se décourager

Mais Michel-Ange ne se découragea pas et il accepta le défi de lui sculpter.
But Michelangelo was not discouraged and he accepted the challenge to carve this marble block.
A cause de circonstances adverses et de frustrations, Baruc se découragea.
Due to adverse circumstances and frustrated expectations, he grew discouraged.
La fillette ne se découragea pas pour autant et, tous les jours, elle s’obstina à aller frapper à la porte.
The girl was not easily discouraged and every day she persisted in going and knocking at the door.
Elle pria pendant des années pour son fils qui n’en faisait qu’à sa tête, et ne se découragea jamais, même lorsqu’il eut des maîtresses ou décida d’embrasser une autre religion.
For years, she quietly prayed for her wayward son and never gave up, not even when he took a mistress or joined a different religion.
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