spurs in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spurs in the English»French Dictionary

I.spur [Brit spəː, Am spər] N

1. spur (stimulus):

spur fig

motif m

to be the spur for or of sth

être la raison de qc

to act as a spur to crime, action

être une incitation à

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

spur

éperon m

to wear spurs

porter des éperons

to dig in one's spurs

donner de l'éperon

3. spur GEOL:

spur

contrefort m

4. spur RAIL:

spur, a. spur track

embranchement m

II.spur <pres part spurring; pret, pp spurred> [Brit spəː, Am spər] VB trans

1. spur (stimulate):

spur economic growth, increase, advance

encourager

spur action, reaction, response

inciter

to spur sb to sth/to do

inciter qn à qc/à faire

to spur sb into action

inciter qn à agir

spurred by this event, …

encouragé par cet événement , …

2. spur rider horse:

spur

éperonner

to spur one's horse into a gallop

éperonner son cheval et partir au galop

III.spur <pres part spurring; pret, pp spurred> [Brit spəː, Am spər] VB intr

spur (ride hard) liter:

to spur towards sth

piquer des éperons en direction de qc

IV.spur [Brit spəː, Am spər]

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

I.spur on VB [Brit spəː -, Am spər -] (spur on) dated

spur on rider:

spur on

piquer des éperons

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

spur on rider horse:

spur on

lancer [qc] d'un coup d'éperon (towards vers)

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

spur on success, good sign, legislation, government:

encourager

spur on 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

spur forward VB [Brit spəː -, Am spər -]

spur forward → spur on

See also spur on

I.spur on VB [Brit spəː -, Am spər -] (spur on) dated

spur on rider:

spur on

piquer des éperons

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

spur on rider horse:

spur on

lancer [qc] d'un coup d'éperon (towards vers)

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

spur on success, good sign, legislation, government:

encourager

spur on 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

spur gear N

spur gear

engrenage m droit

spur track N RAIL

spur track

embranchement m

spur road N Brit

spur road

embranchement m

spur wheel N

spur wheel

roue f droite

Translations for spurs in the French»English Dictionary

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éperon

spur

donner ou piquer des éperons

to spur on a horse

éperon

spur

sous l'éperon de la nécessité

under the spur of necessity

éperon

spur

éperon

spur

lambourde

spur

stimuler

to spur [sb] on

stimuler

to act as a spur

spurs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spurs in the English»French Dictionary

I.spur <-rr-> [spɜ:ʳ, Am spɜ:r] VB trans (encourage)

spur

encourager

spur the economy

relancer

II.spur [spɜ:ʳ, Am spɜ:r] N

1. spur (encouragement):

spur

encouragement m

2. spur (sharp object):

spur

éperon m

3. spur (formation):

spur of rock

éperon m rocheux

Phrases:

on the spur of the moment inf

dans le feu de l'action

to win one's spurs doing sth

faire ses preuves dans qc

Translations for spurs in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

éperon

spur

donner des éperons à un cheval

to spur on a horse

contrefort

spur

éperonner un cheval/un candidat

to spur on a horse/a candidate

ergot d'un coq

spur

inciter qn à l'action/au travail

to spur sb on to act/work

spurs Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

on the spur of the moment inf

dans le feu de l'action

to win one's spurs doing sth

faire ses preuves dans qc

to spur on a horse/a candidate

éperonner un cheval/un candidat

to spur sb on to act/work

inciter qn à l'action/au travail

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They have large spurs on their wings which are used in fights over mates and territorial disputes.

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

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Slaves often had to walk 20 miles a day, barefoot and shackled, he said, and the constant rubbing of the manacles left permanent bone spurs.

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This snake possesses a vestigial pelvic girdle that is visible as a pair of cloacal spurs.

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Walking to the summit is a tough undertaking from any of its spurs.

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Cape Town Spurs 34 21 8 5 52 20 71 2.

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

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Whilst crawling over the female the male's spurs will scratch the surface of the female snake often making a distinct scratching sound.

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Owners of long shank spurs occasionally had their regimental number engraved on the inside.

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