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1 spur
[spəː] noun1) 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.مِهْماز2) anything that urges a person to make greater efforts:حافِزHe was driven on by the spur of ambition.
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2 Sporn
m; -(e)s, Sporen1. spur (auch ZOOL. und fig.); einem Pferd die Sporen geben give a horse a touch of the spurs; sich (Dat) seine ( ersten) Sporen verdienen fig. win one’s spurs2. FLUG. tail skid* * *der Spornspur* * *Spọrn [ʃpɔrn]m -(e)s, Sporen['ʃpoːrən] usu pl (AUCH ZOOL, BOT) spur; (NAUT AUCH) ram; (am Geschütz) trail spade; (AVIAT = Gleitkufe) tailskid; (Rad) tail wheeleinem Pferd die Sporen geben — to spur a horse, to give a horse a touch of the spurs
* * *der1) (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.) spur2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) spur* * *<-[e]s, Sporen>[ʃpɔrn, pl ˈʃpo:rən]m1. meist pl spureinem Reittier die Sporen geben to spur a mount2. BOT spur3.* * *der; Sporn[e]s, Sporne od. Sporen Plural Sporen spur* * *einem Pferd die Sporen geben give a horse a touch of the spurs;sich (dat)seine (ersten) Sporen verdienen fig win one’s spurs2. FLUG tail skid* * *der; Sporn[e]s, Sporne od. Sporen Plural Sporen spur -
3 incentivo
m incentive* * *incentivo s.m. incentive, stimulus*, inducement; (spinta) boost, push, spur: l'incentivo dell'ambizione, the spur of ambition; l'incentivo del guadagno, the spur of profit // (econ.): incentivo agli investimenti, investment incentive; incentivo al personale, (per aumentare le vendite) push money; incentivi di vendita, sales incentives.* * *[intʃen'tivo]sostantivo maschile1) (stimolo) fillip, incentive2) econ. comm. incentive* * *incentivo/int∫en'tivo/sostantivo m.1 (stimolo) fillip, incentive2 econ. comm. incentive. -
4 pungolo
pungolo s.m.1 goad: un pungolo per spingere il bestiame, a goad for driving cattle2 (fig.) ( stimolo) prick; ( incitamento) spur: il pungolo della coscienza, the prick of conscience; il pungolo dell'ambizione, the spur of ambition.* * *['pungolo]sostantivo maschile goad (anche fig.)* * *pungolo/'pungolo/sostantivo m.goad (anche fig.). -
5 pungolo sm
['punɡolo](per animali) goad, (fig : stimolo) spur -
6 pungolo
sm ['punɡolo](per animali) goad, (fig : stimolo) spur -
7 sprone
m spur* * *sprone s.m.1 spur: gli sproni di un cavaliere, a rider's spurs // a spron battuto, at full speed, (fig.) immediately (o without delay): ubbidire a spron battuto, to obey immediately // dar di sprone a un cavallo, to spur a horse2 (fig.) ( incitamento, stimolo) spur, stimulus*, incentive: lo sprone dell'ambizione, the spur (o stimulus) of ambition3 (zool., bot.) spur4 (arch.) scarp, buttress* * *['sprone]sostantivo maschile1) equit. spur2) fig. spuressere da sprone per qcs. — to be a spur for o of sth
3) sart. yoke••* * *sprone/'sprone/sostantivo m.1 equit. spur; dar di sprone al cavallo to dig in one's spurs2 fig. spur; essere da sprone per qcs. to be a spur for o of sth.3 sart. yokea spron battuto hell for leather. -
8 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 -
9 pousser
pousser [puse]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• pousser la porte/la fenêtre to push the door/window shut• peux-tu me pousser ? (balançoire, voiture en panne) can you give me a push?b. ( = stimuler) [+ élève, employé] to push ; [+ moteur] (techniquement) to soup up ; (en accélérant) to drive hard ; [+ voiture] to drive hard ; [+ feu] to stoke up ; [+ chauffage] to turn upc. ( = mettre en valeur) [+ candidat, protégé] to push ; [+ dossier] to help alongd. pousser qn à faire qch [faim, curiosité] to drive sb to do sth ; [personne] ( = inciter) to press sb to do sth ; ( = persuader) to talk sb into doing sth• pousser qn à la consommation to encourage sb to buy (or eat or drink etc)e. ( = poursuivre) [+ études, discussion] to continue ; [+ affaire] to follow up• pousser l'enquête/les recherches plus loin to carry on with the inquiry/the research• pousser la curiosité/la plaisanterie un peu (trop) loin to take curiosity/the joke a bit too farf. [+ cri, hurlement] to give ; [+ soupir] to heave2. intransitive verba. [plante] ( = sortir de terre) to sprout ; ( = se développer) to grow ; [barbe, enfant] to grow ; [dent] to come throughb. ( = faire un effort) (pour accoucher, aller à la selle) to pushd. ( = exagérer) (inf) to go too far• tu pousses ! that's going a bit far!• faut pas pousser ! that's going a bit far!3. reflexive verb► se pousser ( = se déplacer) to move• pousse-toi de là ! shift yourself!* * *puse
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1) ( déplacer) to push [vélo, meuble, personne]; ( écarter ce qui gêne) to move, to shift, to push [something] aside [objet]pousser une porte — ( pour la fermer) to push a door to
pousser un verrou — to push ou slide a bolt home
pousser quelqu'un du coude — to give somebody a dig ou to nudge somebody with one's elbow
2) ( entraîner)pousser quelqu'un à faire quelque chose — ( encourager) to encourage somebody to do something; ( vivement) to urge somebody to do something; ( contraindre) [faim, désespoir, haine] to drive somebody to do something
3) ( faire travailler plus) to push [élève]; to keep [somebody] at it [employé]; to ride [something] hard [monture]; to drive [something] hard [voiture]; to flog (colloq) [moteur]4) ( promouvoir) to push [produit, protégé]5) ( porter plus avant) to pursue [recherches, raisonnement]c'est pousser un peu loin la plaisanterie — that's carrying ou taking the joke a bit far
6) ( émettre) to let out [cri]; to heave [soupir]pousser un hurlement/miaulement — to howl/to miaow
pousser une gueulante — (colloq) to yell and scream (colloq)
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verbe intransitif1) ( croître) [enfant, plante, barbe, ongle] to grow; ( apparaître) [plante] to sprout; [dent] to come through; [immeuble, ville] to spring upse laisser or se faire pousser les cheveux — to grow one's hair
se laisser or se faire pousser la barbe — to grow a beard
2) ( aller)pousser plus loin/jusqu'à la ville — to go on further/as far as the town
3) (pour accoucher, aller à la selle) to push4) (colloq) ( exagérer) to overdo it, to go too far
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se pousser verbe pronominal ( pour faire de la place) to move over••à la va comme je te pousse — (colloq) any old how
se pousser du col — (colloq) to push oneself forward, to be pushy (colloq)
* * *puse1. vt1) (= déplacer) to push, [objet qui gêne] to moveIls ont dû pousser la voiture. — They had to push the car.
Pousse la chaise, si elle te gêne. — Move the chair if it's in your way.
2) (= bousculer) to pushIl m'a poussé. — He pushed me.
Quelqu'un l'a poussé sur la voie. — Somebody pushed him onto the track.
3) (= appuyer sur) [bouton] to press, to push, [interrupteur] to press4) (= encourager)Je l'ai poussé à poser sa candidature. — I urged him to apply.
5) (= inciter)pousser qn à qch [jalousie, ambition] — to drive sb to sth
Cela l'avait poussé à une réévaluation de sa carrrière. — This drove him to re-evaluate his career., This made him re-evaluate his career.
6) (= acculer)pousser qn à qch [faillite, boisson] — to drive sb to sth
7) (= mener)pousser qch jusqu'à... — to take sth so far as...
Il a poussé le dévouement jusqu'à l'héberger pendant plus d'un mois. — He was so devoted to her that he put her up for more than a month.
