encourage in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for encourage in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. encourage:

encourage (boost, support)

encourager

encourage (raise morale of)

encourager, réconforter

encourage (reassure)

rassurer

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

stimuler

encourage rise, growth

favoriser

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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

par sa nature

Translations for encourage in the French»English Dictionary

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encourager les pratiques délatrices

to encourage informing

encourager

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

encourage in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for encourage in the English»French Dictionary

encourage [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ, Am enˈkɜ:r-] VB trans

1. encourage (give confidence to):

encourage

encourager

to encourage sb to +infin

encourager qn à +infin

2. encourage (support):

encourage

favoriser

Translations for encourage in the French»English Dictionary

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stimuler

to encourage

inciter qn à la délation

to encourage sb to inform

encourager

to encourage

pousser qn à la consommation

to encourage sb to consume

encourage Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to encourage sb to +infin

encourager qn à +infin

encourage Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for encourage in the French»English Dictionary

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grands frères

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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The school administration wanted a magnet program to encourage area students to attend the school.

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Do not encourage people who live in these houses to move out, and 3.

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When a runner is looking for a guide, they are encouraged to find one with a gait similar to their own.

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Although illegal in the country, polygamy is encouraged by certain religious circles, and the number of practitioners has increased.

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The students were encouraged to think for themselves, to reason with one another and to ask all manner of questions.

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

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Later in the series, he often encourages grandson and tells him to never give up.

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This encouraged the use of grasshopper engines for smaller sized engines.

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

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