discourage

In both cases the experiences of the 1990s have been discouraging.
Dans les deux cas, les tentatives des années quatre- vingt-dix ont été décourageantes.
The Provisional Institutions of Self-Government have been discouraging the return process in different ways.
Les Institutions provisoires d'administration autonome s'emploient à décourager les retours de différentes manières.
At one level, the summer of 2006 appears to have been discouraging, with conflicts, destruction and loss of life.
D'un côté, l'été 2006 semble avoir été décourageant, avec son cortège de conflits, de destructions et de pertes en vies humaines.
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