spur

spur
spə:
noun
1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.)
2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.)
•
- spur on
spur
tr[spɜːSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (horserider's) espuela
2 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL (of cock) espolón nombre masculino
3 figurative use (stimulus, incentive) aguijón nombre masculino, espuela, acicate nombre masculino
4 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL espolón nombre masculino, estribación nombre femenino
5 (railway track, road) ramal nombre masculino
transitive verb (pt & pp spurred, ger spurring)
1 (horse) espolear, picar con las espuelas
2 figurative use (stimulate) estimular, incitar, aguijonear, alentar
■ we spurred them on to victory los incitamos a la victoria
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
on the spur of the moment sin pensarlo
spur ['spər] vt, spurred ; spurring or to spur on : espolear (un caballo), motivar (a una persona, etc.)
spur n
1) : espuela f, acicate m
2) stimulus: acicate m
3) : espolón m (de aves gallináceas)
spur
n.
• acicate s.m.
• aguijada s.f.
• aguijón s.m.
• corvejón s.m.
• espolón s.m.
• espuela s.f.
• estribación s.f.
• estímulo s.m.
• gajo s.m.
• garrón s.m.
v.
• aguijar v.
• aguijonear v.
• arremeter v.
• avispar v.
• espolear v.
• picar v.

I spɜːr, spɜː(r)
noun
a) espuela f

on the spur of the moment — sin pensarlo

to win o gain one's spurs — demostrar* su (or mi etc) valía

b) (stimulus) acicate m, aguijón m

II
transitive verb -rr-
a) (Equ) \<\<horse\>\> espolear
b) spur (on) (urge on) \<\<person/team\>\> estimular, alentar*
[spɜː(r)]
1. N
1) (for horse riding) espuela f
- win one's spurs
2) [of cock] espolón m
3) (fig) estímulo m , aguijón m

the spur of hunger — el aguijón del hambre

it will be a spur to further progress — servirá de estímulo or acicate al progreso

it was a spur of the moment decision — fue una decisión tomada al instante

4) (Geog) [of mountain, hill] espolón m
5) (Rail) ramal m corto
2.
VT (also: spur on) [+ horse] espolear, picar con las espuelas
(fig)

to spur sb (on) to do sth — incitar a algn a hacer algo

this spurred him on to greater efforts — esto lo animó a hacer mayores esfuerzos

spurred on by greed — bajo el aguijón de la codicia

3.
CPD

spur gear N — rueda f dentada recta

spur wheel N — engranaje m cilíndrico

* * *

I [spɜːr, spɜː(r)]
noun
a) espuela f

on the spur of the moment — sin pensarlo

to win o gain one's spurs — demostrar* su (or mi etc) valía

b) (stimulus) acicate m, aguijón m

II
transitive verb -rr-
a) (Equ) \<\<horse\>\> espolear
b) spur (on) (urge on) \<\<person/team\>\> estimular, alentar*

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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