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1 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. -
2 ÞREYTA
(-tta, -ttr), v. to prosecute a thing stoutly to strive hard in a thing;þreyta leik, rás við e-n, to contend in a game, run a race with one;þreyta kapp-sigling, to sail a race;þreyta drykkju við e-n, to vie in drinking with one;þreyta á drykkjuna, to strive hard to drink;þreyta e-t með kappmælum, to dispute eagerly;þreyta lög um e-t, to contend at law;jarlarnir þreyttu þetta með sér, it came to high words between them;þeir þreyttu at komast inn í borgina, they tried hard to get into the burgh;þreyta hest sporum, to prick the horse with the spurs.* * *t, [þraut], to prosecute a case stoutly, to strive, struggle, in a race, task, labour; þreyta leik, rás, kapp-sigling við e-n, to contend in a game, run a race with one, or the like, Edda 34, Fms. vi. 269, 360; þ. á drykkjuna, to contend in drinking, have a drinking-bout, Edda 34; þ. rás, to run a race, id.: þ. e-t með kappmælum, to dispute eagerly, Fms. i. 11; þreyttu þeir þetta með kappmælum þar til er hvárir-tveggju vápnuðusk, vi. 136; er þér þreytið þetta mál svá mjök, vii. 169; meirr þreytti Rútr þat með kappi en með lögum … at þeir þreytti þat ekki með sér, Nj. 31; jarlarnir þreyttu þetta með sér, it came to high words between them, Hkr. i. 87; þ. lög inn e-t, to contend at law, Fms. vii. 132, 135; þeir þreyttu ( tried bard) at komask í borgina, Edda; þreya heim, to strive to get home, K. Þ. K. 94; ef þú þreytir vel á jarðríki, if thou strivest well in this life, Mar.; þreyta hest sporum, to prick the horse with the spurs, Karl. 92.2. hence in mod. usage, to wear out, exhaust; in old writers it seems not to occur in this sense, except as pass.; öflin þreyttusk, were exhausted, Bret. ch. 4: part., þótt hann sé mjök at þreyttr, sorely tried, Nj. 64. -
3 þreyta
(-tta, -ttr), v. to prosecute a thing stoutly to strive hard in a thing;þreyta leik, rás við e-n, to contend in a game, run a race with one;þreyta kapp-sigling, to sail a race;þreyta drykkju við e-n, to vie in drinking with one;þreyta á drykkjuna, to strive hard to drink;þreyta e-t með kappmælum, to dispute eagerly;þreyta lög um e-t, to contend at law;jarlarnir þreyttu þetta með sér, it came to high words between them;þeir þreyttu at komast inn í borgina, they tried hard to get into the burgh;þreyta hest sporum, to prick the horse with the spurs.* * *u, f. wear and tear, exhaustion, freq. in mod. usage.
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