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encourage [Brit ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ, ɛnˈkʌrɪdʒ, Am ɪnˈkərɪdʒ] VB trans

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1. encourage:

encourage (boost, support)

encourage (raise morale of)

encourager, réconforter

encourage (reassure)

to encourage sb to do (gen)

encourager qn à faire

to encourage sb to do parent, government, policy:

inciter qn à faire

this only encouraged him in his desire to do

cela n'a fait qu'accroître son désir de faire

these observations encouraged him in his belief that …

ces observations l'ont conforté dans l'idée que …

don't laugh at his jokes, it'll only encourage him!

ne ris pas de ses blagues, on ne l'arrêtera plus!

to encourage sb to do

encourager or inciter qn à faire

2. encourage (foster):

encourage investment

encourage rise, growth

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to encourage lawbreaking

encourager à violer la loi

to encourage rote learning

encourager à apprendre par cœur

inherently involve, entail, encourage

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encourager les pratiques délatrices

to encourage informing

to encourage (à faire to do)

encourager l'esprit d'émulation chez

to encourage a competitive spirit in

favoriser (encourager)

to encourage

des mesures pour favoriser l'emploi

measures to promote ou encourage employment

infantiliser

to encourage [sb] to behave like a child, to infantilize

encourager l'exportation

to encourage exports

Translations for encourage in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

encourage [en·ˈkɜr·ɪdʒ] VB trans

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1. encourage (give confidence to):

encourage

to encourage sb to +infin

encourager qn à +infin

2. encourage (support):

encourage

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to encourage

to encourage

pousser qn à la consommation

to encourage sb to consume

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grands frères

young adults from the banlieues who volunteer to encourage French youths to behave in a socially acceptable way

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He was encouraged to learn a second instrument, the trumpet, at the age of nine. en.wikipedia.org

I am very grateful to all those who supported and encouraged me. en.wikipedia.org

He has said that as a result of this meeting he was encouraged to continue on his chosen path as a writer. en.wikipedia.org

Eventually, as doctors encouraged their patients to stay away from the media and the media attention died down, many of the girls' symptoms improved. en.wikipedia.org

Often, parents, mistaking the strip's intent, would encourage their own children to send in submissions to what they thought was a kids' participation feature. en.wikipedia.org

The process of industrialisation encouraged working-class incorporation into society with greater social mobility being achieved during the twentieth century. en.wikipedia.org

The animals are sometimes encouraged to rear up on their hind legs. en.wikipedia.org

She said that she was extremely excited to encourage other kids to make a difference in the world. en.wikipedia.org

Some plants encourage the presence of natural enemies of herbivores, which in turn protect the plant. en.wikipedia.org

The success of the printers' union encouraged other trades to organize. en.wikipedia.org

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