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1 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
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