prevail upon in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for prevail upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I was able to prevail upon her to take some rest

logré convencerla de que tenía que descansar

Translations for prevail upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

prevail [Am prəˈveɪl, Brit prɪˈveɪl] VB intr

1. prevail (triumph):

prevail justice/common sense:

prevalecer

prevail justice/common sense:

imponerse

prevail enemy:

imponerse

to prevail over/against sb/sth

prevalecer sobre alguien/algo

2. prevail (predominate):

prevail sunshine/winds:

predominar

prevail attitude/pessimism:

preponderar

prevail attitude/pessimism:

predominar

prevail attitude/pessimism:

reinar

prevail situation:

reinar

prevail situation:

imperar

upon [Am əˈpɑn, Brit əˈpɒn] PREP form

1. upon (on):

she placed the cards upon the table

puso las cartas sobre la mesa

upon their arrival, they were shown to their room

a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación

there are trains upon the hour, every hour

hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto

acting upon his advice …

siguiendo sus consejos …

upon my word! dated

¡caramba!

upon -ing

al +  infin

upon entering the room

al entrar a la habitación

2. upon (indicating imminent or unexpected arrival):

to be upon sb, the enemy was upon us

teníamos al enemigo encima

winter is already upon us

ya estamos prácticamente en invierno

3. upon (indicating large numbers):

thousands upon thousands

miles y miles

I have sent letter upon letter

he mandado carta tras carta

prevail upon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prevail upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

convencer a alguien (para que haga algo)

Translations for prevail upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

prevail [prɪˈveɪl] VB intr

1. prevail (triumph):

prevail

prevalecer

to prevail over/against sth

prevalecer sobre/contra algo

to prevail over/against sb

triunfar sobre/contra alguien

2. prevail (predominate):

prevail

predominar

prevail conditions, situation

imperar

Phrases:

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

convencer a alguien (para que haga algo)

upon [əˈpɒn, Am -ˈpɑ:n] PREP form

1. upon (on top of):

upon

sobre

upon

encima de

2. upon (around):

upon

en

a ring upon the finger

un anillo en el dedo

3. upon (hanging on):

to hang upon the wall

colgar en la pared

4. upon (at time of):

upon her arrival

a su llegada

upon this

a continuación

upon this

acto seguido

5. upon (long ago):

once upon a time

érase una vez

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I am confident we will prevail upon appeal.

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The government forces could not prevail upon him till 2pm, probably.

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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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In all, a crowd of 5,000 gathered to prevail upon the government to grant the railway a reprieve.

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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.

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They told me that, after intense deliberations, they were able to prevail upon the two jurors who didn't pick me as best actress.

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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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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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