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1 espolear
v.to spur on (also figurative).* * *1 to spur on2 figurado to spur on, encourage* * *VT1) [+ caballo] to spur, spur on2) [para estudiar, ganar] to spur on* * ** * *= goad.Ex. Al Qaeda will goad us into war with Iran because it serves their own interests.* * ** * *= goad.Ex: Al Qaeda will goad us into war with Iran because it serves their own interests.
* * *espolear [A1 ]vt1 ‹caballo› to spur on, spur2 (estimular) to spur onespoleado por la ambición spurred on by ambition* * *
espolear ( conjugate espolear) verbo transitivo ‹ caballo› to spur (on)
espolear verbo transitivo to spur on: mis amigos me espolearon para que siguiera con las oposiciones, my friends spurred me on to finish the public entrance examination
' espolear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espuelear
English:
spur
- urge
* * *espolear vt1. [caballo] to spur on2. [persona] to spur on* * *v/t tb figspur on* * *espolear vt: to spur on
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