spur in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spur 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 spur 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

spur in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spur 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 spur in the French»English Dictionary

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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

spur Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

on the spur of the moment inf

dans le feu de l'action

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

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

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The spur is an extension of the radiale: one of the two distal carpal bones.

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

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The goal is to spur print book sales.

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Near the distal end there is generally a tibial spur, often two or more.

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She also believes fear spurs many world leaders to lose sight of their purpose.

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