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1 coax
coax [kəʊks]* * *[kəʊks]transitive verb cajoler [person]; attirer [quelque chose] par la ruse [animal]to coax somebody to do ou into doing something — persuader quelqu'un (gentiment) de faire quelque chose
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2 coax
transitive verbcoax a smile/some money out of somebody — jemandem ein Lächeln/etwas Geld entlocken
* * *[kəuks](to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.) beschwatzen* * *[kəʊks, AM koʊks]vt▪ to \coax sb to do [or into doing] sth jdn dazu bringen [o überreden], etw zu tunto \coax a smile out of sb jdm ein Lächeln entlockento \coax £10 out of sb jdm 10 Pfund abschwatzen fam* * *[kəʊks]vtüberredento coax sb into doing sth — jdn beschwatzen (inf) or dazu bringen, etw zu tun
he coaxed the engine into life —
you have to coax the fire — du musst dem Feuer ein bisschen nachhelfen
* * *coax1 [kəʊks]A v/tcoax sb into doing sth jemanden rumkriegen, etwas zu tun2. sich etwas erschmeicheln:3. etwas ganz vorsichtig oder mit Gefühl in einen bestimmten Zustand oder an einen bestimmten Ort bringen:he coaxed the fire to burn mit Geduld und Spucke brachte er das Feuer in Gang umg4. obs jemanden liebkosen5. obs jemanden täuschenB v/i seine ganze Überredungskunst aufbietencoax2 [ˈkəʊæks] s ELEK umg Koaxialkabel n* * *transitive verbcoax somebody into doing something — jemanden herumkriegen (ugs.), etwas zu tun
coax a smile/some money out of somebody — jemandem ein Lächeln/etwas Geld entlocken
* * *n.Koaxialkabel n. (s.o. into doing sth.) v.beschwatzen (etwas zu tun) v. (s.o. to do sth.) v.beschwatzen (etwas zu tun) v. v.gut zureden ausdr.schmeicheln v. -
3 coax
أَقْنَعَ بالمُلاحَقَة \ coax: cause sb. or sth. to do what one wants by gentle means: I coaxed my horse to cross the narrow bridge. \ دَاوَرَ \ coax: to cause sb. or sth. to do what one wants by gentle means: I coaxed my horse to cross the narrow bridge. \ زَهْلَجَ \ coax: to cause sb. or sth. to do what one wants by gentle means: I coaxed my horse to cross the narrow bridge. -
4 coax
[kəuks]vtto coax sb (into doing sth) — namawiać (namówić perf) kogoś (do zrobienia czegoś) ( posługując się łagodną perswazją)
* * *[kəuks](to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.) nakłaniać, wyciągać -
5 coax
coax vtr cajoler [person] ; attirer [qch] par la ruse [animal] ; to coax sb to do ou into doing sth persuader qn (gentiment) de faire qch ; to coax sth out of sb réussir à tirer qch 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. -
6 coax
[kəʊks]verbo transitivo persuadere, convincere, blandireto coax sb. to do o into doing sth. convincere qcn. a fare qcs.; to coax sth. out of sb. — riuscire a farsi dare qcs. da qcn
* * *[kəuks](to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.) persuadere* * *coaxabbr.(to) coax /kəʊks/v. t. e i.blandire; persuadere con le buone; convincere con paziente insistenza● to coax sb. into doing st., convincere q. con blandizie (moine, ecc.) a fare qc. □ to coax sb. out of doing st., convincere con le buone q. a non fare qc. □ to coax st. out of sb., ottenere qc. da q. con blandizie.* * *[kəʊks]verbo transitivo persuadere, convincere, blandireto coax sb. to do o into doing sth. convincere qcn. a fare qcs.; to coax sth. out of sb. — riuscire a farsi dare qcs. da qcn
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7 coax
kəuks(to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.) engatusarcoax vb persuadir / convencertr[kəʊks]1 (person) engatusar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto coax a machine to work lograr que una máquina funcioneto coax somebody into doing something engatusar a alguien para que haga algoto coax something out of somebody sonsacar algo a alguiencoax ['ko:ks] vt: engatusar, persuadirv.• conseguir por medio de caricias o halagos v.• engatusar v.• halagar v.• roncear v.kəʊksto coax somebody/something INTO -ING: I coaxed the child into going to bed convencí al niño para que se acostara; I coaxed the animal into the cage con paciencia logré que el animal se metiera en la jaula; to coax somebody TO + INF: she coaxed them to eat con paciencia intentó que comieran; to coax something FROM o OUT OF somebody sonsacarle* algo a alguien; a coaxing voice — una voz persuasiva
