Gerund use: ‘encouraging’ functions as an uncountable noun meaning the act or process of giving encouragement.
Traductions
She needs a lot of encouraging before she'll perform on stage.
Elle a besoin de beaucoup d'encouragement avant de monter sur scène.
Définitions
The act or process of giving support, confidence, or hope; the action of encouraging. She needs a lot of encouraging before she'll perform on stage.
encouragegerund / present participle Used when the present participle 'encouraging' functions as an adjective, e.g. 'an encouraging result'.
Traductions
The preliminary findings were encouraging.
Les résultats préliminaires étaient encourageants.
Définitions
Giving hope, confidence, or optimism. The preliminary findings were encouraging.