English-German translation for "goad"

"goad" German translation

goad
[goud]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Stachelstockmasculine | Maskulinum m
    goad stick obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    goad stick obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
  • Stachelmasculine | Maskulinum m
    goad spur, sting figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    goad spur, sting figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • Anspornmasculine | Maskulinum m
    goad incentive figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    goad incentive figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • goad syn vgl. → see „motive
    goad syn vgl. → see „motive
goad
[goud]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • antreiben
    goad rare | seltenselten (with stick)
    goad rare | seltenselten (with stick)
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  • often | oftoft goad on figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    an-, aufstacheln, (an)treiben, (auf)reizen
    often | oftoft goad on figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • to goadsomebody | jemand sb to do (or | oderod into doing) it
    jemanden dazu anstacheln, es zu tun
    to goadsomebody | jemand sb to do (or | oderod into doing) it
  • to goad (in)to fury
    zur Wut reizen
    to goad (in)to fury
Herrn McCreevy- Ihren Vorgänger, Herr Barnier- haben wir zum Jagen tragen müssen.
Mr McCreevy- your predecessor, Mr Barnier- needed to be goaded into action.
Source: Europarl
O, jene Furcht vor seiner Vereinsamung viel schlimmer als meine eigene wie sie mich marterte!
Oh, that fear of his self-abandonment--far worse than my abandonment--how it goaded me!
Source: Books
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