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Spanish
Etymology
From espuela (“spur”) + -ar, being espuela of Germanic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /espoleˈaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: es‧po‧le‧ar
Verb
espolear (first-person singular present espoleo, first-person singular preterite espoleé, past participle espoleado)
- (transitive) to spur on; to goad
- (transitive) to spark
- espolear el interés ― spark interest
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of espolear
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive espolear
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dative
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espolearme
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espolearte
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espolearle, espolearse
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espolearnos
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espolearos
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espolearles, espolearse
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accusative
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espolearme
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espolearte
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espolearlo, espolearla, espolearse
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espolearnos
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espolearos
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espolearlos, espolearlas, espolearse
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with gerund espoleando
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dative
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espoleándome
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espoleándote
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espoleándole, espoleándose
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espoleándonos
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espoleándoos
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espoleándoles, espoleándose
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accusative
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espoleándome
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espoleándote
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espoleándolo, espoleándola, espoleándose
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espoleándonos
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espoleándoos
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espoleándolos, espoleándolas, espoleándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative espolea
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dative
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espoléame
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espoléate
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espoléale
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espoléanos
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not used
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espoléales
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accusative
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espoléame
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espoléate
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espoléalo, espoléala
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espoléanos
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not used
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espoléalos, espoléalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative espoleá
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dative
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espoleame
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espoleate
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espoleale
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espoleanos
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not used
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espoleales
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accusative
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espoleame
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espoleate
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espolealo, espoleala
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espoleanos
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not used
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espolealos, espolealas
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with formal second-person singular imperative espolee
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dative
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espoléeme
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not used
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espoléele, espoléese
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espoléenos
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not used
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espoléeles
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accusative
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espoléeme
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not used
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espoléelo, espoléela, espoléese
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espoléenos
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not used
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espoléelos, espoléelas
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with first-person plural imperative espoleemos
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dative
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not used
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espoleémoste
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espoleémosle
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espoleémonos
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espoleémoos
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espoleémosles
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accusative
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not used
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espoleémoste
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espoleémoslo, espoleémosla
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espoleémonos
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espoleémoos
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espoleémoslos, espoleémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative espolead
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dative
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espoleadme
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not used
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espoleadle
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espoleadnos
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espoleaos
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espoleadles
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accusative
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espoleadme
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not used
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espoleadlo, espoleadla
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espoleadnos
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espoleaos
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espoleadlos, espoleadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative espoleen
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dative
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espoléenme
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not used
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espoléenle
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espoléennos
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not used
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espoléenles, espoléense
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accusative
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espoléenme
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not used
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espoléenlo, espoléenla
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espoléennos
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not used
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espoléenlos, espoléenlas, espoléense
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