8) (forcer) [moteur, voiture] to drive hard9) (= faire progresser) [personne] to pushSes parents l'ont beaucoup poussé dans ses études. — His parents have pushed him hard in his studies.
10) (= poursuivre) [discussion, expérience] to pursue11) (= émettre)pousser un cri — to shout, to cry out
2. vi1) (= croître) to growMes cheveux poussent vite. — My hair grows quickly.
faire pousser [plante] — to grow
2) (pour déplacer) to pushViens m'aider à pousser. — Come and help me push.
3) (= bousculer) to pushArrêtez de pousser, derrière! — Stop pushing at the back!
4) (= aller)* * *pousser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( déplacer) to push [brouette, vélo, meuble, personne]; ( écarter ce qui gêne) to move, to shift, to push [sth] aside [objet]; tu m'as poussé! you pushed me!; pousser une voiture en panne to push a broken-down car; pousser le lit contre le mur/vers la gauche to push the bed (up) against the wall/over to the left; pousser une porte ( pour la fermer) to push a door to; ( pour l'ouvrir) to push a door open; pousser un verrou to push ou slide a bolt home; peux-tu pousser ta voiture? elle gêne can you move your car? it's in the way; pousse tes fesses◑! shove over○!; le vent pousse les nuages vers l'est the wind is blowing ou pushing the clouds in an easterly direction; le vent poussait le bateau vers la côte the wind was driving the boat toward(s) the shore; pousser les enfants vers la sortie to hustle the children toward(s) the exit; pousser un ballon du pied ( l'écarter) to kick a ball out of the way; ( le faire avancer) to kick a ball along; pousser qn du coude to give sb a dig ou to nudge sb with one's elbow; ⇒ bouchon, ortie;2 ( entraîner) c'est la jalousie/l'ambition qui le pousse he's driven by jealousy/ambition; poussé par la pitié stirred by pity; poussé par le désir de les aider prompted by a desire to help them; c'est sa femme qui le pousse à boire it's his wife who drives him to drink; pousser qn à faire qch ( encourager) to encourage sb to do sth; ( vivement) to urge sb to do sth; ( contraindre) [faim, désespoir, haine] to drive sb to do sth; pousser qn à la dépense to encourage sb to spend more money; pousser à la consommation to encourage people to buy more; ( au bar) to encourage people to drink more; son professeur le pousse (à s'orienter) vers la biologie his teacher is encouraging him to do biology; mes amis me poussent à accepter my friends are urging me to accept; pousser qn au désespoir/suicide to drive sb to despair/suicide; c'est ce qui m'a poussé vers l'enseignement/à écrire cette lettre that's what made me take up teaching/write this letter; elle ne voulait pas vendre, on l'y a poussée she didn't want to sell, she was pushed into it; tout me pousse à croire que everything leads me to believe that; il n'a pas fallu le pousser beaucoup pour qu'il parle he didn't need much prompting to talk;3 ( faire travailler plus) to push [élève]; to keep [sb] at it [employé]; to ride [sth] hard [monture]; to drive [sth] hard [voiture]; to flog○ [moteur]; on ne pousse pas assez les élèves pupils are not pushed hard enough; pousser les feux to stoke up;4 ( promouvoir) to push [produit, protégé];5 ( porter plus avant) to pursue [recherches, études, raisonnement]; si l'on pousse plus loin cette logique if we pursue this line of reasoning (further); c'est pousser un peu loin la modestie/la plaisanterie that's carrying ou taking modesty/the joke a bit far; pousser le perfectionnisme à l'extrême to be too much of a perfectionist; pousser le courage jusqu'à la folie to be insanely brave; pousser la bêtise/l'abnégation/la prudence