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spur

Pronunciation: /spɜː(r)/

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French translation of spur

A. n

B. vtr (p prés etc -rr-)

  • (also spur on) éperonner [horse]; aiguillonner [person] to spur sb to do = inciter qn à faire

Idioms

on the spur of the moment

sur une impulsion

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