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1 spur
spur [spɜ:r]éperon m* * *[spɜː(r)] 1.to be the spur for ou of something — être la raison de quelque chose
to act as a spur to — être une incitation à [crime, action]
2) ( for horse) éperon m3) Zoology, Anatomy éperon m4) ( of rock) contrefort m5) Railways (also spur track) embranchement m2.transitive verb (p prés etc - rr-)1) ( stimulate) encourager [growth, increase]; inciter [action, reaction]to spur somebody to something/to do — inciter quelqu'un à quelque chose/à faire
2) [rider] éperonner [horse]•Phrasal Verbs:- spur on•• -
2 spur
A n1 fig ( stimulus) motif m ; to be the spur for ou of sth être la raison de qch ; to act as a spur to être une incitation à [crime, action] ;2 (for horse, on dog's or cock's leg) éperon m ; to wear spurs porter des éperons ; to dig in one's spurs donner de l'éperon ;3 Geol contrefort m ;1 ( stimulate) encourager [economic growth, increase, advance] ; inciter [action, reaction, response] ; to spur sb to sth/to do inciter qn à qch/à faire ; to spur sb into action inciter qn à agir ; spurred by this event,… encouragé par cet événement,… ;2 [rider] éperonner [horse] ; to spur one's horse into a gallop éperonner son cheval et partir au galop.C vi littér ( p prés etc - rr-) ( ride hard) to spur towards sth piquer des éperons en direction de qch.on the spur of the moment sur l'impulsion du moment ; a spur-of-the-moment decision une décision du moment ; to win one's spurs faire ses preuves.■ spur forward = spur on.■ spur on:▶ spur on† [rider] piquer des éperons ;▶ spur [sth] on, spur on [sth] [rider] lancer [qch] d'un coup d'éperon [horse] (towards vers) ;▶ spur on [sb], spur [sb] on [success, good sign, legislation, government] encourager ; [fear, threat, example, hero] stimuler ; to spur sb on to greater efforts inciter qn à redoubler d'efforts ; spurred on by their success encouragés par leur réussite.
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