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egg on

/ɛɡ ɒn/

/ɛɡ ɑn/

Translations

egg onverb

egged on

Past Simple

egged on

Past Participle

egging on

Gerund

/ɛɡ ɒn/

/ɛɡ ɑn/

pousser àSurtout quand il s’agit d’inciter quelqu’un à faire quelque chose de risqué, d’idiot ou d’imprudent.

His friends egged him on to try the dangerous stunt.

Ses amis l’ont poussé à tenter cette cascade dangereuse.

Additional translations

inciter àPlus neutre et fréquent dans un registre général.

Synonyms

egg onverb

To encourage or incite someone to do something, often something risky or foolish.

He wouldn't have jumped off the cliff if his friends hadn't egged him on.