado el examen = Aejandro is downhearted because he hasn’t passed the exam
– Apaciguar los ánimos = to calm things down
- El discurso de la directora apaciguó los ánimos = The director’s speech calmed things down
Most common PHRASES with ánimo
Estado de ánimo = mood, state of mind
Presencia de ánimo = serentiy, calmness, presence of mind
Igualdad de ánimo = equity or calmness in both favourable and unfavourable circumstances
Fortaleza de ánimo = strenght of spirits
Sin/con ánimo de lucro = non/for profit
INTERJECTIONS with ánimo
Interjections used in Spanish to give encourage to someone or cheer someone up:
- ¡Ánimo! ¡Casi hemos llegado! = Come on! We are almost there
- ¡Arriba el ánimo! ¡Junto lo conseguiremos! = Cheery up! We can do it together
We hope that this post on the Spanish word ánimo will help you master it as a native Spanish speaker would do ?
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