No. 1,301 in French
encourager
To encourage.
In a sentence
Elle essaye d'encourager ses élèves à être créatifs.
She tries to encourage her students to be creative.
In this sentence, 'encourager' is used to mean motivating or inspiring someone to do something, here in the context of fostering creativity in students.
Les parents devraient toujours encourager leurs enfants à poursuivre leurs rêves.
Parents should always encourage their children to pursue their dreams.
Here, 'encourager' is applied in the context of supporting and motivating someone emotionally, specifically children, to strive toward their aspirations.
Le professeur s'est efforcé d'encourager le dialogue entre les élèves.
The teacher endeavored to encourage dialogue between the students.
In this usage, 'encourager' denotes the attempt to promote or facilitate an activity, such as communication among individuals.
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