spurs in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for spurs in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.spur [Brit spəː, Am spər] N

1. spur (stimulus):

spur fig

sprone m

spur fig

stimolo m

to be the spur for or of sth

essere da sprone per qc

to act as a spur to crime, action

essere un incitamento a

2. spur (for horse, on dog's or cock's leg):

spur

sperone m

to wear spurs

avere gli speroni agli stivali

to dig in one's spurs

dar di sprone

3. spur GEOL:

spur

contrafforte m

4. spur RAIL:

spur, also spur track

binario m di raccordo

II.spur <forma in -ing spurring, pt, pp spurred> [Brit spəː, Am spər] VB trans fig

1. spur (stimulate):

spur economic growth, increase, advance

stimolare, incoraggiare

spur action

esortare a, incitare a

spur reaction, response

sollecitare

to spur sb to sth, to do

incitare qn a qc, a fare

to spur sb into action

spronare qn all'azione

spurred by this event, …

incoraggiato da questo avvenimento, …

2. spur rider horse:

spur

spronare, incitare

to spur one's horse into a gallop

lanciare il cavallo al galoppo

III.spur <forma in -ing spurring, pt, pp spurred> [Brit spəː, Am spər] VB intr liter (ride hard)

to spur towards sth

cavalcare a spron battuto verso qc

IV.spur [Brit spəː, Am spər]

on the spur of the moment

lì per lì or sul momento or d'impulso

a spur-of-the-moment decision

una decisione impulsiva or presa su due piedi

to win one's spurs

= affermarsi, distinguersi

spur track [ˈspɜːtræk] N RAIL

spur track

binario m di raccordo

I.spur on VB [spəː -] (spur on) arch

spur on rider:

spur on

dar di sprone

II.spur on VB [spəː -] (spur [sth] on, spur on [sth])

spur on rider horse:

spur on

incitare (towards verso)

III.spur on VB [spəː -] (spur on [sb], spur [sb] on)

spur on success, good sign:

spronare, stimolare

spur on legislation, government:

incoraggiare

spur on fear, threat:

spingere, indurre

spur on example, hero:

esortare

to spur sb on to greater efforts

spronare qn a compiere sforzi maggiori

spurred on by their success

incoraggiati dal loro successo

spur road [ˈspɜːrəʊd] N Brit

spur road

strada f di raccordo

spur-rowel [ˈspɜːˌraʊl] N (rowel)

spur-rowel

speronella f

spur gear [Am spər ɡɪ(ə)r] N

spur gear

ingranaggio m cilindrico (a denti diritti)

spur wheel [Am ˈspər ˌ(h)wil] N

spur wheel

ruota f dentata cilindrica (a denti diritti)

spur forward VB [spəː -]

spur forward → spur on

See also spur on

I.spur on VB [spəː -] (spur on) arch

spur on rider:

spur on

dar di sprone

II.spur on VB [spəː -] (spur [sth] on, spur on [sth])

spur on rider horse:

spur on

incitare (towards verso)

III.spur on VB [spəː -] (spur on [sb], spur [sb] on)

spur on success, good sign:

spronare, stimolare

spur on legislation, government:

incoraggiare

spur on fear, threat:

spingere, indurre

spur on example, hero:

esortare

to spur sb on to greater efforts

spronare qn a compiere sforzi maggiori

spurred on by their success

incoraggiati dal loro successo

Translations for spurs in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sperone

spur

avere gli speroni agli stivali

to wear spurs

sperone

spur

sperone

spur

sprone

spur

dar di sprone al cavallo

to dig in one's spurs

sprone

spur

sotto lo sprone della necessità

under the spur of necessity

essere da sprone per qc

to be a spur for or of sth

spurs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spurs in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.spur <-rr-> [spɜ:r] VB trans a. fig

spur

spronare

II.spur [spɜ:r] N

1. spur (device):

spur

sperone m

2. spur GEO:

spur

sperone m

3. spur (encouragement):

spur

sprone m

Phrases:

on the spur of the moment inf

d'impulso

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to dig one's spurs into a horse

speronare il cavallo

Translations for spurs in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sperone

spur

sprone

spur

spronare

to spur

spronare qu a fare qc

to spur sb (on) to do sth

spurs Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to dig one's spurs into a horse

speronare il cavallo

on the spur of the moment inf

d'impulso

to spur sb (on) to do sth

spronare qu a fare qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The femora are heavily spined, with the hind tibiae having two very broad ridges with only two rows of spurs.

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The growth of the drive-in theater market was one of the major spurs to the expansion of the independent low-budget film industry.

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The proboscises often have sharp apices as well as a host of barbs and spurs on the stem.

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Last but not least, the introduction of spurs allowed better control of the mount during the knightly charge in full gallop.

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Due to the prong, such spurs can only be worn with appropriately equipped boots.

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The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy with two major arms and a number of minor arms or spurs.

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There are two types of twig, vegetative twigs and fruiting spurs.

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Three short spurs ran from the loop, serving the carriage shed, the goods shed, the cattle pens and the end loading bay.

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He spurs his horse down the canyons side and gallops toward the speeding buckboard.

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The legs have a moderate amount of setae and the tibia hosts three pairs of spines, called tibial spurs.

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