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1 spur ***
[spɜː(r)]1. n(also) Geog sperone m fig sprone mon the spur of the moment — su due piedi, d'impulso
2. vt(also: spur on) (horse), fig spronare -
2 spur on
spur [sth.] on, spur on [sth.] [ rider] incitare [ horse]; spur on [sb.], spur [sb.] on [ success] spronare, stimolare; [ government] incoraggiare; [fear, threat] spingere, indurre; [ example] esortareto spur sb. on to greater efforts — spronare qcn. a compiere sforzi maggiori
* * *(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.) spronare* * *spur [sth.] on, spur on [sth.] [ rider] incitare [ horse]; spur on [sb.], spur [sb.] on [ success] spronare, stimolare; [ government] incoraggiare; [fear, threat] spingere, indurre; [ example] esortareto spur sb. on to greater efforts — spronare qcn. a compiere sforzi maggiori
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3 spur
I [spɜː(r)]1) (stimulus) sprone m., stimolo m.to be the spur for o of essere da sprone per; to act as a spur to — incitare a [crime, action]
2) (for horse, on dog's or cock's leg) sperone m.3) geol. contrafforte m.4) ferr. (anche spur track) binario m. di raccordo••on the spur of the moment — lì per lì, sul momento, d'impulso
II [spɜː(r)]to win one's spurs — = affermarsi, distinguersi
1) (stimulate) stimolare, incoraggiare [growth, advance]; esortare a, incitare a [ action]; sollecitare [ reaction]to spur sb. to sth., to do — incitare qcn. a qcs., a fare
•- 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.) sperone, sprone2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) sprone, stimolo•- spur on* * *spur /spɜ:(r)/n.4 (fis.) traccia5 (bot.) sperone; getto; cornetto● (mecc.) spur gear, ingranaggio cilindrico ( a denti dritti) □ (mecc.) spur gearing, trasmissione con ingranaggi cilindrici □ spur rowel, rotella dentata di sperone □ (ferr.) spur track, raccordo ferroviario □ on the spur of the moment, su due piedi; lì per lì; d'impulso: (fam.) spur-of-the-moment (agg.), estemporaneo, improvvisato; spontaneo □ (mecc.) spur wheel, ruota dentata cilindrica ( a denti dritti) □ to win one's spurs, (stor.) ottenere gli speroni di cavaliere; (fig.) affermarsi; acquistare fama (o rinomanza).♦ (to) spur /spɜ:(r)/A v. t.B v. i.1 spronare il cavallo; dar di sprone* * *I [spɜː(r)]1) (stimulus) sprone m., stimolo m.to be the spur for o of essere da sprone per; to act as a spur to — incitare a [crime, action]
2) (for horse, on dog's or cock's leg) sperone m.3) geol. contrafforte m.4) ferr. (anche spur track) binario m. di raccordo••on the spur of the moment — lì per lì, sul momento, d'impulso
II [spɜː(r)]to win one's spurs — = affermarsi, distinguersi
1) (stimulate) stimolare, incoraggiare [growth, advance]; esortare a, incitare a [ action]; sollecitare [ reaction]to spur sb. to sth., to do — incitare qcn. a qcs., a fare
•- spur on
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