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1 cajole
kə'‹əul(to coax (someone into doing something), often by flattery: The little girl cajoled her father into buying her a new dress.) engatusartr[kə'ʤəʊl]1 engatusar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto cajole somebody into doing something engatusar a alguien para que haga algov.• camelar v.• embromar v.• engatusar v.• enlabiar v.• gitanear v.• halagar v.• roncear v.kə'dʒəʊltransitive verb convencer* con zalamerías or halagos[kǝ'dʒǝʊl]VT engatusar, camelar* * *[kə'dʒəʊl]transitive verb convencer* con zalamerías or halagos -
2 cajole
vt.1 engatusar.2 adular, halagar, colmar de zalamerías, lisonjear. (pt & pp cajoled) -
3 cajole into
v.persuadir con engaño a, llevar con engaño a, persuadir con halagos a. -
4 to cajole somebody into doing something
engatusar a alguien para que haga algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to cajole somebody into doing something
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5 bamboozle
bæm'bu:zl(to confuse completely: The motorist was completely bamboozled by the road-signs.) engatusar, confundirtr[bæm'bʊːzəl]2 (cheat) engañarn.• engañabobos s.m.• engaño s.m.• sacacuartos s.m.• sacadineros s.m.v.• capotear v.• embarcar v.• embaucar v.• embelecar v.• enlabiar v.bæm'buːzəltransitive verb (colloq) enredar (fam)to bamboozle somebody (into something): he was bamboozled into financing their plan — lo engatusaron para que financiara su plan
[bæm'buːzl]VT enredar, engatusarshe was bamboozled into buying it — la enredaron or engatusaron para que lo comprara
* * *[bæm'buːzəl]transitive verb (colloq) enredar (fam)to bamboozle somebody (into something): he was bamboozled into financing their plan — lo engatusaron para que financiara su plan
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6 wheedle
tr['wiːdəl]1 engatusar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto wheedle somebody into doing something engatusar a alguien para que haga algoto wheedle something out of somebody sonsacar algo a alguiento wheedle something out of someone: sonsacarle algo a alguienv.• capotear v.• conseguir por medio de halagos v.• embromar v.• engaitar v.• engatusar v.• sonsacar v.'hwiːdḷ, 'wiːdḷa) (coax, flatter)to wheedle something OUT OF somebody — sonsacarle* algo a alguien
b) wheedling pres p <tone/voice> adulador['wiːdl]VT* * *['hwiːdḷ, 'wiːdḷ]a) (coax, flatter)to wheedle something OUT OF somebody — sonsacarle* algo a alguien
b) wheedling pres p <tone/voice> adulador -
7 convencer
convencer ( conjugate convencer) verbo transitivo la convencí de que estaba equivocada I convinced her that she was wrong no pude convencerlo de que or para que me prestara dinero I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money su explicación no convenció a nadie his explanation wasn't at all convincing convencerse verbo pronominal to be convinced;◊ ¿te convenciste? are you convinced?;convencerse de algo to accept sth; ¿te convences de que tenía razón? do you believe o accept I was right?
convencer verbo transitivo
1 (una idea) to convince
2 (persuadir) la convencimos para que fuera al médico, we persuaded her to go to the doctor's
3 (satisfacer) el peinado no me convence, I'm not sure about the hairstyle ' convencer' also found in these entries: Spanish: camelar - enredar - trabajarse - nomás English: bring round - coax - come round - convince - get round - impress - persuade - prevail - put off - reason - satisfy - sway - talk - win over - assure - budge - cajole - come -
8 cajoling
adj.zalamero, exageradamente cortés, meloso, repugnantemente zalamero, carantoñero, cobista, empalagosamente zalamero.s.sonsacamiento, zalamería.ger.gerundio del verbo CAJOLE.
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Cajole — Ca*jole , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cajoled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cajoling}.] [F. cajoler, orig., to chatter like a bird in a cage, to sing; hence, to amuse with idle talk, to flatter, from the source of OF. goale, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, dim. of cage a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cajolé — cajolé, ée (ka jo lé, lée) part. passé. Un enfant cajolé par sa bonne. Cette jeune fille cajolée par les garçons du village … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
cajole — (v.) 1640s, from Fr. cajoler to cajole, wheedle, coax, perhaps a blend of M.Fr. cageoler to chatter like a jay (16c., from gajole, southern dim. of geai jay ), and O.Fr. gaioler to cage, entice into a cage (see JAIL (Cf. jail)). Related: Cajoled; … Etymology dictionary
cajole — I verb allure, bait, coax, entice, importune, lure, ply, pressure, push, tease, tempt, urge II index coax, entice, importune, influence, inveigle, lure … Law dictionary
cajole — [v] attempt to coax; flatter apple polish*, argue into, banter, beguile, blandish, bootlick*, brownnose*, build up, butter up*, con, crowd, deceive, decoy, delude, dupe, entice, entrap, get around, get next to*, hand a line*, induce, influence,… … New thesaurus
cajolé — Cajolé, [cajol]ée. part. pass … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
cajole — ► VERB ▪ persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery. DERIVATIVES cajolery noun. ORIGIN French cajoler … English terms dictionary
cajole — [kə jōl′] vt., vi. cajoled, cajoling [Fr cajoler, orig. to chatter like a jay in a cage; ? blend of OFr cage (see CAGE) + jaole, JAIL] to coax with flattery and insincere talk; wheedle SYN. COAX cajolery n. cajolement cajoler n. cajolingly adv … English World dictionary
cajole — v. 1)(d; tr.) (with an inanimate object) to cajole from, out of (she cajoled some money from him) 2) (d; tr.) to cajole into (he cajoled me into signing over the property) 3) (d; tr.) (with an animate object) to cajole out of (they cajoled him… … Combinatory dictionary
cajole — transitive verb (cajoled; cajoling) Etymology: French cajoler Date: 1630 1. a. to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance ; coax < had to cajole … New Collegiate Dictionary
cajole — ca|jole [kəˈdʒəul US ˈdʒoul] v [I and T] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: cajoler to make noises like a bird in a cage, cajole , from Old North French gaiole birdcage , from Latin cavea; CAGE1] to gradually persuade someone to do something by… … Dictionary of contemporary English