No. 9,707 in French
encourage
To give support, confidence, or hope to someone.
In a sentence
Je l'encourage à poursuivre ses études malgré les défis.
I encourage him to continue his studies despite the challenges.
In this sentence, 'encourage' is used to express providing support or motivation for someone to undertake an action or goal.
Les bons résultats de son équipe l'encouragent à s'investir davantage.
The good results of his team encourage him to invest more effort.
Here, 'encourage' is used to represent the inspiration or motivation derived from positive external circumstances.
On peut encourager un ami en lui offrant des mots de soutien.
One can encourage a friend by offering them words of support.
In this example, 'encourage' is used to illustrate the act of giving emotional or verbal support to someone.
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