motivate

motiver, encourager

Donner à quelqu’un l’envie de faire quelque chose ou de fournir davantage d’efforts.

En anglais simple : To make someone want to do something or try harder.

• Music motivates me to exercise.
• Her teacher motivated her to keep studying.
• What motivates your team to do their best?

Comment l'utiliser : motivate someone to do something (The coach motivated us to train harder.)

Synonymes : encourage, inspire, spur

Contraires : discourage, demotivate

Expressions courantes : motivate someone, motivate a team, motivate yourself, motivate staff

motiver, pousser

Être la raison qui pousse quelqu’un à agir d’une certaine manière.

En anglais simple : To be the reason that makes someone act in a particular way.

• Fear motivated his silence.
• They were motivated by a desire to help.
• What motivated her decision to leave?

Comment l'utiliser : be motivated by something (Her decision was motivated by concern for her children.)

Synonymes : drive, prompt, impel

Expressions courantes : motivate a decision, motivate someone's actions