WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| Principales traductions |
| encourageant adj | (prometteur) | encouraging, promising adj |
| | (formal) | auspicious adj |
| | Ses premiers résultats sont encourageants. |
| | The initial results are encouraging. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| Principales traductions |
| encourager⇒ vtr | (supporter) | support⇒, encourage⇒ vtr |
| | (with shouts, cries) | cheer on vtr phrasal |
| | Les supporters encouragent les sportifs. |
| | Les professeurs devraient toujours encourager les enfants. |
| | Teachers should always encourage children. |
| | The supporters are cheering the players on. |
| encourager [qqn] à faire [qch] vtr | (pousser [qqn] à faire [qch]) | encourage [sb] to do [sth] v expr |
| | Ce sont mes sœurs qui m'ont encouragé à participer au concours. |
| | It was my sisters who encouraged me to enter for the exam. |
| encourager vtr | (stimuler une action) | stimulate⇒ vtr |
| | | incite⇒ vtr |
| | | be an incentive for/to [sb/sth], act as an incentive for/to [sb/sth] v expr |
| | L'idée d'un prix Nobel encourage les chercheurs. |
| | The idea of a Nobel Prize acts as an incentive to researchers. |
| encourager vtr | (favoriser, soutenir) | encourage⇒ vtr |
| | Des bourses universitaires encouragent les étudiants de condition modeste. |
| | Le laxisme encourage les mauvaises habitudes. |
| | University bursaries encourage students from modest backgrounds. // Laxity encourages bad habits. |