Translations for „persuade“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

per·suade [pəˈsweɪd] VB trans

persuade (talk into)

pregovarjati [perf pregovoriti]

persuade (convince)

prepričevati [perf prepričati]

to persuade sb into sth

pregovoriti koga v kaj

to persuade sb of sth

prepričati koga o čem

Usage examples with persuade

I'm trying to persuade her to come but I'm getting nowhere

rad bi jo prepričal, da pride, a mi ne uspeva

she tried to persuade him to retire, but he would have none of it form

hotela ga je prepričati, naj se upokoji, a ni hotel slišati niti besede

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He rushes after her and while trying to persuade her to believe him, gets hit by a bus.

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He eventually persuaded his father to let him take horseriding lessons.

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When the time came, he eventually persuaded his father to allow him to pursue his artistic interests rather than the academic career pre-planned for him.

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The boy eventually persuades the troll to wait until he has lived a little more, after which he will return to the bridge.

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The king wondered at it, and although the witch tried to persuade him it was nothing but quacking, he ordered that the duck be captured.

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It mostly serves to publicise the advertised brand, but seldom seems to persuade.

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He is persuaded to let her go and is pulled aboard.

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She eventually persuaded him to let her write a film script.

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His story touches the executives, who encourage him to try to persuade the writers to yield.

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She also successfully persuades him to give up drinking.

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