convencerlo in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for convencerlo in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.convencer VB trans

1.1. convencer (de un hecho, una idea):

convencer

to convince

no se dejó convencer

she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded

convencer a alg. de algo

to convince sb of sth

la convenció de la necesidad de tomar medidas

he convinced her of the need to take action

no logré convencerlo de lo contrario

I couldn't persuade him otherwise

los convencí de que hablaba en serio

I persuaded o convinced them that I was serious

el artículo me convenció de que era verdad lo que se rumoreaba

the article convinced me that the rumors were true

me costó convencerla de que no tenía razón

I had difficulty convincing her that she was wrong

1.2. convencer (para hacer algo):

convencer

to persuade

yo no quería ir pero mi hermana me convenció

I didn't want to go but my sister persuaded me to o persuaded me o talked me into it

convencer a alg. para o de que + subj

to persuade sb to +  infinit.

a ver si la convences para que nos dé las llaves

do you think you can talk her into giving us o persuade her to give us the keys?

no logramos convencerlo de que apoyara nuestra moción

we couldn't persuade him to support our motion

no logramos convencerlo de que apoyara nuestra moción

we couldn't convince him that he should support our motion

no pude convencerlo de que me prestara dinero

I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money

2. convencer en frases negativas (satisfacer):

es simpático, pero no me acaba de convencer

he's nice enough but there's something about him I don't like o something about him I'm not sure about

no me convence del todo la idea

I'm not absolutely sure o completely convinced about the idea

la explicación que dio no convenció a nadie

his explanation wasn't at all convincing

me cuesta decidirme porque ninguno me convence demasiado

I can't decide because I'm not really sure about any of them o because none of them is really what I was after

será muy buena actriz, pero en ese papel no me convence

she may be a very good actress, but I don't like her in that role

II.convencerse VB vpr

se lo he dicho mil veces pero no se convence

I've told him hundreds of times but he won't be convinced o he won't believe it

¡convéncete, estás equivocado!

believe me, you're wrong!

(convencerse de algo) ¿ahora te convences de que tenía razón?

now do you believe I was right?

te tienes que convencer de que tu madre tiene razón

you have to accept that your mother is right

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se valió de ardides femeninos para convencerlo

she used her feminine wiles to persuade him

me costó muchos esfuerzos convencerlo

it took a lot of effort to persuade him

me costó muchos esfuerzos convencerlo

I had a lot of trouble persuading him

intentaré convencerlo

I'll try to persuade him

intentó convencerlo, pero sin resultado

she tried to persuade him, but without success o to no avail

tuve que usar todas mis artes para convencerlo

I had to use every trick I could think of to win him over

hay cosas que uno tiene que ver por sí mismo para convencerse

there are some things you just have to see for yourself before you believe them

hay cosas que uno tiene que ver por sí mismo para convencerse

there are some things one has to see for oneself before one believes them

lo hacen para convencerse a sí mismos

they do it just to convince themselves

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after a bit of arm-twisting, I got him to agree

presionándolo un poco, logré convencerlo

he remained unconvinced by her arguments

sus argumentos no acababan de convencerlo

she tried to persuade him, but did not succeed

intentó convencerlo pero no lo consiguió or no lo logró

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me cuesta convencerlo

I find it difficult to persuade him

desplegó todas sus artes para convencerlo

she used all her wiles to convince him

¿cómo te has arreglado para convencerlo?

how did you manage to convince him?

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