spur
esporão
definition
verb
she spurred her horse toward the hedge
urge (a horse) forward by digging one's spurs into its sides.
noun
Jacobs said he used the spurs to control the horse and that any force he used was to control the horse and keep himself out of danger.
a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward.
profit was both the spur and the reward of enterprise
a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive.
translation of 'spur'
verb
esporear,
induzir,
calçar esporas a,
cavalgar velozmente,
armar,
picar com esporas
noun
estímulo,
escora,
agulha,
aguilhão,
espigão,
esporão,
impulso,
incentivo,
espora,
contraforte,
pico
example
The gallery formed a 'spur' jutting off the main building and was entered at its eastern end through the door that had not been walled up after Elizabeth's visit.
For those of our readers who specialize in this subject, this should serve both as an expert review and a 'spur' to fresh thinking.
One difficulty is that improvements in technology 'spur' improvements in armaments.
profit was both the 'spur' and the reward of enterprise
'spur' back the lateral shoots
The terrain between the 'spur' of the mountain range and the sea is flat and thickly forested.
Their continuing presence is a 'spur' to violence.
We hope the Yorkshire Bank-sponsored grants of up to £1,000 per school will 'spur' people on to continue what we have started - because there is no room for complacency.
They have been cited as a 'spur' to a recovery in business confidence, though the evidence of this is not clear-cut and, in the case of Japan, flatly contradictory.
To some extent, this has undoubtedly acted as a 'spur' to research, but I believe that it distorts more than it reveals, and that all ultimately lose by the process.
A rise in gas prices will 'spur' development of alternative energy sources.
However, planners were reluctant to commit to having a rail 'spur' open by late 2010.
Robert Koch was getting a great deal of attention throughout Europe for his discoveries and the French versus German rivalry that occurred provided a great 'spur' to medical advances.
Anger can be channeled as a 'spur' to action rather than being destructive. But Mars at its best is purposeful, an achiever and self-starter, and a force to be reckoned with.
The hilltop 'spur' has stunning views across the Severn valley.
The company hopes new discounts and promotions will 'spur' demand in the second and third quarters.
It is hoped that the bank will cut its interest rates to 'spur' growth when its council next meets on Thursday.
It provides a lot of very smart and/or politically important people with a 'spur' to help the campaign as much as possible.
This is a very pleasant descent down a tributary valley with the distinctive 'spur' known as the Tongue prominent on the opposite side of the stream.
It took them a week to reach the eastern 'spur' of the Waiongona Gorge, near the present Mountain House, the last camp before the summit attempt.
Another 'spur' to expeditions from the 1790s was the desire of British Protestant churches to evangelize overseas.
Everyone knows that competition can be both healthy (acting as a 'spur' to progress) or negative, which is hurtful as well as wasteful.
Once that happens, their spending could help 'spur' reasonable growth in the economy.
That will give a 'spur' to additional investment and, therefore, to additional productivity.
Perhaps genius - even the illusion of genius - is a 'spur' that throws us forward.
The effects of the steroid was to quadruple testosterone levels in the body which helped 'spur' dramatic muscle growth, essential for swimming.
governments cut interest rates to 'spur' demand
wars act as a 'spur' to practical invention
Officials hope it will 'spur' the development of the corporate bond market in Hong Kong, boosting the city's role as a regional financial centre.
Built on a wooded 'spur' above the town, the chapel is visible from almost six miles (ten kilometers) away.
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