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1 (to) prevail
(to) prevail /prɪˈveɪl/v. i.1 prevalere; avere la meglio; avere successo; vincere: Reason will prevail, la ragione prevarrà; The King prevailed over the barons, il re ebbe la meglio sui grandi feudatari2 predominare; essere predominante; essere invalso (o assai diffuso): The use of opium once prevailed in China, un tempo l'uso dell'oppio era assai diffuso in Cina● to prevail upon (o on), convincere; indurre; persuadere: I prevailed upon him to accept the invitation, lo indussi ad accettare l'invito. -
2 (to) prevail
(to) prevail /prɪˈveɪl/v. i.1 prevalere; avere la meglio; avere successo; vincere: Reason will prevail, la ragione prevarrà; The King prevailed over the barons, il re ebbe la meglio sui grandi feudatari2 predominare; essere predominante; essere invalso (o assai diffuso): The use of opium once prevailed in China, un tempo l'uso dell'oppio era assai diffuso in Cina● to prevail upon (o on), convincere; indurre; persuadere: I prevailed upon him to accept the invitation, lo indussi ad accettare l'invito.
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