[kǝʊks]VTto coax sb into/out of doing sth — engatusar a algn para que haga/no haga algo
* * *[kəʊks]to coax somebody/something INTO -ING: I coaxed the child into going to bed convencí al niño para que se acostara; I coaxed the animal into the cage con paciencia logré que el animal se metiera en la jaula; to coax somebody TO + INF: she coaxed them to eat con paciencia intentó que comieran; to coax something FROM o OUT OF somebody sonsacarle* algo a alguien; a coaxing voice — una voz persuasiva
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8 coax vt
[kəʊks]to coax sb into/out of doing sth — convincere or indurre (con moine) qn a fare/non fare qc
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9 coax
[kəʊks, Am koʊks] vtto \coax a smile out of sb jdm ein Lächeln entlocken;to \coax £10 out of sb jdm 10 Pfund abschwatzen ( fam) -
10 coax a country out of
2) Макаров: уговаривать страну не делать (что-л.) -
11 coax a country out of (sth)
СМИ: уговаривать страну не делать (ч-л)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > coax a country out of (sth)
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12 engatusar
v.1 to sweet-talk (informal).engatusar a alguien para que haga algo to sweet-talk somebody into doing something2 to deceive, to coax, to bluff, to fob off.* * *1 familiar to get round, coax, cajole* * *VT to coax, wheedle* * *verbo transitivo to sweet-talkengatusar a alguien para que + subj — to sweet-talk somebody into -ing
* * *= bamboozle, con, hoax.Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.Ex. A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.----* engatusar para que + Subjuntivo = wheedle into + Gerundio.* * *verbo transitivo to sweet-talkengatusar a alguien para que + subj — to sweet-talk somebody into -ing
* * *= bamboozle, con, hoax.Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.
Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.* engatusar para que + Subjuntivo = wheedle into + Gerundio.* * *engatusar [A1 ]vtengatusó a su padre para que se lo comprara she sweet-talked her father into buying it for herme engatusó y acabó vendiéndome la radio más cara he gave me his spiel and I ended up buying the most expensive radioa mí no me vas a engatusar con zalamerías flattery will get you nowhere* * *
engatusar ( conjugate engatusar) verbo transitivo
to sweet-talk;
engatusar a algn para que haga algo to sweet-talk sb into doing sth
engatusar vtr fam to sweet-talk: no te dejes engatusar, don't fall for their sweet-talking
' engatusar' also found in these entries:
English:
con
- sweet-talk
- fob
- get
- sweet
* * *engatusar vtFam to sweet-talk;se dejó engatusar por un timador he let himself be taken in by a con artist;no trates de engatusarme don't try to get round me;logré engatusarlo para que viniera I managed to coax him into coming* * *v/t famsweet-talk fam* * *engatusar vt: to coax, to cajole -
13 уговаривать
vt с неопр; св - уговори́тьto persuade sb to do sth, to talk/to argue sb into (doing) sth; лестью и т. п. to coax sb to do sth, to coax/to sweet-talk coll sb into doing sthон уговори́л её не бра́ться за э́ту рабо́ту — he talked/coaxed her out of taking up the job
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14 أقنع
