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Pronunciation / Transliteration: peɾ.swaˈdiɾ
"Logró persuadirla para que aceptara la propuesta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To persuade someone to do something through continuous reasoning, argument, or conversation.
"She managed to talk-into taking the job offer after hours of deliberation." - 2
To convince someone to adopt a certain belief or mindset by talking.
"He tried to talk-into believing that the risk was minimal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrasal verb combines the Germanic root 'talken' (to speak or converse, derived from Middle English and Old English origins) with the preposition 'into', denoting movement toward an interior state or condition. Emerging strongly in early Modern English, the construction shifted from literal speech leading into physical spaces to the metaphorical persuasion of someone into a specific course of action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Talk-into" is said worldwide
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persuader
Transliteration: pɛʁ.sɥa.de
"Elle a réussi à le persuader de signer le contrat."
überreden
Transliteration: yːbɐˈʁeːdn̩
"Es gelang ihm, sie zum Mitkommen zu überreden."
persuadere
Transliteration: per.swaˈde.re
"Sono riuscito a persuaderlo a cambiare idea."
persuadir
Transliteration: peɾ.swaˈdiɾ
"Logró persuadirla para que aceptara la propuesta."
persuadir
Transliteration: peʁ.swaˈdiɾ
"Ele conseguiu persuadir a equipe a mudar de estratégia."
राजी करना
Transliteration: raaji karna
"उसने मुझे नौकरी स्वीकार करने के लिए राजी कर लिया।"
说服
Transliteration: shuō fú
"他成功地把她游说得接受了这项任务。"
설득하다
Transliteration: seoldeuk-hada
"그녀는 그를 설득하여 프로젝트에 참여하게 했다."
説得する
Transliteration: settoku suru
"彼は彼女に計画に参加するよう説得した。"
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