encourage

encourage
transitive verb
1) (stimulate, incite) ermutigen

bread encourages rats — Brot lockt Ratten an

2) (promote) fördern

encourage a smile/a response from somebody — jemandem ein Lächeln/eine Reaktion entlocken

encourage bad habits — schlechte Angewohnheiten unterstützen

we do not encourage smoking — wir unterstützen es nicht, dass geraucht wird

3) (urge)

encourage somebody to do something — jemanden dazu ermuntern, etwas zu tun

4) (cheer)

be [much] encouraged by something — durch etwas neuen Mut schöpfen

we were encouraged to hear ... — wir schöpften neuen Mut, als wir hörten ...

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verb
1) (to give support, confidence or hope to: The general tried to encourage the troops: You should not encourage him in his extravagance; I felt encouraged by his praise.) ermutigen
2) (to urge (a person) to do something: You must encourage him to try again.) anspornen
- academic.ru/24168/encouraging">encouraging
- encouragingly
- encouragement
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en·cour·age
[ɪnˈkʌrɪʤ, AM enˈkɜ:r-]
vt
1. (give courage)
to \encourage sb jdm Mut zusprechen [o machen]; (give confidence) jdn ermutigen [o bestärken]; (give hope) jdn unterstützen [o bestärken
2. (urge)
to \encourage sb to do sth jdn [dazu] ermuntern, etw zu tun; (advise) jdm [dazu] raten, etw zu tun
3. (support)
to \encourage sb/sth jdn/etw unterstützen [o fördern]
to \encourage sb SPORT jdn anfeuern
4. (make more likely)
to \encourage sth etw fördern [o begünstigen]
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[In'kʌrɪdZ]
vt
person ermutigen, ermuntern; (= motivate) anregen; (= give confidence) Mut machen (+dat), ermutigen; arts, industry, projects, investments fördern; (SPORT) team, competitor anfeuern, anspornen; bad habits unterstützen

to encourage participation — zum Mitmachen anregen

we don't want to encourage suspicion — wir wollen keinen Verdacht erregen

to be encouraged by sth —

he's lazy enough as it is, please don't encourage him — er ist schon faul genug, bitte ermuntern or unterstützen Sie ihn nicht noch

that will encourage bad habits — das wird zu schlechten Gewohnheiten führen

to encourage sb to do sth — jdn ermutigen or ermuntern, etw zu tun

you'll only encourage him to think ... —

this encourages me to think that maybe ... — das lässt mich vermuten, dass vielleicht ...

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encourage [ınˈkʌrıdʒ; US besonders ınˈkɜr-] v/t
1. ermutigen, ermuntern (beide:
to zu;
to do zu tun), jemandem Mut machen
2. eine Mannschaft etc anfeuern
3. jemanden unterstützen, bestärken (beide:
in in dat)
4. etwas fördern, unterstützen
5. etwas fördern, begünstigen
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transitive verb
1) (stimulate, incite) ermutigen

bread encourages rats — Brot lockt Ratten an

2) (promote) fördern

encourage a smile/a response from somebody — jemandem ein Lächeln/eine Reaktion entlocken

encourage bad habits — schlechte Angewohnheiten unterstützen

we do not encourage smoking — wir unterstützen es nicht, dass geraucht wird

3) (urge)

encourage somebody to do something — jemanden dazu ermuntern, etwas zu tun

4) (cheer)

be [much] encouraged by something — durch etwas neuen Mut schöpfen

we were encouraged to hear ... — wir schöpften neuen Mut, als wir hörten ...

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v.
anfeuern v.
anspornen v.
ermutigen v.
fördern v.
zureden v.

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