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goaded

/ˈɡoʊdɪd/ /ˈɡoʊədɪd/

Meanings
verb

Aguijonear, incitar

To prod with a goad.

Examples :

"The farmer goaded the stubborn ox with a stick to make it pull the plow. "
El granjero aguijoneó al buey terco con un palo para que tirara del arado.
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Related Words

Illustration incite

incite verb

/ɪnˈsaɪt/

Incitir, instigar

"The judge was told by the accused that his friends had incited him to commit the crime."

El acusado le dijo al juez que sus amigos lo habían instigado a cometer el crimen.

Illustration encourage

encourage verb

/ɪnˈkʌɹɪdʒ/ /ɪnˈkɝɹɪdʒ/

Animar, alentar

"I encouraged him during his race."

Lo animé durante su carrera.

Illustration stubborn

stubborn noun

/ˈstʌbən/ /ˈstʌbɚn/

Testarudez, terquedad

"Her stubbornness prevented her from admitting she was wrong, even when presented with evidence. "

Su terquedad le impidió admitir que estaba equivocada, incluso cuando se le presentaron pruebas.

Illustration amigos

amigos noun

/əˈmiː.ɡəʊz/ /əˈmiɡoʊz/

Amigo

"After school, Maria went to the park to play with her amigos. "

Después de la escuela, María fue al parque a jugar con sus amigos.

Illustration friends

friends noun

/fɹɛn(d)z/

Amigos

"John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college.   Trust is important between friends.   I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy."

John y yo hemos sido amigos desde que éramos compañeros de cuarto en la universidad. La confianza es importante entre amigos. Solía ser difícil para mí hacer amigos cuando era tímido.

Illustration soccer

soccer noun

/ˈsɒk.ə/ /ˈsɑk.ɚ/

Fútbol

"My son plays soccer after school every Wednesday. "

Mi hijo juega al fútbol después de la escuela todos los miércoles.

Illustration provoke

provoke verb

/pɹəˈvəʊk/ /pɹəˈvoʊk/

Provocar, irritar, enfadar

"His constant complaints provoked his mother. "

Sus constantes quejas provocaron a su madre.

Illustration stimulate

stimulate verb

/ˈstɪmjʊleɪt/

Estimular, impulsar

"The teacher's inspiring speech stimulated the students to study harder for the exam. "

El discurso inspirador del profesor estimuló a los estudiantes a estudiar más para el examen.

Illustration farmer

farmer noun

/fɑːmə/ /fɑɹmɚ/

Agricultor, granjero

"The farmer planted corn in his fields every spring. "

El agricultor plantaba maíz en sus campos cada primavera.

Illustration trying

trying verb

/ˈtɹaɪ.ɪŋ/

Intentar, tratar de

"I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t."

Intenté patinar sobre ruedas, pero no pude.

Illustration goading

goading verb

/ˈɡoʊdɪŋ/

Aguijonear, incitar

"The farmer was goading the stubborn ox forward with a long stick. "

El granjero estaba aguijoneando al buey terco hacia adelante con una vara larga.

Illustration stick

stick noun

/stɪk/

Palo, vara

"The little boy used a stick to help him balance his building blocks. "

El niño pequeño usó un palo para ayudarlo a equilibrar sus bloques de construcción.