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prevail [Brit prɪˈveɪl, Am prəˈveɪl] VB intr

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1. prevail (win):

prevail ability, common sense, vice, virtue:

prevalere (against su)

2. prevail (be usual):

prevail

prevail upon VB [prɪˈveɪl -] (prevail upon [sb])

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prevail upon

persuadere, convincere (to do a fare)

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predominare colore, gusto, profumo:

to prevail

trionfare (vincere)

to prevail

trionfare (prevalere) fig bugia, verità:

to prevail

prevalere abilità, buonsenso, virtù, vizio:

to prevail su: against

dominare impressione, idea:

to prevail

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prevail [prɪ·ˈveɪl] VB intr

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1. prevail (triumph):

prevail

to prevail over/against sth

avere il sopravvento su qc

to prevail over/against sb

avere la meglio su/contro qu

2. prevail (predominate):

prevail

prevail conditions, situation

3. prevail (convince):

to prevail (up)on sb (to do sth) form

convincere qu (a fare qc)

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to prevail

prevalere su qu

to prevail over sb

prendere il sopravvento fig

to prevail

to prevail over/against sth

avere il sopravvento su qc

to prevail over/against sb

avere la meglio su/contro qu

to prevail (up)on sb (to do sth) form

convincere qu (a fare qc)

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The practice became widespread in the mid sixteenth century, and prevailed until the arrival of industrial printing techniques late in the eighteenth century. en.wikipedia.org

Dependence on a great number of lords in the dale afforded greater freedom than in other areas where united power and governing relationships prevailed. en.wikipedia.org

Hot conditions prevail year-round along with winter rainfalls. en.wikipedia.org

Notwithstanding her many hardships such as unstable homes as a child her forte still prevailed. en.wikipedia.org

Furthermore, a sense of inevitability prevails throughout the text. en.wikipedia.org

The lower elevations, in particular the south, receive very little rainfall, and desert vegetation prevails. en.wikipedia.org

However, both men faced sufficient opposition for neither to be likely to prevail. en.wikipedia.org

The ecclesiastic system of copyhold, whereby land was leased to tenants for terms as short as seven years, prevailed throughout the manor. en.wikipedia.org

They enjoyed kind of special quasi-worship: they were called the witness which can not be prevailed upon. en.wikipedia.org

However, the decision for harsh punishment prevailed in a desire to discourage any more resistance. en.wikipedia.org

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