- urge
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1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) exhortar, incitar2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) insistir
2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) impulso, deseo- urge onurge1 n impulso / ganasI had a sudden urge to go to the toilet de repente me entraron ganas de ir al serviciourge2 vb animar / recomendar vivamente / instarhe urged her to carry on with her studies la animó a que siguiera con sus estudiosEl gerundio de urge se escribe urgingurgetr[ɜːʤ]noun1 impulso, deseo■ to have the urge to do something tener unas ganas irrefrenables de hacer algotransitive verb1 encarecer, preconizar, instar, insistir■ to urge somebody to do something instar a alguien a hacer algo2 (incite) incitar; (plead) exhortar■ he urged them not to continue les exhortó a que no continuaran3 (encourage) animar■ the mother urged the child to take part in the play la madre animó al niño a que participara en la obra\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto urge somebody on darle cuerda a alguienurge ['ərʤ] vt, urged ; urging1) press: instar, apremiar, insistirwe urged him to come: insistimos en que viniera2) advocate: recomendar, abogar por3)to urge on : animar, alentarurge n: impulso m, ganas fpl, compulsión furgev.• afanar v.• ahincar v.• apremiar v.• arrastrar v.• azuzar v.• calentar v.• hostigar v.• impeler v.• incitar v.• instar v.• perorar v.• requerir v.n.• impulso s.m.• instinto s.m.• prurito s.m.
I ɜːrdʒ, ɜːdʒnoun ganas fpl, impulso mthe creative urge — el impulso creativo or creador
sexual urges — impulsos mpl sexuales
he had a strong urge to punch him — le entraron unas ganas enormes de darle un puñetazo
II
transitive verb (exhort) instar (frml), exhortar (frml); (entreat) pedir* con insistencia, rogar*to urge somebody to + INF — instar a alguien a que (+ subj) (frml), pedirle* a alguien con insistencia que (+ subj)
I urge you to reconsider — le pido encarecidamente que lo reconsidere
Phrasal Verbs:- urge on[ɜːdʒ]1.N impulso m ; (sexual etc) deseo mthe urge to write — el deseo apremiante de escribir, la ambición de hacerse escritor
to feel an urge to do sth — sentir fuertes deseos or ganas de hacer algo
to get or have the urge (to do sth): when you get or have the urge to eat something exotic ... — cuando te entren ganas de comer algo exótico
he had the sudden urge to take all his clothes off — de repente le entraron ganas de desnudarse
2. VT1) (=try to persuade) animar, alentarto urge sb to do sth — animar or instar a algn a hacer algo
to urge that sth should be done — recomendar encarecidamente que se haga algo
2) (=advocate) recomendar, abogar porto urge sth on or upon sb — insistir en algo con algn
to urge a policy on the government — hacer presión en el gobierno para que adopte una política
- urge on* * *
I [ɜːrdʒ, ɜːdʒ]noun ganas fpl, impulso mthe creative urge — el impulso creativo or creador
sexual urges — impulsos mpl sexuales
he had a strong urge to punch him — le entraron unas ganas enormes de darle un puñetazo
II
transitive verb (exhort) instar (frml), exhortar (frml); (entreat) pedir* con insistencia, rogar*to urge somebody to + INF — instar a alguien a que (+ subj) (frml), pedirle* a alguien con insistencia que (+ subj)
I urge you to reconsider — le pido encarecidamente que lo reconsidere
Phrasal Verbs:- urge on
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