أَقْنَعَ \ convince: to make sb. feel certain about sth.: I convinced him that it was possible. I’m convinced of it myself. get, (got, gotten): to cause sb. to do sth.: Get your uncle to do that for you. induce: to cause (sb.) to do sth. (by offering sth. in return): Only a lot of money would induce me to work in a city. persuade: to cause (sb.) to agree: She persuaded me to stop smoking. satisfy: to fill the needs of; be enough for: My explanation satisfied the police, to make (sb.) certain; to remove the doubts of: He satisfied me that he had learnt his lessons. I satisfied myself that the doors were locked (I examined them, so as to be certain). win over: to cause (sb.) to change his opinion and favour sb. else’s. \ أَقْنَعَ بالمُلاحَقَة \ coax: cause sb. or sth. to do what one wants by gentle means: I coaxed my horse to cross the narrow bridge. \ أَقْنَعَ نَفْسه \ bring oneself to do sth.: to make oneself do sth.: He couldn’t bring himself to kill the bird. -
15 wyperswadować
(-uję, -ujesz); vt perf* * *pf.wyperswadować coś komuś get sth out of sb's mind, reason l. coax sb out of sth.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wyperswadować
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16 beschwatzen
to wheedle; to cajole; to coax* * *be|schwạt|zen ptp beschwa\#tzt, (esp S Ger) ptp beschwä\#tztvt (inf)1) (= überreden) to talk overjdn zu etw beschwatzen — to talk sb into sth
2) (= bereden) to chat about, to have a chat about* * *1) (to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.) coax2) (to coax (someone into doing something), often by flattery: The little girl cajoled her father into buying her a new dress.) cajole* * *be·schwat·zen *vt (fam)1. (überreden)lass dich ja nicht zum Kauf eines Autos \beschwatzen don't let yourself be talked into buying a car; (schmeichelnd) to wheedle [or coax] sb [into sth/doing sth]2. (bereden)* * *transitives Verb (ugs.)1)jemanden beschwatzen, etwas zu tun — talk somebody into doing something
2) (bereden) chat about or over* * *zu to);jemanden zu etwas beschwatzen auch talk sb into (doing) sth;lass dich nicht (wieder) beschwatzen don’t let them persuade you, don’t let yourself be prevailed upon (again) formwir müssen das mal beschwatzen we must have a chat about that, US we need to talk about that* * *transitives Verb (ugs.)1)jemanden beschwatzen, etwas zu tun — talk somebody into doing something
2) (bereden) chat about or over* * *(etwas zu tun) v.to coax (s.o. into doing sth.) v.to coax (s.o. to do sth.) v. v.to wheedle v. -
17 beschwätzen
to wheedle; to cajole; to coax* * *be|schwạt|zen ptp beschwa\#tzt, (esp S Ger) ptp beschwä\#tztvt (inf)1) (= überreden) to talk overjdn zu etw beschwatzen — to talk sb into sth
2) (= bereden) to chat about, to have a chat about* * *1) (to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.) coax2) (to coax (someone into doing something), often by flattery: The little girl cajoled her father into buying her a new dress.) cajole* * *be·schwat·zen *vt (fam)1. (überreden)lass dich ja nicht zum Kauf eines Autos \beschwatzen don't let yourself be talked into buying a car; (schmeichelnd) to wheedle [or coax] sb [into sth/doing sth]2. (bereden)* * *transitives Verb (ugs.)1)jemanden beschwatzen, etwas zu tun — talk somebody into doing something
2) (bereden) chat about or over* * *zu to);jemanden zu etwas beschwatzen auch talk sb into (doing) sth;lass dich nicht (wieder) beschwatzen don’t let them persuade you, don’t let yourself be prevailed upon (again) formwir müssen das mal beschwatzen we must have a chat about that, US we need to talk about that* * *transitives Verb (ugs.)1)jemanden beschwatzen, etwas zu tun — talk somebody into doing something
2) (bereden) chat about or over* * *(etwas zu tun) v.to coax (s.o. into doing sth.) v.to coax (s.o. to do sth.) v. v.to wheedle v. -
18 entlocken
v/t: jemandem etw. entlocken durch Schmeichelei, mit Geduld etc.: coax ( oder wheedle) s.th. out of s.o.; jemandem ein Geständnis entlocken persuade s.o. to admit s.th., coax ( oder talk) s.o. into an admission; jemandem ein Geheimnis entlocken persuade s.o. to reveal a secret, worm a secret out of s.o., get s.o. to squeal umg.; einer Sache etw. entlocken fig. draw s.th. out of s.th.* * *to elicit* * *ent|lọ|cken [ɛnt'lɔkn] ptp entlo\#cktvtjdm/einer Sache etw entlocken — to elicit sth from sb/sth; (durch Überredung auch) to coax sth out of sb; (durch ständige Befragung auch) to worm sth out of sb
