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1 to clap spurs to the horse
to clap spurs to the horseesporear o cavalo. -
2 spur
[spə:]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.) espora2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) aguilhão•- spur on* * *[spə:] n 1 espora, aguilhão. he set spurs to his horse / ele meteu as esporas em seu cavalo. 2 coisa que estimula, ambição, vaidade, incentivo, impulso, estímulo. 3 ponta, espiga, esporão. 4 espigão, contraforte (de montanha). 5 escora, espiga. 6 raiz pivotante de árvore. 7 ferros para escalar. • vt+vi (ps+pp spurred) 1 esporear. 2 andar depressa (a cavalo). 3 bater, ferir com esporas. 4 estimular, impelir. 5 colocar esporas. he acted on the spur of the moment ele agiu sob um impulso repentino. he won his spurs ele distinguiu-se. to spur on acelerar, estimular. -
3 clap
[klæp] 1. past tense, past participle - clapped; verb1) (to strike the palms of the hands together eg to show approval, to mark a rhythm, or to gain attention etc: When the singer appeared, the audience started to clap loudly; They clapped the speech enthusiastically; Clap your hands in time to the music.) bater palmas2) (to strike (someone) with the palm of the hand, often in a friendly way: He clapped him on the back and congratulated him.) dar uma palmada3) (to put suddenly (into prison, chains etc): They clapped him in jail.) prender2. noun1) (a sudden noise (of thunder).) trovão2) (an act of clapping: They gave the performer a clap; He gave me a clap on the back.) palmadas* * *clap1[klæp] n 1 palmada. 2 estrondo, estrépito. 3 ribombo, estampido do trovão. 4 aplauso, palmas. 5 dial golpe de azar. • vi+vt 1 bater uma coisa contra a outra com estrondo. 2 aplaudir, bater palmas. 3 golpear, bater com um golpe rápido. 4 colocar, pôr rapidamente. 5 coll fazer, arranjar às pressas. at a clap de uma vez, de um só golpe. clap of thunder ribombo de trovão, trovão. to clap down escrever, anotar apressadamente. to clap eyes on cravar os olhos em. to clap hands 1 bater palmas, aplaudir. 2 fazer um acordo. to clap hold of segurar, agarrar firmemente. to clap into 1 fechar repentinamente, encarcerar. 2 entrar em. to clap on vestir roupas rapidamente. to clap shut fechar de um golpe, bater (porta, janela). to clap spurs to the horse esporear o cavalo. to clap to fazer às pressas. to clap up 1 trancar, trancafiar. 2 arch terminar de repente.————————clap2[klæp] n sl gonorréia (também the claps). -
4 spur on
(to urge a horse to go faster, using spurs, or a person to make greater efforts: He spurred his horse on; The thought of the prize spurred her on.) estimular -
5 spur on
(to urge a horse to go faster, using spurs, or a person to make greater efforts: He spurred his horse on; The thought of the prize spurred her on.) esporear
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