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persuade [pərˈsweɪd, Brit pəˈ-] VB trans

persuade

persuade

to persuade sb to do sth

convencer alguém a fazer a. c.

Usage examples with persuade

to persuade sb to do sth

convencer alguém a fazer a. c.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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

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. en.wikipedia.org

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

He is persuaded to let her go and is pulled aboard. en.wikipedia.org

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

This theory postulates that the receiver takes an active role in persuading himself or herself to change his or her attitude or behavior. en.wikipedia.org

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. en.wikipedia.org

He persuaded her husband to make her work in films. en.wikipedia.org

He had initially scoffed at the script based on its title alone, but his agent persuaded him to actually read it, and he reconsidered. en.wikipedia.org

She also successfully persuades him to give up drinking. en.wikipedia.org

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