* * *(to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) worm* * *ent·lo·cken *vt1. (herausholen)▪ jdm etw \entlocken to elicit sth from sbjdm ein Geheimnis \entlocken to coax a secret out of sbjdm Geld \entlocken to worm money out of sbversuch mal, ob du dem Spielautomaten nicht noch ein paar Märker \entlocken kannst! see if you can squeeze a few more quid out of the fruit machine* * *transitives Verb (geh.)* * *entlocken v/t:jemandem ein Geheimnis entlocken persuade sb to reveal a secret, worm a secret out of sb, get sb to squeal umg;einer Sache etwas entlocken fig draw sth out of sth* * *transitives Verb (geh.)* * *v.to elicit v.to worm a secret out of expr. -
19 convencer
v.to convince.convencer a alguien de algo to convince somebody of somethinglo convencí para que me dejara ir a la fiesta I convinced o persuaded him to let me go to the party* * *1 (de algo) to convince; (para hacer algo) to persuade■ me han convencido para ir a un restaurante japonés they've persuaded me to go to a Japanese restaurant2 familiar (en frases negativas) to like, be keen on1 to be convincing■ el equipo local no convenció con su actuación the local team's performance was not very convincing1 to become convinced, be convinced, convince oneself* * *verbto convince, persuade* * *1. VT1)convencer a algn (de algo) — to convince sb (of sth), persuade sb (of sth)
me convencieron de su inocencia — they convinced o persuaded me he was innocent o of his innocence
al final la convencí de que era verdad — I eventually convinced o persuaded her it was true
no me convenceréis de lo contrario — you won't convince o persuade me otherwise
2)convencer a algn (de o para hacer algo) — to persuade sb (to do sth)
me han convencido de o para que los vote — they persuaded me to vote for them
no iba a salir, pero al final me convencieron — I wasn't going to go out, but in the end they persuaded me (to)
3) (=satisfacer)no nos convence del todo la propuesta — we are not entirely convinced about the proposal, the proposal is not entirely convincing
ninguno de los dos candidatos me convence — neither of the two candidates seems very convincing o good to me
su último disco no me convence nada — I'm not very impressed with her latest record, her latest record doesn't do much for me
parece buena gente, pero no me acaba de convencer — he seems nice enough but I'm not too sure about him
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (de hecho, idea) to convinceno se dejó convencer — she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded
b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade2.convencer a alguien para or de que + subj — to persuade somebody to + inf
convencerse v pronconvéncete, estás equivocado! — believe me, you're wrong!
¿te convences de que tenía razón? — do you believe o accept I was right?
* * *= convince, persuade, sell + idea, sell + notion, win over, coax.Ex. I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.Ex. Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.Ex. The author outlines some methods of selling to adolescent pupils the idea of reading fiction for fun.Ex. We are having to undertake a programme of effectively selling the notion to various schools within the university, to ensure some acceptance of ejournals when they duly arrive.Ex. It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.Ex. Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.----* convencer a Alguien = prevail on/upon + Alguien.* convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (de hecho, idea) to convinceno se dejó convencer — she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded
b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade2.convencer a alguien para or de que + subj — to persuade somebody to + inf
convencerse v pronconvéncete, estás equivocado! — believe me, you're wrong!
¿te convences de que tenía razón? — do you believe o accept I was right?
* * *= convince, persuade, sell + idea, sell + notion, win over, coax.Ex: I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.
