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1 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.
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 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
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 — 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
