Σάββατο 18 Μαΐου 2013

WORD OF THE DAY : URGE

Thesaurus-Synonyms- URGE

'urge' verb to advise someone very strongly to do something, or to use strong emotional pressure to persuade someone to do something: I urge you to act now before it is too late. * συνιστώ, συμβουλεύω, παροτρύνω, προτρέπω κν. «τσιγκλώ»

[egg on] to encourage someone to do something bad: It’s not like him to behave so badly, I expect the bigger boys egged him on. * προτρέπω, παρακινώ, υποκινώ κάποιον σε κάτι επικίνδυνο ή κακό

[encourage] to try to build up someone’s confidence so that they feel able to do something: She encouraged me to try again when I was feeling really depressed about my prospects. * ενθαρρύνω,
εμψυχώνω, αναπτερώνω (το ηθικό)

[goad] to tease or taunt someone in order to make them do something: She goaded him into hitting the other fellow by calling him a coward. * «τσιγκλώ» κάποιον να κάνει κάτι: μτφ. παρακινώ, εξωθώ

[spur on] to make someone more eager or determined to achieve something: We were spurred on by the shouts of the crowd.
* παροτρύνω, «ωθώ»: διεγείρω το ενδιαφέρον ή την αποφασιστικότητα κάποιου

[will] to wish very hard for something to happen or for someone to do something in the hope that the power of your wish will bring the result you want: I was willing you to say yes. * (για επιμονή ή υπο- τροπή:) θέλω επίμονα, «εννοώ»: προσπαθώ να πραγματοποιήσω με τη δύναμη της θέλησης, «εύχομαι»

taken from the BETSIS ELT DICTIONARY & THESAURUS

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