goad

goad
transitive verb

goad somebody into something/doing something — jemanden zu etwas anstacheln/dazu anstacheln, etwas zu tun

Phrasal Verbs:
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[ɡəud] 1. verb
(to urge or force (a person etc) to do something by annoying (him etc): I was goaded into being rude to him.) anstacheln
2. noun
(a sharp-pointed stick used for driving cattle etc.) der Treibstachelstock
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goad
[gəʊd, AM goʊd]
I. n Stachelstock m; (fig: motivating factor) Ansporn m
II. vt
1. (spur)
to \goad sb [to sth] jdn [zu etw dat] antreiben [o anspornen]
to \goad sb's curiosity jds Neugier wecken
2. (tease)
to \goad sb jdn ärgern; child jdn hänseln
he refused to be \goaded by their insults er ließ sich von ihren Beleidigungen nicht aus der Ruhe bringen
3. (provoke)
to \goad sb into [doing] sth jdn dazu anstacheln [o anspornen], etw zu tun
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[gəʊd]
1. n
(= stick) Stachelstock m; (fig = spur) Ansporn m; (= taunt) aufstachelnde Bemerkung
2. vt
(= taunt) aufreizen

to goad sb into sth — jdn zu etw anstacheln or treiben

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goad [ɡəʊd]
A s
1. Stachelstock m (des Viehtreibers)
2. fig Ansporn m
B v/t
1. (mit dem Stachelstock) antreiben
2. oft goad on fig jemanden an-, aufstacheln, (an)treiben, anspornen (alle:
to do oder into doing sth dazu, etwas zu tun)
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transitive verb

goad somebody into something/doing something — jemanden zu etwas anstacheln/dazu anstacheln, etwas zu tun

Phrasal Verbs:
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v.
antreiben v.

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