Translation for "dismaying" to spanish

Dismaying

verb

• consternar
• desalentar
• espantar

Translation examples

consternar verb

If you return to Hammersmith, you will dismay your mother, if you remain here, you will disappoint your father.
Si regresas a Hammersmith, consternarás a tu madre. Si te quedas aquí... decepcionarás a tu padre.

Today's victory has given the legion heart, and will dismay our foes when they hear of it.
La victoria de hoy ha dado ánimo a la legión y consternará a nuestros adversarios cuando se enteren.

Those who knew him best were not dismayed by his odd mannerisms, or his inability to find anything.
Los que mejor lo conocían no se dejaban consternar por sus extrañas peculiaridades, ni por su incapacidad para encontrar las cosas.

His tongue was persuasive, and since he was astute enough to perceive that an optimistic forecast of the book’s chances of success would only dismay her he explained to her how rarely it was that a first novel enjoyed more than a modest sale, and how improbable it was that it would come under the notice of persons of ton.
Resultaba muy persuasivo, y como era lo bastante astuto para advertir que una previsión optimista de las posibilidades de éxito del libro sólo conseguiría consternar aún más a la autora, le explicó que era muy raro que una primera novela pasara de unas ventas modestas, y señaló la escasa probabilidad de que los miembros de la buena sociedad se fijaran en el libro.

desalentar verb

Dread not, nor be dismayed.
No temas nada, ni te dejes desalentar.