How to Say ‘Supporting’ in French
À encourager
ah ahn-koo-rah-ZHAY
[ah ahn-koo-rah-ZHAY]
💬 Usage Tip: "Encourager" means "to encourage" or "to cheer on." After "continuer à," French uses the infinitive: "continuer à encourager" = "to keep cheering on."
🇫🇷 In France: French supporters often use "encourager" to talk about actively backing the team from the stands—noise, chants, claps, everything counts.
Phrase Breakdown
À
[ah]
to
A preposition meaning to; here it introduces the infinitive encourager.
Les supporters sont prêts à encourager jusqu’à la fin.
The supporters are ready to cheer until the end.
encourager
[ahn-koo-rah-ZHAY]
to support
A verb meaning to encourage, cheer on, or support a team or person.
Il faut encourager les joueurs même après une grosse occasion manquée.
We must support the players even after a big missed chance.
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