coaxing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for coaxing in the English»French Dictionary

I.coaxing [Brit ˈkəʊksɪŋ, Am ˈkoʊksɪŋ] N

coaxing

efforts mpl de persuasion

no amount of coaxing would make him drink it

aucun effort de persuasion ne l'amènerait à le boire

II.coaxing [Brit ˈkəʊksɪŋ, Am ˈkoʊksɪŋ] ADJ

coaxing

câlin

coax [Brit kəʊks, Am koʊks] VB trans

coax person

cajoler

coax animal

attirer [qc] par la ruse

to coax sb to do or into doing sth

persuader qn (gentiment) de faire qc

to coax sth out of sb

réussir à tirer qc de qn

to coax sb out of a bad mood

parvenir à dérider qn à force de cajoleries

to coax a car into starting

bichonner une voiture pour qu'elle démarre

‘do come, ’ he coaxed

‘allez, viens, ’ dit-il d'une manière câline

Translations for coaxing in the French»English Dictionary

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amadouer

to coax, to cajole

se faire tirer par la manche

to need coaxing

coaxing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for coaxing in the English»French Dictionary

I.coaxing N

coaxing

cajoleries fpl

II.coaxing ADJ

coaxing

cajoleur(-euse)

coax [koʊks] VB trans

coax

enjôler

to coax sb to do sth

enjôler qn pour qu'il fasse qc (subj)

to coax sth out of sb

soutirer qc à qn

Translations for coaxing in the French»English Dictionary

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amadouer

to coax

amadouer qn pour qu'il fasse qc (subj)

to coax sb into doing sth

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Black slaves, who needed no coaxing, and other citizens, were given arms and sent against the mercenaries.

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He's an all around handyman, takes out the garbage when asked, loves baseball, but fear prevents him from coaxing a spider out of the shower.

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If coaxing the pair to accept nursing does not work, one of several steps may then be taken.

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

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Initially, they did not want to part with their equipment, but after much coaxing, they gave in.

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

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The trick would be coaxing it out of her.

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

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She has also been revealed to be very manipulative, often coaxing her friends behind the scenes to get her desired results.

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