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1 dig
∎ he dug his way under the fence il s'est creusé un passage sous la clôture;∎ he's been out digging the garden il a bêché le jardin;∎ to dig potatoes arracher des pommes de terre;∎ figurative to dig one's own grave creuser sa propre tombe∎ she dug me in the ribs (with her elbow) elle m'a donné un coup de coude dans les côtes∎ dig that music! écoute-moi (un peu) cette musique!;∎ I dig that (like it) ça me plaît ou me botte, j'aime bien ça;∎ she really digs you (likes you) elle en pince vraiment pour toi∎ to dig for gold creuser pour trouver de l'or;∎ figurative he spends hours digging about in old junk shops il passe des heures à fouiller dans les magasins de brocante;∎ figurative if you dig a bit deeper si on creuse un peu3 noun(a) (in ground) coup m de bêche(b) Archeology fouilles fpl;∎ to go on a dig faire des fouilles∎ to give sb a dig in the ribs donner un coup de coude dans les côtes de qn∎ he made a nasty dig at the government il a lancé une pique au gouvernement;∎ that was a dig at you cette pique était pour toi➲ dig in∎ dig in! allez-y, mangez!, attaquez!(a) (mix with ground) enterrer∎ he dug in his spurs il a éperonné son cheval;∎ to dig in one's heels se braquer, se buter;∎ to dig oneself in se retrancher; figurative camper sur ses positions;∎ he's really dug himself in il s'est encroûté(a) (delve into) fouiller dans;∎ figurative don't dig into your savings n'entame pas tes économies, ne pioche pas dans tes économies(b) (start eating) attaquer∎ your elbow is digging into me ton coude me rentre dans les côtes∎ they had to dig the car out of the snow il a fallu qu'ils dégagent la voiture de la neige (à la pelle)∎ where did you dig him up? où est-ce que tu l'as pêché ou dégoté? -
2 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•• -
3 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. -
4 spur
1 noun(a) Horseriding éperon m;∎ to dig in one's spurs piquer des éperons;∎ History to win one's spurs gagner son épée de chevalier; figurative faire ses preuves∎ the spur of competition l'aiguillon de la concurrence;∎ easy credit is a spur to consumption le crédit facile pousse ou incite à la consommation;∎ on the spur of the moment sans réfléchir∎ the warehouse is served by a spur line l'entrepôt est desservi par un embranchement(e) (on motorway) bretelle f(f) (breakwater) brise-lames m inv, digue f(b) figurative inciter;∎ her words spurred me into action ses paroles m'ont incité à agir(b) figurative éperonner, aiguillonner;∎ their shouts spurred us on leurs cris nous aiguillonnaient ou encourageaient;∎ to spur sb on to do sth inciter ou pousser qn à faire qch;∎ these developments in business have been spurred on by the information technology revolution cette évolution commerciale a été favorisée par la révolution des technologies de l'information
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