urge

urge
urge [ɜ:dʒ]
1. noun
• to have an urge to do sth éprouver une forte envie de faire qch
2. transitive verb
[+ person] pousser (to do sth à faire qch)
• to urge caution on sb recommander vivement la prudence à qn
• I urged him not to go je lui ai vivement déconseillé d'y aller
• to urge that sth (should) be done recommander vivement que qch soit fait
• "do it now!" he urged « faites-le tout de suite ! » insista-t-il
► urge on separable transitive verb
[+ worker] presser ; [+ team] encourager
• to urge sb on to (do) sth inciter qn à (faire) qch
* * *
[ɜːdʒ] 1.
noun forte envie f, désir m (to do de faire)
2.
transitive verb (encourage) préconiser [caution, restraint, resistance]

to urge somebody to do — conseiller vivement à quelqu'un de faire; (stronger) pousser or exhorter quelqu'un à faire

I urged them not to go — je leur ai vivement déconseillé d'y aller

to urge patience on somebody — exhorter quelqu'un à la patience

Phrasal Verbs:

English-French dictionary. 2013.

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