How do you pronounce spur?

spur is pronounced as /spɜːr/.

Vocabulaires
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spur

🏇spur (espar)

verb

/spɜːr/

inciter / encourager (inciter / encourager)

spume spurious

Signification

To encourage or motivate someone to take action.

Traduction de la signification

Encourager ou motiver quelqu'un à passer à l'action

Phrases d'exemple

The teacher's praise spurred him to study harder.

Les éloges du professeur l'ont incité à étudier plus dur.

Les eloges du professeur l'ont incité à étudier plus dur.

Expressions d'exemple

spur of the moment

décision impulsive

decision impulsive

Synonymes

encourage, motivate, inspire, prompt, stimulate

Antonymes

deter, discourage

Collocations

spur action, spur growth, spur development

Vocabulaires connexes

antipathize (antipathiser)

to feel or express a strong dislike or aversion toward something or someone

compartmentalize (compartimenter)

To divide into sections or categories.

quench (étancher)

to satisfy thirst by drinking; to extinguish fire

divide (diviser)

to separate into parts or groups

disperse (disperser)

To scatter or spread widely in different directions.

receive (recevoir)

To get or be given something; to accept something offered.

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