coaxing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for coaxing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

coaxing [Am ˈkoʊksɪŋ, Brit ˈkəʊksɪŋ] N U

coaxing

persuasión f

coaxing

mano f izquierda

with a little coaxing she agreed to let us go

con un poco de mano izquierda conseguimos que nos dejara ir

coax [Am koʊks, Brit kəʊks] VB trans

to coax sb/sth into -ing I coaxed the child into going to bed

convencí al niño para que se acostara

I coaxed the engine into starting/the animal into the cage

con paciencia logré que el motor arrancara/que el animal se metiera en la jaula

to coax sb to + infin she coaxed them to eat

con paciencia intentó que comieran

to coax sth from or out of sb

sonsacarle algo a alguien

I managed to coax an answer/the information out of her

logré sonsacarle una respuesta/la información

a coaxing voice/smile

una voz/sonrisa persuasiva

Translations for coaxing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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aceptó la invitación sin hacerse (de) rogar

he accepted the invitation without any persuasion o coaxing

coaxing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for coaxing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.coaxing N no pl

coaxing

persuasión f

II.coaxing ADJ

coaxing

persuasivo, -a

coax [kəʊks, Am koʊks] VB trans

coax

convencer

to coax sth out of sb

sonsacarle algo a alguien

Translations for coaxing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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engaratusar

to coax

engatusar a alguien para que haga algo

to coax sb into doing sth

coaxing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to coax sth out of sb

sonsacarle algo a alguien

to coax sb into doing sth

engatusar a alguien para que haga algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

After more than ten years of coaxing, he agreed to meet various professionals in person, and eventually even went to two conferences and delivered a lecture at each.

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Hanging out at his parents' park meant coaxing crocs into ponds.

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Lemon has a tendency to jump to conclusions, which have been known to hurt peoples feelings; she is also easily frightened and often needs extra coaxing to participate.

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The former president was famous for coaxing corporates and individuals with deep pockets to build new schools or renovate dilapidated ones.

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The two boys stood with open eyes gazing at the strange people, and it took a little coaxing to get the boys to put on the gloves.

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In fact, if it weren't for the coaxing and support of their educators, many...

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The word "blarney" has come to mean clever, flattering, or coaxing talk.

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He was regarded to be a cyclist who behaved in a careful and scholarly manner, and was known for coaxing higher levels of performance out of his younger partners.

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There's a great moment when he's coaxing her to drink more.

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Temptation also describes the coaxing or inducing a person into committing such an act, by manipulation or otherwise of curiosity, desire or fear of loss.

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