jusqu'à faire to be stupid/self-denying/cautious enough to do; pousser son effort jusqu'aux limites de l'endurance to push oneself to the limit;6 ( émettre) to let out [cri]; to heave [soupir]; pousser un hurlement/miaulement/rugissement to howl/miaow/roar; pousser une gueulante○ to yell and scream○; pousser la chansonnette or romance, en pousser une○ to sing a song.B vi1 ( croître) [enfant, plante, barbe, ongle] to grow; ( apparaître) [plante] to sprout; [dent] to come through; fig [immeuble, ville] to spring up; l'arbre a poussé de 50 cm the tree has grown 50 cm; les radis commencent à pousser the radishes are coming up ou sprouting; sa première dent pousse his/her first tooth is coming through, he's/she's cutting his/her first tooth; les villes nouvelles ont poussé comme des champignons new towns have sprung up like mushrooms; je fais pousser des légumes I grow vegetables; ça fait pousser le gazon/les cheveux it makes the grass/your hair grow; se laisser or se faire pousser les cheveux to grow one's hair; se laisser or se faire pousser la barbe/moustache to grow a beard/moustache GB ou mustache US; et le bébé, ça pousse○? how's your baby doing?; ⇒ aile;2 ( aller) pousser plus loin/jusqu'à la ville to go on further/as far as the town; on a poussé jusqu'au village suivant we carried on as far as the next village;3 (pour accoucher, aller à la selle) to push;4 ( faire pression) le juge a poussé pour qu'on les acquitte the judge pressed the jury for an acquittal;5 ○( exagérer) to overdo it, to go too far; tu ne crois pas que tu pousses un peu? don't you think you're overdoing it?; cinq euros pièce, faut pas pousser○! five euros each, that's a bit steep○!C se pousser vpr1 ( pour faire de la place) to move over;2 ○( pour réussir) to try to get on in life.à la va comme je te pousse any old how; se pousser du col○ to push oneself forward, to be pushy; pousser qn au cul● or aux fesses○ to give sb a kick up the backside○.[puse] verbe transitif1. [faire avancer - caddie, fauteuil roulant, landau] to push, to wheel (along) ; [ - moto en panne] to push, to walk ; [ - caisse] to push (along) ou forward ; [ - pion] to move forwarda. [sur une distance] we'll push the car (along)b. [pour la faire démarrer] we'll push-start the car, we'll give the car a push (to start it)ils essayaient de pousser les manifestants vers la place they were trying to drive ou to push the demonstrators towards the square2. [enclencher, appuyer sur - bouton, interrupteur] to push (in) (separable), to press on (inseparable)pousser un levier vers le haut/bas to push a lever up/downa. [pour ouvrir] to slide a bolt outb. [pour fermer] to slide a bolt in ou homea. [doucement, pour l'ouvrir] to push a door openb. [doucement, pour la fermer] to push a door to ou shutpousser quelqu'un du coude [pour l'alerter, accidentellement] to nudge somebody with one's elbowc'est l'orgueil qui le pousse he is spurred on ou driven by prideon n'a pas eu à le pousser beaucoup pour qu'il accepte he didn't need much pressing ou persuasion to acceptpousser quelqu'un à quelque chose: pousser quelqu'un à la consommation to encourage somebody to buy ou to consumepousser quelqu'un au désespoir/suicide to drive somebody to despair/suicidea. [suj: curiosité, jalousie] to drive somebody to do somethingb. [suj: pitié soudaine] to prompt somebody to do somethingc. [suj: personne] to incite somebody to do ou to push somebody into doing ou to prompt somebody to do somethingelle le pousse à divorcer [elle l'en persuade] she's talking him into getting a divorce6. [poursuivre - recherches] to press on ou to carry on with (inseparable) ; [ - discussion, études, analyse] to continue, to carry on (with) ; [ - argumentation] to carry on (with) (inseparable), to push further ; [ - comparaison, interrogatoire] to take further ; [ - avantage] to press home (inseparable)pousser la plaisanterie un peu loin to take ou to carry the joke a bit too farelle a poussé l'audace jusqu'à... she was bold enough to...