spronare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From sprone +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sproˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spro‧nà‧re

Verb

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spronàre (first-person singular present spróno or spròno[1], first-person singular past historic spronài, past participle spronàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to spur (a horse)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to spur, to incite, to stimulate
    Synonyms: incitare, incoraggiare
  3. (intransitive) to gallop forward, spurring one's horse (of a person riding a horse) [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ sprono in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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  • spronare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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