goad in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for goad in the English»French Dictionary

I.goad [Brit ɡəʊd, Am ɡoʊd] N lit, fig

goad

aiguillon m

II.goad [Brit ɡəʊd, Am ɡoʊd] VB trans

1. goad (prod):

goad animal

aiguillonner

2. goad (provoke) fig:

goad person

provoquer

to goad sb into doing sth

pousser qn à faire qc

to goad sb to violence

pousser qn à la violence

I.goad on VB [Brit ɡəʊd -, Am ɡoʊd -] (goad [sb] on, goad on [sb])

goad on

aiguillonner

Translations for goad in the French»English Dictionary

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aiguillon

goad

aiguillonner

to goad

faire la mouche du coche

to act as a goad, to make a nuisance of oneself

agiter un chiffon rouge devant qn

to goad sb

goad in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for goad in the English»French Dictionary

I.goad [gəʊd] VB trans

1. goad (spur):

to goad sb/sth to sth

inciter qn/qc à qc

2. goad (tease):

goad

exciter

II.goad [gəʊd] N

goad

motivation f

Translations for goad in the French»English Dictionary

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chercher querelle à qn (provoquer)

to goad sb into an argument

goad Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to goad sb/sth to sth

inciter qn/qc à qc

to goad sb into an argument

chercher querelle à qn (provoquer)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

No man had been goaded to the breach of order by unjust laws.

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She was always trying to goad me into some kind of argument.

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The disgraced minister, having rapidly descended into alcoholism, is goaded into helping the rowdy element to burn down the church.

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The strategy to cut the intermediate trade and their margins led to broad resistance of his competitors who goaded the producers on boycotting him.

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He would enter the ring wearing his customary hat and sunglasses an unlit cigar gracing his lips and would goad fans with his soliloquies.

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Unable to achieve his desired goad, he submitted his resignation effective immediately.

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She holds a lotus, a goad, a flag, and a wheel in her four hands. 4.

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