to discourage or dissuade someone
desalentar o disuadir a alguien (para desalentar o disuadir a alguien)
"His negative comments really put off the new employees."
"Sus comentarios negativos realmente desalentarion a los nuevos empleados." (Sus comentarios negativos realmente **put off** a los nuevos empleados.)
to be a member of or connected to a group or place
to make contact with someone to update or confirm details
to recover and try again after failing
to make someone very nervous or worried
to agree with someone’s idea or opinion
to avoid saying negative things unnecessarily