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1 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.) spore2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) incitament•- spur on* * *[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.) spore2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) incitament•- spur on -
2 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.) sætte sporene i; anspore* * *(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.) sætte sporene i; anspore -
3 on the spur of the moment
(suddenly; without previous planning: We decided to go to Paris on the spur of the moment.) efter en pludselig indskydelse* * *(suddenly; without previous planning: We decided to go to Paris on the spur of the moment.) efter en pludselig indskydelse
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SPUR — SPUR, auch S. P. U. R., war eine avantgardistische Gruppe bildender Künstler, die 1958 in München gegründet wurde. Sie leistete einen wichtigen künstlerischen und mit ihrem Manifest auch theoretischen Beitrag zur deutschen Avantgarde nach 1945.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Spur — Spur, n. [OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spora; akin to D. spoor, G. sporn, OHG. sporo, Icel. spori, Dan. spore, Sw. sporre, and to AS. spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace, track, examine, and E. spurn. [root]171. Cf. {Sparrow}, {Spere},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spur fowl — Spur Spur, n. [OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spora; akin to D. spoor, G. sporn, OHG. sporo, Icel. spori, Dan. spore, Sw. sporre, and to AS. spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace, track, examine, and E. spurn. [root]171. Cf. {Sparrow}, {Spere},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spur gear — Spur Spur, n. [OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spora; akin to D. spoor, G. sporn, OHG. sporo, Icel. spori, Dan. spore, Sw. sporre, and to AS. spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace, track, examine, and E. spurn. [root]171. Cf. {Sparrow}, {Spere},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spur gearing — Spur Spur, n. [OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spora; akin to D. spoor, G. sporn, OHG. sporo, Icel. spori, Dan. spore, Sw. sporre, and to AS. spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace, track, examine, and E. spurn. [root]171. Cf. {Sparrow}, {Spere},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spur pepper — Spur Spur, n. [OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spora; akin to D. spoor, G. sporn, OHG. sporo, Icel. spori, Dan. spore, Sw. sporre, and to AS. spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace, track, examine, and E. spurn. [root]171. Cf. {Sparrow}, {Spere},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spur wheel — Spur Spur, n. [OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spora; akin to D. spoor, G. sporn, OHG. sporo, Icel. spori, Dan. spore, Sw. sporre, and to AS. spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace, track, examine, and E. spurn. [root]171. Cf. {Sparrow}, {Spere},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spur (Texas) — Spur Ciudad de los Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
spur — spur; spur·blind; spur·less; spur·ling; spur·ri·er; spur·ry; spur·tive; spur·tle; spur·rey; … English syllables
Spur — Spur: Das altgerm. Substantiv mhd. spur, spor, ahd. spor, niederl. spoor, aengl. spor, schwed. spår ist im Sinne von »Tritt, Fußabdruck« verwandt mit ahd. spurnan »spornen«, aengl. spurnan »anstoßen, verschmähen« und aisl. sporna, sperna »treten … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
spur — [spʉr] n. [ME spure < OE spura, akin to Ger sporn < IE base * sp(h)er , to jerk, push with the foot > SPURN, Sans sphurāti, (he) kicks away, L spernere, lit., to push away] 1. any of various pointed devices worn on the heel by the rider… … English World dictionary
