"ermutigen" in English ermutigen to give hope to encourage sb. to elate ermutigen {v.t.} to bear up (against to embolden to comfort sb. Detailed translations for "ermutigen" ermutigen ermutigen(also: Hoffnung geben) to give hope ermutigen(also: jdn. zu etw. ermuntern, animieren, jdn. ermutigen) to encourage sb. ermutigen(also: beschwingen) to elate ermutigen{transitive verb} ermutigen to bear up (against ermutigen to embolden ermutigen(also: jdn. trösten, beruhigen) to comfort sb.