urge

urge
urge
A n
1 désir m, forte envie f ; to feel ou have an urge to do avoir une forte envie de faire ;
2 (sexual) pulsion f sexuelle.
B vtr
1 (encourage) conseiller vivement, préconiser [caution, restraint, resistance] ; to urge sb to do conseiller vivement à qn de faire ; (stronger) pousser or exhorter qn à faire ; we urged her to go to the police nous lui avons vivement conseillé d'aller à la police ; I urged them not to go je leur ai vivement déconseillé d'y aller ; to urge that sth (should) be done insister pour que qch soit fait ; ‘go and ask him again,’ she urged ‘va lui redemander,’ insista-t-elle ; to urge patience/restraint on sb exhorter qn à la patience/modération ; they needed no urging ils ne se sont pas fait prier ;
2 (goad) faire avancer, pousser [horse, herd] ; he urged the sheep through the gate il a fait passer les moutons de l'autre côté de la barrière.
Phrasal verb
urge on :
urge on [sb], urge [sb] on
1 (encourage) encourager [person, team etc] ; to urge sb on to do inciter or pousser qn à faire ;
2 (make go faster) talonner [horse] ; faire avancer [herd, crowd].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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