pour encourager les autres

French quotation from Voltaire
pour en·​cou·​ra·​ger les autres | \ pür-äⁿ-kü-rä-zhā-lā-zōtrᵊ How to pronounce pour encourager les autres (audio) \

Definition of pour encourager les autres

: in order to encourage the others said ironically of an action (such as an execution) carried out as a warning to others

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“Pour encourager les autres.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pour%20encourager%20les%20autres. Accessed 12 Dec. 2020.

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