aiguillonner

eɡɥijɔne

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Conjugation

Definition of aiguillonner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

incitationpousser quelqu'un à agir ou à faire quelque chose

Sa curiosité l'aiguillonnait à découvrir la vérité.

inciter

pousser à agir

bétail

Dated

piquer un animal avec un bâton pointu pour le faire avancer

Dated

Le berger aiguillonnait ses bœufs pour les faire marcher.

tourmentcauser de la souffrance morale à quelqu'un

Les remords l'aiguillonnaient sans cesse.

harceler

tourmenter

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Origin of aiguillonner

latin, aculeus (petit aiguillon)

Examples of aiguillonner in a sentence

Ses échecs l'ont aiguillonné à persévérer.
Il a dû aiguillonner la vache récalcitrante.
Le paysan aiguillonnait doucement les moutons vers l’enclos.
La culpabilité aiguillonnait son esprit chaque nuit.
Les souvenirs douloureux l’aiguillonnent encore aujourd’hui.

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English:spur, poke along, ...
German:antreiben, mit dem Stock antreiben, ...
Italian:spronare, stimolare il bestiame, ...
Spanish:estimular, aguijonear, ...
Portuguese:impulsionar, picar, ...
Chinese:激励, 刺赶, ...
Japanese:駆り立てる, 家畜を突く, ...
Arabic:حفّز, وخز, ...
Hebrew:לְדַרְבֵּן, לִדְקוֹר בְּמַקֵּל, ...
Russian:побуждать, погонять, ...
Ukrainian:спонукати, підганяти, ...
Catalan:esperonar, esperonejar, ...
Danish:tilskynde, prikke, ...
Dutch:aanzetten tot, aanjagen, ...
Greek:παρακινώ, κεντρίζω, ...
Hungarian:ösztönözni, ösztökélni, ...
Khmer:ជំរុញ, ចាក់, ...
Korean:자극하다, 찔러 몰다, ...
Polish:zachęcać, poganiać, ...
Portuguese (BR):estimular, tangar, ...
Romanian:a stimula, a îmboldi, ...
Swedish:sporra, driva på, ...
Thai:กระตุ้น, ใช้ไม้แหลมจิ้ม, ...
Turkish:teşvik etmek, güdüklemek, ...
Vietnamese:thúc đẩy, chọc thúc, ...

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