[aux enchères]7. [forcer - moteur] to push ; [ - voiture] to drive hard ou fast ; [ - chauffage] to turn up (separable) ; [ - son] to turn up (separable)[encourager - candidat, jeune artiste] to pushsi tu la pousses un peu sur le sujet, tu verras qu'elle ne sait pas grand-chose if you push her a bit on the subject, you'll see that she doesn't know much about it8. [émettre]b. [oiseau] to callpousser un soupir to sigh, to heave a sighpousser des cris/hurlements de douleur to scream/to yell with painpousser la chansonnette (familier) ou la romance (familier) , en pousser une (familier) to sing a song————————[puse] verbe intransitif1. [grandir - arbre, poil, ongle] to grow ; [ - dent] to come throughdes tours poussent partout dans mon quartier there are high-rise blocks springing up all over the place where I liveet si tu laissais pousser ta barbe? what about growing ou why don't you grow a beard?2. [avancer] to push onpoussons un peu plus loin let's go ou push on a bit further3. (familier) [exagérer]deux heures de retard, tu pousses! you're two hours late, that's a bit much!je veux 25 % d'augmentation — tu ne trouves pas que tu pousses un peu? I want a 25% pay rise — don't you think that's pushing it a bit?ne poussez pas, il y en aura pour tout le monde! stop shoving ou pushing, there's plenty for everyone!5. [appuyer] to pushpousser sur ses pieds/jambes to push with one's feet/legs‘poussez’ ‘push’6. PHYSIOLOGIE [à la selle] to strain[dans l'enfantement] to push————————se pousser verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se pousser verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)les gens se poussaient pour voir arriver le Président people were pushing and shoving to get a look at the President————————se pousser verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se déplacer] to movea. [dans une rangée de chaises] could you move along a bit ou a few places?b. [sur un canapé, dans un lit] could you move over slightly?pousse-toi de là, tu vois bien que tu gênes! (familier) move over ou shove over, can't you see you're in the way?2. (familier) [hiérarchiquement] -
10 Stachel
m; -s, -n; BOT. prickle, (Dorn) thorn; ZOOL. spine, eines Stachelschweins: auch quill; eines Insekts: sting; (Metallspitze) auch am Cello etc.: spike; am Sporn: point; am Stacheldraht: barb; fig. (Schmerzendes) sting; (Ansporn) spur; jemandem ein Stachel im Fleische sein be a thorn in s.o.’s flesh ( oder side); der Stachel des Ehrgeizes trieb sie an she was goaded ( oder spurred on) by ambition; einer Sache den Stachel nehmen take the sting out of s.th.; wider den Stachel löcken geh. kick against the pricks* * *der Stachel(Insekt) sting;(Musikinstrument) spike;(Pflanze) thorn; prickle; spine;(Spitze) barb;(Tier) quill; spine* * *Stạ|chel ['ʃtaxl]m -s, -n(von Rosen, Ginster etc) thorn, prickle; (von Kakteen, Stachelhäutern, Igel) spine; (von Stachelschwein) quill, spine; (auf Stacheldraht) barb; (zum Viehantrieb) goad; (= Giftstachel von Bienen etc) sting; (fig liter) (von Ehrgeiz, Neugier etc) spur; (von Vorwurf, Hass) stingTod, wo ist dein Stachel? (Bibl) —
der Stachel des Fleisches (liter) — the urges pl of the body
ein Stachel im Fleisch (liter) → löcken — a thorn in the flesh or side