Ex: Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.Ex: The author outlines some methods of selling to adolescent pupils the idea of reading fiction for fun.Ex: We are having to undertake a programme of effectively selling the notion to various schools within the university, to ensure some acceptance of ejournals when they duly arrive.Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.Ex: Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.* convencer a Alguien = prevail on/upon + Alguien.* convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.* * *convencer [E2 ]vtA1 (de un hecho, una idea) to convinceno se dejó convencer she wouldn't be convinced o persuadedconvencer a algn DE algo to convince sb OF sthla convenció de la necesidad de tomar medidas he convinced her of the need to take actionno logré convencerlo de lo contrario I couldn't persuade him otherwiselos convencí de que hablaba en serio I persuaded o convinced them that I was seriousel artículo me convenció de que era verdad lo que se rumoreaba the article convinced me that the rumors were trueme costó convencerla de que no tenía razón I had difficulty convincing her that she was wrong2 (para hacer algo) to persuadeyo 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 itconvencer a algn PARA or DE QUE + SUBJ to persuade sb to + INFa 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, we couldn't convince him that he should support our motionno pude convencerlo de que me prestara dinero I couldn't persuade him to lend me any moneyB ( 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 aboutno me convence del todo la idea I'm not absolutely sure o completely convinced about the ideala explicación que dio no convenció a nadie his explanation wasn't at all convincingme 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 afterserá 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 rolese 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* * *
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
* * *♦ vt1. [persuadir] to convince;si convenzo a mi hermano, iré con su moto I'll take my brother's motorbike, if I can persuade him to lend me it o if I can talk him into lending me it;convencer a alguien de algo to convince sb of sth;no la convencieron de que era la mejor idea they were unable to convince o persuade her that it was the best idea;lo convencí para que me dejara ir a la fiesta I convinced o persuaded him to let me go to the party;quisimos animarle a que viniera con nosotros, pero no se dejó convencer we tried to encourage him to come with us but were unable to convince him2. [satisfacer]me convence esta lavadora, la voy a comprar I like the sound of this washing machine, I'm going to buy it;su última película no ha convencido a la crítica her latest movie o Br film didn't impress the critics, the critics didn't think much of her latest movie o Br film;esta manera de hacer las cosas no me convence lo más mínimo I'm not at all sure that this is the right way to go about it;es barato, pero no me acaba de convencer o [m5] no me convence del todo it's certainly cheap, but I'm not too sure about it;tus amigos no me convencen I'm not too keen on your friends♦ visu explicación no convenció his explanation wasn't convincing;allá donde va, convence wherever she goes, she creates a good impression;a pesar de ganar, el equipo no convenció although they won, the team failed to impress* * *v/t convince* * *convencer {86} vt: to convince, to persuade* * *convencer vb1. (de algo) to convince2. (persuadir) to persuade3. (agradar) to like -
20 ablocken
v/t (trennb., hat -ge-): jemandem etw. ablocken wheedle ( oder coax) s.th. out of s.o.; jemandem ein Lächeln etc. ablocken draw a smile etc. from s.o., get s.o. to smile etc.* * *ạb|lo|ckenvt sepdiese Äußerung lockte ihm nur ein müdes Lächeln ab — this statement only drew a tired smile from him or got a tired smile out of him
er lockte seiner Geige süße Töne ab — he coaxed sweet sounds from his violin
* * *ab|lo·ckenvt (abnehmen)er hat mir 50 Euro abgelockt he managed to get 50 euros out of me* * *ablocken v/t (trennb, hat -ge-):jemandem etwas ablocken wheedle ( oder coax) sth out of sb;
См. также в других словарях:
coax — [kəuks US kouks] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: cokes stupid person (16 17 centuries)] 1.) to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle, and patient way ▪ Please, Vic, come with us, Nancy… … Dictionary of contemporary English
coax — verb 1 (I, T) to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle, and patient way: Please, Vic, come with us, Nancy coaxed. | coax sb into/out of doing (sth): We had to coax Alan into going to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
coax something out of somebody — coax sth out of/from sb derived to gently persuade sb to do sth or give you sth • The director coaxed a brilliant performance out of the cast. Main entry: ↑coaxderived … Useful english dictionary
coax something out from somebody — coax sth out of/from sb derived to gently persuade sb to do sth or give you sth • The director coaxed a brilliant performance out of the cast. Main entry: ↑coaxderived … Useful english dictionary