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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespersuadir
Pronunciation / Transliteration: persuadir
"Intentó persuadir al gato para que bajara."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To persuade someone gradually or by flattery to do something.
"She tried to coax the cat down from the tree with a piece of fish."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 16th century (as cokes meaning a fool): perhaps from obsolete cokes 'simpleton', of unknown origin. The verb originally meant 'make a fool of', later 'indulge, pamper', leading to the current sense of 'persuade gradually' (mid 17th century).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Coax" is said worldwide
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amadouer
Transliteration: amadouer
"Elle a réussi à l'amadouer avec de doux mots."
überreden
Transliteration: ueberreden
"Er versuchte, sie zu überreden, mitzukommen."
adescare
Transliteration: adescare
"Ha cercato di convincerlo con le buone maniere."
persuadir
Transliteration: persuadir
"Intentó persuadir al gato para que bajara."
persuadir
Transliteration: persuadir
"Ela tentou persuadir o gato a descer da árvore."
फुसलाना
Transliteration: phusalana
"उसने बिल्ली को पेड़ से नीचे फुसलाने की कोशिश की।"
哄骗
Transliteration: hǒngpiàn
"她试图哄骗猫从树上下来。"
달래다
Transliteration: dallaeda
"그녀는 고양이를 달래서 나무 위에서 내려오게 했다."
なだめる
Transliteration: nadameru
"彼女は猫をなだめて木から降ろそうとした。"
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