persuadir in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for persuadir in the English»French Dictionary

persuader [Brit pəˈsweɪdə, Am pərˈsweɪdər] N Am (gun)

persuader inf

flingue m sl

I.persuade [Brit pəˈsweɪd, Am pərˈsweɪd] VB trans

1. persuade (influence):

persuade person

persuader, convaincre

to persuade sb to do/not to do

persuader or convaincre qn de faire/de ne pas faire

to be persuaded by sb to do

être convaincu par qn de faire

2. persuade (convince intellectually):

persuade

convaincre (of de)

to persuade sb that …

convaincre qn que …

try and persuade her!

essaie de la convaincre!

you will never persuade the rest of the family

tu ne convaincras jamais le reste de la famille

II.to persuade oneself VB refl

to persuade oneself refl:

to persuade oneself

réussir à se convaincre

he persuaded himself that it was true

il a réussi à se convaincre que c'était vrai

persuasive [Brit pəˈsweɪsɪv, Am pərˈsweɪsɪv, pərˈsweɪzɪv] ADJ

persuasive person

persuasif/-ive, convaincant

persuasive argument, evidence, words

convaincant

he can be very persuasive

il peut être très persuasif

persuasion [Brit pəˈsweɪʒ(ə)n, Am pərˈsweɪʒən] N

1. persuasion U (persuading, persuasiveness):

persuasion

persuasion f

they had to use all their powers of persuasion to get her to agree

ils ont dû employer toute leur force de persuasion pour l'amener à accepter

no amount of persuasion will make her change her mind

on aura beau essayer de la persuader, rien ne la fera changer d'avis

to be open to persuasion

être prêt à se laisser convaincre

2. persuasion REL:

persuasion

confession f

3. persuasion (political view):

persuasion

conviction f

people of very different political persuasions

des personnes de convictions politiques très différentes

that depends on your persuasion

cela dépend de vos convictions

4. persuasion (kind, sort):

persuasion

sorte f

people of that persuasion

les gens de cette sorte

persuadir in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for persuadir in the English»French Dictionary

persuade [pəˈsweɪd, Am pɚˈ-] VB trans

persuade

persuader

to persuade sb into sth

persuader qn de qc

to persuade sb to +infin

convaincre qn de +infin

persuasion N

1. persuasion (convincing):

persuasion

persuasion f

2. persuasion (conviction):

persuasion

croyance f

to be of the Catholic/Protestant persuasion

être de croyance catholique/protestante

parties of every persuasion

des partis de toutes tendances

persuasive ADJ

persuasive

persuasif(-ive)

he was very persuasive

il était très persuasif

persuasive powers

pouvoir m de persuasion