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encourage adaptability

[en-KUR-ij uh-DAP-tuh-BIL-i-tee]
verb phrase
encorajar a adaptabilidade
1. to promote or support the ability to adjust to new conditions, environments, or circumstances
The manager works to encourage adaptability among team members in a rapidly changing market.
O gerente trabalha para encorajar a adaptabilidade entre os membros da equipe em um mercado em rápida mudança.
2. to foster flexibility and openness to change
Modern educational systems should encourage adaptability in students to prepare them for future challenges.
Os sistemas educacionais modernos devem encorajar a adaptabilidade nos alunos para prepará-los para desafios futuros.
NYC Slang
keep it flexible / stay nimble
Synonyms
promote flexibilityfoster resiliencesupport versatilitycultivate agilityencourage flexibility
Antonyms
discourage changeresist adaptationinhibit flexibilitypromote rigidity

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
encorajar a adaptabilidade
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
incentivar a adaptabilidade
Common alternative using 'incentivar' (to incentivize)
Portugal
fomentar a adaptabilidade
Preferred term in European Portuguese using 'fomentar' (to foster)

Related Idioms & Phrases

go with the flow
roll with the punches
think outside the box
embrace change
be a chameleon
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