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

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1. encourage (give hope, courage to):

encourage

encourage

we have been encouraged by the response so far

la respuesta que hemos recibido hasta el momento es muy alentadora

2. encourage (give encouragement to):

to encourage sb to + infin she encouraged me to carry on/try again

me alentó a seguir adelante/para que volviera a intentarlo

to encourage sb in sth it encouraged me in the hope that their views might change

me dio esperanzas de que cambiarían de opinión

don't encourage him in bad habits

no le fomentes las malas costumbres

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it is government policy to encourage homeownership

es política gubernamental fomentar la compra de viviendas por particulares

actively encourage/support

to encourage public investment

promover la inversión pública

to encourage private investment

promover la inversión privada

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

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to encourage

darle manija a alg. RioPl inf

to encourage sb

fomentar turismo

to encourage

fomentar ahorro/inversión

to encourage

hay que fomentarles el gusto por la música

one has to foster o encourage an interest in music in them

envalentonar

to encourage

cultivar artes

to encourage

cultivar interés

to encourage

to encourage

to encourage

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

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

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1. encourage:

encourage (give confidence)

encourage (give hope)

to encourage sb to do sth

animar a alguien a hacer algo

2. encourage (support):

encourage

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to encourage

dar pábulo a rumores

to encourage rumours Brit [or rumors Am]

to encourage

to encourage

confortar (alentar)

to encourage

to encourage

to encourage

to encourage

to encourage

to encourage sb to do sth

animar a alguien a hacer algo

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We are however unable to explain our findings and are reporting them to encourage others to investigate this phenomenon. en.wikipedia.org

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

He encouraged her to take up the same sport as her children and coached her over the telephone. en.wikipedia.org

Peter has literally chosen not to make the transition from one to the other, and encourages the other children to do the same. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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

This encourages a more even spread of players. en.wikipedia.org

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

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