spur in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for spur in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.spur [Am spər, Brit spəː] N

1.1. spur:

spur

espuela f

on the spur of the moment

sin pensarlo

it was a spur-of-the-moment decision

fue una decisión del momento

it was a spur-of-the-moment decision

lo decidí (or decidió etc.) sin pensarlo or de improviso

to win or gain one's spurs

demostrar su (or mi etc.) valía

1.2. spur (stimulus):

spur

acicate m

spur

aguijón m

driven by the spur of ambition/passion

acicateado or aguijoneado por la ambición/pasión

1.3. spur ZOOL:

spur

espolón m

2.1. spur GEOG:

spur

espolón m

spur

ramal m

2.2. spur (of railway, road):

spur, a. spur track

ramal m

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

1. spur RIDING:

spur horse

espolear

2. spur (urge on):

spur person/team

estimular

spur person/team

alentar

this should spur them to greater efforts

esto debería estimularlos or alentarlos a esforzarse más

spurred by dreams of wealth

aguijoneado or acicateado por sueños de riqueza

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

spur

apretar el paso

spur wheel N

spur wheel

engranaje m cilíndrico

spur gear N

spur gear → spur wheel

See also spur wheel

spur wheel N

spur wheel

engranaje m cilíndrico

I.spur on VB [Am spər -, Brit spəː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (urge on)

spur on person/team

estimular

spur on person/team

alentar

this should spur them on to greater efforts

esto debería estimularlos or alentarlos a esforzarse más

spurred on by dreams of wealth

aguijoneado or acicateado por sueños de riqueza

Translations for spur in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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engranaje cilíndrico

spur wheel

espolón

spur

espolón

spur

espuela

spur

espuela

spur

acicatear

to spur … on

corvejón (del gallo)

spur

espolada

dig (with a spur)

spur in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spur in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.spur [spɜ:ʳ, Am spɜ:r] -rr- VB trans

spur horse:

spur

espolear

spur

talonear Arg

spur fig

estimular

II.spur [spɜ:ʳ, Am spɜ:r] -rr- N

1. spur (device):

spur

espuela f

2. spur GEO:

spur

espolón m

3. spur (encouragement):

spur

estímulo m

Phrases:

on the spur of the moment inf

sin pensarlo

Translations for spur in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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espolear

to spur

espolear

to spur on

acicate

spur

contrafuerte

spur

chacanear

to spur on

envalentonar

to spur

chuza

cock's spur

aguijonear

to spur on

espuela

spur

poner las espuelas a alguien

to spur sb on

enconar (espolear)

to spur on

spur Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

on the spur of the moment inf

sin pensarlo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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On top of the cross, an imperial crown, and at the base a small spur.

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There are many numbering violations in the spur route numbering system, thus the general rules above do not always apply.

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Some birds have spurs on the wings rather than the legs.

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This population growth has spurred the location of most of the citys housing projects of the last decades in this area.

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Along the coast, rough seas spurred by the winds damaged docks and flooded some coastal regions.

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A newly married couple saw the king's gold spurs and gave his location away to his enemies.

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

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A number of birds have spurs on their feet or legs, usually formed from the lower portion of the tarsometatarsus bone.

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The goal is to spur print book sales.

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