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  • 1 encourage

    1. III
    encourage smth., smb. encourage farming (commerce, home industries, production, a natural growth, the growth of plants, natural feeling, a desire for good relations with other countries, etc.) способствовать развитию сельского хозяйства и т.д.; they encourage criticism они поощряют /приветствуют/ критику; encourage good manners (modesty, a sense of duty, etc.) прививать хорошие манеры и т.д., encourage new workers поощрять новых рабочих
    2. VII
    encourage smb. to do smth. encourage smb. to study (to work harder. to go ahead and do better, etc.) пробудить в ком-л. желание /побудить кого-л./ заниматься и т.д.; поддерживать кого-л. в стремлении /в ком-л. стремление/ заниматься и т.д.; my success encourages me to repeat the experiment успех вселяет в меня желание повторить эксперимент;
    3. XI
    be (feel, get) encouraged by smth. he was (felt, got) encouraged by the progress he had made (by their success, by this example, by these words, by the good record, etc.) успехи, которых он достиг /собственные успехи/ и т.д. приободрили его /вселили в него уверенность/; I was encouraged by it это придало мне уверенности; be encouraged if encouraged he will do wonders если его похвалить, он может делать чудеса; feel encouraged at some time do you feel more. encouraged now? вы теперь чувствуете себя более уверенным?
    4. XXI1
    encourage smb. by /with/ smth. encourage smb. by one's example (with a stirring speech, with a promise, with good advice, etc.) увлечь /воодушевить/ кого-л. собственным примером и т.д.; encourage smb. in smth. encourage a boy in his studies (a man in his efforts to improve, etc.) поощрять мальчика в его занятиях и т.д.; don't encourage him in his idle ways не потворствуйте его безделью; encourage smb. to smth. encourage smb. to hostility подстрекать кого-л. к враждебным действиям
    5. XXII
    encourage smth., smb. by doing smth. encourage his efforts by setting a good example (her curiosity by being secretive, his desire to do smth. by being frank, etc.) поощрять его усилия, подавая хороший пример и т.д.; don't encourage her laziness by doing things for her не делай за нее ничего, не потворствуй ее лени; encourage her by being affectionate подбодрить ее лаской

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > encourage

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  • idle — i|dle1 [ˈaıdl] adj [: Old English; Origin: idel] 1.) not working or producing anything ≠ ↑busy ▪ I cannot afford to leave the land lying idle . ▪ The whole team stood idle , waiting for the mechanic. ▪ The workers have been idle for the last six… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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