convince in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for convince in the English»French Dictionary

I.convince [Brit kənˈvɪns, Am kənˈvɪns] VB trans

1. convince (gain credibility of):

convince person, jury, reader

convaincre (of de, that que, about au sujet de)

the story fails to convince or does not convince

l'histoire ne convainc personne

2. convince (persuade):

convince voter, consumer

persuader (to do de faire)

II.to convince oneself VB refl

to convince oneself refl:

to convince oneself

se convaincre

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he started off thinking he could convince them

à l'origine il croyait pouvoir les convaincre

I had a dreadful time trying to convince him

j'ai eu toutes les peines du monde à le convaincre

it was hopeless trying to convince her

il était impossible de la convaincre

the next job is to convince him

la tâche suivante consistera à le convaincre

it shouldn't be difficult to convince them

ça ne devrait pas être difficile de les convaincre

Translations for convince in the French»English Dictionary

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convaincre incrédule

to convince (de of, que that)

se convaincre

to convince oneself (de of)

trouver les arguments propres à convaincre/propres à convaincre les plus sceptiques

to find arguments which are likely to convince/liable to convince even the most sceptical

rien ni personne ne le convaincra

nothing or nobody will convince him

de guerre lasse, elle renonça à le convaincre

realizing that she was fighting a losing battle, she gave up trying to convince him

convince in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for convince in the English»French Dictionary

convince [kənˈvɪnts] VB trans

convince

convaincre

Translations for convince in the French»English Dictionary

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persuader qn de +infin (intellectuellement)

to convince sb to +infin

persuader qn que qn a fait qc

to convince sb that sb did sth

se persuader de qc

to convince oneself of sth

se persuader que qn a fait qc

to convince oneself that sb did sth

convaincre qn de qc (par des arguments)

to convince sb of sth

se convaincre de qc

to convince sb of sth

je ne prétends pas vous convaincre

I do not seek to convince you

décider qn à +infin

to convince sb to +infin

convince Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I do not seek to convince you

je ne prétends pas vous convaincre

to convince sb that sb did sth

persuader qn que qn a fait qc

to convince oneself that sb did sth

se persuader que qn a fait qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The reporters are initially reluctant, but she convinces them that their station will move heaven and earth to get a story of this magnitude.

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By the end of the season, he managed to convince his father.

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However, he has trouble convincing the town's selectmen.

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Nevertheless, the other governors rallied around him, convincing him to remain in the position.

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