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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.
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Coaxed — Coax Coax (k[=o]ks; 110), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coaxed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coaxing}.] [Cf. OE. cokes fool, a person easily imposed upon, W. coeg empty, foolish; F. coquin knave, rogue.] To persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coaxed — kəʊks v. tempt, entice; wheedle, patiently persuade … English contemporary dictionary
coaxed — … