"encourage sb" in German to encourage sb. jdn. zu etw. ermuntern ermutigen animieren jdn. ermutigen Detailed translations for "encourage sb" to encourage sb. to encourage sb. jdn. zu etw. ermuntern to encourage sb.(also: to give hope, to elate) ermutigen to encourage sb. animieren{transitive verb} to encourage sb.(also: to nerve sb.) jdn. ermutigen