prevail upon in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for prevail upon in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for prevail upon in the English»French Dictionary

upon [Brit əˈpɒn, Am əˈpɑn] PREP

upon → on

See also on

I.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn] PREP When on is used as a straightforward preposition expressing position (on the beach, on the table) it is generally translated by sur: sur la plage, sur la table; on it is translated by dessus: there's a table over there, put the key on it = il y a une table là-bas, mets la clé dessus.
on is often used in verb combinations in English (depend on, rely on, cotton on etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (depend, rely, cotton on etc.).
If you have doubts about how to translate a phrase or expression beginning with on (on demand, on impulse, on top etc.) consult the appropriate noun or other entry (demand, impulse, top etc.).
This dictionary contains usage notes on such topics as dates, islands, rivers etc. Many of these use the preposition on. For the index to these notes .
For examples of the above and further uses of on, see the entry below.

1. on (position):

II.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn] ADJ

III.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn] ADV

IV.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn] on and off, a. off and on ADV

VI.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn]

prevail [Brit prɪˈveɪl, Am prəˈveɪl] VB intr

prevail upon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prevail upon in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for prevail upon in the English»French Dictionary

See also on

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Eventually they prevail upon the modified crewman to use the video link to contact the main martian settlement and warn them.
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I think there is far greater realism that has come to prevail upon not just the government, but even upon the opposition and the guerillas.
thewire.in
Rather, they prevail upon the viewer as appearances of sculptural form, capable of enfolding us or distancing themselves as disembodied energies.
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I am confident we will prevail upon appeal.
www.stuff.co.nz
The government forces could not prevail upon him till 2pm, probably.
kashmirreader.com
In all, a crowd of 5,000 gathered to prevail upon the government to grant the railway a reprieve.
en.wikipedia.org
They told me that, after intense deliberations, they were able to prevail upon the two jurors who didn't pick me as best actress.
entertainment.inquirer.net
My aim is, as far as possible, to prevail upon people to use the natural cosmetics, instead of chemical-based ones.
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