* * *der1) (a thin, stiff, pointed part growing on an animal or a plant.) spine2) (a sharp point growing on a plant or animal: A hedgehog is covered with prickles.) prickle3) (one of the sharp spines of certain animals (eg the porcupine).) quill4) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) sting* * *Sta·chel<-s, -n>[ˈʃtaxl̩]mkleiner \Stachel prickle, spinule spec5.* * *der; Stachels, Stacheln1) spine; (Dorn) thorn2) (GiftStachel) sting3) (spitzes Metallstück) spike; (von Stacheldraht) barb* * *Stachel m; -s, -n; BOT prickle, (Dorn) thorn; ZOOL spine, eines Stachelschweins: auch quill; eines Insekts: sting; (Metallspitze) auch am Cello etc: spike; am Sporn: point; am Stacheldraht: barb; fig (Schmerzendes) sting; (Ansporn) spur;jemandem ein Stachel im Fleische sein be a thorn in sb’s flesh ( oder side);der Stachel des Ehrgeizes trieb sie an she was goaded ( oder spurred on) by ambition;einer Sache den Stachel nehmen take the sting out of sth;wider den Stachel löcken geh kick against the pricks* * *der; Stachels, Stacheln1) spine; (Dorn) thorn2) (GiftStachel) sting3) (spitzes Metallstück) spike; (von Stacheldraht) barb* * *-n m.sting n.thorn n. -
11 stimolare
stimulate* * *stimolare v.tr. ( incitare) to stimulate, to spur, to incite: è stimolato dall'ambizione, he is stimulated (o spurred) by ambition; la necessità lo stimolò a farlo, necessity spurred (o drove o incited) him to do it; stimolare qlcu. allo studio, to stimulate s.o. to study; un libro che stimola l'intelligenza, a book that stimulates the intelligence; stimolare l'economia, to stimulate the economy; stimolare l'appetito, to whet the appetite // una bevanda che stimola i centri nervosi, a beverage that stimulates the nerve centres.* * *[stimo'lare]verbo transitivo1) fisiol. to stimulate [organo, funzione, sensi]; to whet, to sharpen [ appetito]2) fig. (eccitare) to stimulate, to sharpen [ intelligenza]; to excite [fantasia, interesse]; to rouse, to stir up [ curiosità]; (incitare) to spur (a to; a fare to do)* * *stimolare/stimo'lare/ [1]1 fisiol. to stimulate [organo, funzione, sensi]; to whet, to sharpen [ appetito]2 fig. (eccitare) to stimulate, to sharpen [ intelligenza]; to excite [fantasia, interesse]; to rouse, to stir up [ curiosità]; (incitare) to spur (a to; a fare to do). -
12 molla
"spring;Feder;ressort;resorte;mola"* * *f springfig spurmolle pl tongs* * *molla s.f.1 (mecc.) spring: spira di una molla, coil of a spring; caricare una molla, to load a spring; scaricare una molla, to release (o to relieve) a spring; tendere una molla, to stretch a spring; molla a balestra, leaf spring; molla a bovolo, volute spring; molla a spirale, coil spring; molla d'arresto, stop spring; molla di compressione, compression spring; molla di torsione, torsion spring; molla motrice, (di orologio) mainspring; arresto a molla, spring-pawl; bilancia a molla, spring-balance; materasso a molle, spring-mattress; regolatore a molla, spring-governor; caricato a molla, spring-loaded // scattare come una molla, (fig.) to spring into action2 (incentivo) mainspring, incentive, spur: l'ambizione è la molla di tutte le azioni umane, ambition is the mainspring of all human actions3 (pl.) tongs: molle per il carbone, coal tongs; molle per il ghiaccio, ice tongs; molle per lo zucchero, sugar tongs // prendere qlcu. con le molle, (fig.) to handle s.o. carefully (o to watch one's step with s.o.).* * *['mɔlla] 1.sostantivo femminile1) tecn. springcaricare, scaricare una molla — to load, to release a spring
2) fig. (main)spring2.••prendere qcn. con le -e — to handle sb. with care, to watch one's step with sb.
