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1 encourage
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.) incentivar2) (to urge (a person) to do something: You must encourage him to try again.) animar•- encouragingly
- encouragement* * *en.cour.age[ink'∧rid9] vt 1 encorajar, animar, alentar. 2 apoiar, favorecer, promover, ajudar. 3 incitar. -
2 encourage
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.) animar2) (to urge (a person) to do something: You must encourage him to try again.) incentivar•- encouragingly - encouragement -
3 hearten
verb (to encourage or cheer up: We were greatly heartened by the good news.) animar* * *heart.en[h'a:tən] vt animar, encorajar. to hearten up criar ânimo. -
4 inspire
1) (to encourage by filling with eg confidence, enthusiasm etc: The players were inspired by the loyalty of their supporters and played better football than ever before.) inspirar2) (to be the origin or source of a poetic or artistic idea: An incident in his childhood inspired the poem.) inspirar•* * *in.spire[insp'aiə] vt+vi 1 inspirar, fazer sentir, incutir. 2 afetar, influenciar. 3 insuflar com força divina. 4 sugerir, aconselhar, incitar. 5 inspirar, respirar (ar nos pulmões). -
5 hearten
verb (to encourage or cheer up: We were greatly heartened by the good news.) encorajar -
6 inspire
1) (to encourage by filling with eg confidence, enthusiasm etc: The players were inspired by the loyalty of their supporters and played better football than ever before.) inspirar2) (to be the origin or source of a poetic or artistic idea: An incident in his childhood inspired the poem.) inspirar• -
7 promote
[prə'məut]1) (to raise (to a higher rank or position): He was promoted to head teacher.) promover2) (to encourage, organize, or help the progress of: He worked hard to promote peace / this scheme.) promover3) (to encourage the buying of; to advertise: We are promoting a new brand of soap-powder.) fazer a promoção de•- promoter- promotion* * *pro.mote[prəm'out] vt 1 promover: a) elevar a cargo, posto ou situação superior. he was promoted captain / ele foi promovido a capitão. b) fomentar, favorecer. 2 Chess transformar um peão em figura. -
8 promote
[prə'məut]1) (to raise (to a higher rank or position): He was promoted to head teacher.) promover2) (to encourage, organize, or help the progress of: He worked hard to promote peace / this scheme.) promover3) (to encourage the buying of; to advertise: We are promoting a new brand of soap-powder.) promover•- promoter- promotion -
9 abet
[ə'bet]past tense, past participle - abetted; verb(to help or encourage to do something wrong: He abetted his cousin in robbing the bank.) colaborar* * *a.bet[əb'et] vt encorajar, incitar, estimular, instigar alguém a fazer algo errado. -
10 countenance
1. noun((expression on) the face.) rosto2. verb(to encourage, support or accept: We can't possibly countenance the spending of so much money.) aceitar* * *coun.te.nance[k'auntənəns] n 1 rosto, semblante, face. 2 feições, fisionomia. 3 apoio, auxílio. 4 graça, favor. 5 aprovação. 6 calma, tranqüilidade, compostura. he kept his countenance / ele manteve a compostura. they put him out of countenance / eles o desanimaram, confundiram ou desconcertaram. • vt 1 aprovar, encorajar, apoiar, favorecer. they lent (their) countenance to him, they kept him in countenance / eles o favoreceram, apoiaram ou encorajaram. 2 permitir, tolerar. -
11 instigate
['instiɡeit](to suggest and encourage (a wrong action, a rebellion etc).) instigar* * *in.sti.gate['instigeit] vt instigar, incitar, fomentar. -
12 nurse
[nə:s] 1. noun1) (a person who looks after sick or injured people in hospital: She wants to be a nurse.) enfermeiro2) (a person, usually a woman, who looks after small children: The children have gone out with their nurse.) ama2. verb1) (to look after sick or injured people, especially in a hospital: He was nursed back to health.) tratar2) (to give (a baby) milk from the breast.) amamentar3) (to hold with care: She was nursing a kitten.) embalar4) (to have or encourage (feelings eg of anger or hope) in oneself.) alimentar•- nursery- nursing
- nursemaid
- nurseryman
- nursery rhyme
- nursery school
- nursing-home* * *[nə:s] n 1 enfermeira. 2 ama-seca. 3 governante, pajem • vt+vi 1 servir de enfermeira. 2 trabalhar como enfermeira. 3 cuidar de, assistir. 4 criar. 5 pajear. 6 proteger. 7 nutrir. 8 fomentar, estimular. 9 acariciar, afagar. 10 alimentar. 11 mamar. 12 beber devagar. dry nurse ama-seca. he nursed his leg ele cruzou as pernas. male nurse enfermeiro. to nurse a cold curar um resfriado. wet nurse ama-de-leite. -
13 nurture
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14 prod
[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) espetar2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) incitar2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) espetadela* * *[prɔd] n 1 picada, aguilhoada. 2 cutucão, cotovelada. 3 incitamento, estímulo. 4 aguilhão. 5 sovela. 6 broca. • vt 1 picar, aguilhoar. 2 cutucar. 3 estimular (into, para). -
15 abet
[ə'bet]past tense, past participle - abetted; verb(to help or encourage to do something wrong: He abetted his cousin in robbing the bank.) instigar -
16 countenance
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17 instigate
['instiɡeit](to suggest and encourage (a wrong action, a rebellion etc).) instigar -
18 nurse
[nə:s] 1. noun1) (a person who looks after sick or injured people in hospital: She wants to be a nurse.) enfermeiro2) (a person, usually a woman, who looks after small children: The children have gone out with their nurse.) ama2. verb1) (to look after sick or injured people, especially in a hospital: He was nursed back to health.) cuidar2) (to give (a baby) milk from the breast.) amamentar3) (to hold with care: She was nursing a kitten.) acalentar4) (to have or encourage (feelings eg of anger or hope) in oneself.) acalentar•- nursery- nursing - nursemaid - nurseryman - nursery rhyme - nursery school - nursing-home -
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20 prod
[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) cutucar2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) incitar2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) cutucada
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