Signification visuelle de 'spurs'? - apprendre avec des images, exemples du quotidien

verb

Inciter, encourager

To ask, to inquire

"The teacher often spurs students to think critically by asking open-ended questions. "

Le professeur incite souvent les élèves à penser de manière critique en posant des questions ouvertes.

communication language

Illustration visuelle de spurs: Éperons - Image 1

noun

Éperons

A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.

"The cowboy adjusted his spurs before mounting his horse. "

Le cow-boy ajusta ses éperons avant de monter à cheval.

utensil wear animal vehicle culture history

Illustration visuelle de spurs: Coup d'éperon - Image 1

noun

Coup d'éperon

A jab given with the spurs.

"The rider used the spurs to encourage the horse to move faster. "

Le cavalier a utilisé le coup d'éperon pour encourager le cheval à aller plus vite.

animal action sport

Illustration visuelle de spurs: Stimulant, encouragement - Image 1

spurs: Stimulant, encouragement - Thumbnail 1

noun

Stimulant, encouragement

Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does a horse.

"The upcoming exam was a spur to her studying. "

L'examen à venir a été un stimulant pour ses études.

mind action

noun

Éperon

An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster.

"The rooster scratched in the dirt, showing off his sharp spurs on the back of his legs. "

Le coq grattait dans la terre, exhibant ses éperons acérés à l'arrière de ses pattes.

animal part anatomy bird

noun

Éperons, embranchement

Any protruding part connected at one end, for instance a highway that extends from another highway into a city.

""The highway had several spurs leading into the smaller towns along the coast." "

L'autoroute avait plusieurs embranchements menant aux petites villes le long de la côte.

area part place way traffic

noun

Racines, racines d'arbres

Roots, tree roots.

"The spurs of the old oak tree snaked across the garden path, making it difficult to walk. "

Les racines du vieux chêne serpentaient sur le sentier du jardin, rendant la marche difficile.

plant nature part biology

noun

Éperon, contrefort

A mountain that shoots from another mountain or range and extends some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles.

"From the summit, we could see several spurs branching out from the main mountain range, like fingers extending across the valley. "

Du sommet, nous pouvions voir plusieurs contreforts s'étendant de la chaîne de montagnes principale, comme des doigts s'étendant sur la vallée.

geography geology nature

noun

Éperons

A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale to strip off the blubber.

"The whalers attached their spurs to their boots before stepping onto the slippery whale carcass to begin cutting the blubber. "

Les baleiniers attachaient leurs éperons à leurs bottes avant de monter sur la carcasse glissante de la baleine pour commencer à couper la graisse.

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noun

Étai, contrefiche

A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, such as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut.

"The carpenter added wooden spurs to the shed's rafters to reinforce the roof against heavy snow. "

Le charpentier a ajouté des étais en bois aux chevrons de l'abri pour renforcer le toit contre les fortes chutes de neige.

architecture part building

noun

Eperon

The short wooden buttress of a post.

"The old fence post, weakened by rot, was reinforced with wooden spurs to keep it upright. "

Le vieux poteau de clôture, affaibli par la pourriture, a été renforcé avec des éperons en bois pour le maintenir debout.

architecture part

noun

Éperon

A projection from the round base of a column, occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to a nearly square form. It is generally carved in leafage.

"The ancient Roman column base featured elegant spurs carved with acanthus leaves, connecting the round column to the square base. "

La base de la colonne romaine antique présentait d'élégants éperons sculptés de feuilles d'acanthe, reliant la colonne ronde à la base carrée.

architecture art material

noun

Seigle ergoté

Ergotized rye or other grain.

"The farmer worried that the dark, hardened spurs growing on his rye grain might contaminate the whole harvest. "

L'agriculteur craignait que le seigle ergoté, sombre et durci, qui poussait sur son seigle, ne contamine toute la récolte.

plant medicine food agriculture

noun

Éperon

A wall in a fortification that crosses a part of a rampart and joins to an inner wall.

"The engineers added spurs to the castle wall to make it stronger against attacks, connecting the outer rampart to the inner structure. "

Les ingénieurs ont ajouté des éperons au mur du château pour le renforcer contre les attaques, reliant le rempart extérieur à la structure intérieure.

architecture military

noun

Épaulements

A piece of timber fixed on the bilgeways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side.

"Before launching the new ship, workers carefully checked each of the spurs, ensuring they were securely bolted to the side to prevent damage during the slide into the water. "

Avant de lancer le nouveau navire, les ouvriers ont soigneusement vérifié chacun des épaulements, s'assurant qu'ils étaient solidement boulonnés sur le côté pour éviter tout dommage lors de la glissade dans l'eau.

nautical sailing structure