* * *molla/'mɔlla/I sostantivo f.1 tecn. spring; materasso a -e spring mattress; caricato a molla spring loaded; caricare, scaricare una molla to load, to release a spring2 fig. (main)spring; le -e dell'odio the impulse behind hatredII molle f.pl.(arnesi) tongs; (per tizzoni) fire tongsprendere qcn. con le -e to handle sb. with care, to watch one's step with sb.; scattare come una molla to spring up. -
13 antreiben
(unreg., trennb., -ge-)I v/t (hat)1. (Tiere) drive2. fig. (jemanden) urge on, harry; jemanden zur Arbeit antreiben make s.o. work; sich nicht antreiben lassen not let o.s. be rushed ( oder pushed); Eifersucht hat ihn dazu angetrieben it was jealousy that made him do it ( oder drove him to it), he did it out of jealousy4. ans Land: wash ashore* * *to move; to goad; to impel; to power; to urge; to hasten; to speed up; to drive; to energize; to spur on; to instigate* * *ạn|trei|ben sep1. vt1) (= vorwärtstreiben) Tiere, Gefangene, Kolonne to drive; (fig) to urge; (= veranlassen Neugier, Liebe, Wunsch etc) to drive onjdn zur Eile/Arbeit antreiben — to urge sb to hurry up/to work
jdn zu größerer Leistung antreiben — to urge sb to achieve more
ich lasse mich nicht antreiben — I won't be pushed
2) (= bewegen) Rad, Fahrzeug etc to drive; (mit Motor) to power, to drive3) (= anschwemmen) to wash up; (an Strand) to wash up or ashoreetw ans Ufer antreiben — to wash sth (up) on to the bank
2. vi aux seinto wash up; (an Strand auch) to wash ashore* * *1) (to urge strongly forward: It was ambition that drove him on.) drive on2) (to persuade to do something: What prompted you to say that?) prompt3) (to drive forward, especially mechanically: The boat is propelled by a diesel engine.) propel* * *an|trei·benI. vt Hilfsverb: haben▪ jdn/ein Tier \antreiben to drive sb/an animal [on]2. (drängen)▪ jdn [zu etw dat] \antreiben/jdn dazu \antreiben, etw zu tun to urge sb to do sth; (aufdringlicher) to push sb [to do sth]etw am Strand/an den Stränden \antreiben to wash sth ashore▪ etw \antreiben to drive sth▪ jdn \antreiben, etw zu tun to drive sb [on] to do sthdie bloße Neugierde trieb ihn dazu an, die Briefe seiner Frau zu öffnen he was driven by pure curiosity to open his wife's lettersam Strand/an den Stränden \antreiben to be washed ashore* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verbjemanden zur Eile/zu immer besseren Leistungen antreiben — (fig.) urge somebody to hurry up/urge or drive somebody on to better and better performances
2) (in Bewegung setzen) drive; (mit Energie versorgen) power3) (veranlassen) drivejemanden [dazu] antreiben, etwas zu tun — drive somebody to do something
* * *antreiben (irr, trennb, -ge-)A. v/t (hat)1. (Tiere) drive2. fig (jemanden) urge on, harry;jemanden zur Arbeit antreiben make sb work;sich nicht antreiben lassen not let o.s. be rushed ( oder pushed);Eifersucht hat ihn dazu angetrieben it was jealousy that made him do it ( oder drove him to it), he did it out of jealousy4. ans Land: wash ashore* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verbjemanden zur Eile/zu immer besseren Leistungen antreiben — (fig.) urge somebody to hurry up/urge or drive somebody on to better and better performances
2) (in Bewegung setzen) drive; (mit Energie versorgen) power3) (veranlassen) drivejemanden [dazu] antreiben, etwas zu tun — drive somebody to do something
* * *v.to drive v.(§ p.,p.p.: drove, driven)to edge (on) v.to goad v.to impel v.to move v. -
14 solleticare
tickleappetito whet* * *solleticare v.tr.1 to tickle2 (fig.) ( eccitare, stimolare) to tickle; to spur on; to stimulate, to excite: lo solleticava l'idea di poter viaggiare, the idea of being able to travel attracted him (o tickled his fancy); prospettive che solleticano, tempting (o attractive) prospects; solleticare l'ambizione, la vanità di qlcu., to stimulate s.o.'s ambition, vanity; solleticare l'appetito di qlcu., to whet (o tempt) s.o.'s appetite; solleticare la curiosità di qlcu., to excite (o to arouse) s.o.'s curiosity.* * *[solleti'kare]verbo transitivo1) to tickle2) fig. to tickle [curiosità, vanità]; to whet [ appetito]* * *solleticare/solleti'kare/ [1]1 to tickle2 fig. to tickle [curiosità, vanità]; to whet [ appetito].
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