spur in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for spur in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

I.spur [Brit spəː, Am spər] N

II.spur <forma in -ing spurring, pt, pp spurred> [Brit spəː, Am spər] VB trans fig

III.spur <forma in -ing spurring, pt, pp spurred> [Brit spəː, Am spər] VB intr liter (ride hard)

spur track [ˈspɜːtræk] N RAIL

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

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

spur road [ˈspɜːrəʊd] N Brit

spur-rowel [ˈspɜːˌraʊl] N (rowel)

spur gear [Am spər ɡɪ(ə)r] N

spur wheel [Am ˈspər ˌ(h)wil] N

Translations for spur in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

spur in the PONS Dictionary

spur Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

on the spur of the moment inf
to spur sb (on) to do sth

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The goal is to spur print book sales.
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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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Walking to the summit is a tough undertaking from any of its spurs.
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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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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 behaviour brings into view the spurs and white wing patches, and may possibly function as a simple threat display.
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However, it has also been claimed the spurs are modified scales and do not appear to be linked to any bone structure.
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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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Along the coast, rough seas spurred by the winds damaged docks and flooded some coastal regions.
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