motiver
French → English
(psychology) To motivate: to provide someone with an incentive to act
L'entraîneur a su motiver ses joueurs avant la finale du championnat.
(English) The coach knew how to motivate his players before the championship final.
Il est difficile de motiver les employés sans offrir de perspectives d'avenir.
(English) It is difficult to motivate employees without offering future prospects.
(legal) To justify: to provide specific reasons or grounds for a decision
Le juge doit motiver son arrêt en s'appuyant sur les textes de loi.
(English) The judge must justify his ruling by relying on the legal texts.
Elle a dû motiver son refus de participer au projet par écrit.
(English) She had to justify her refusal to participate in the project in writing.
Entry ID: fr:en:motiver · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary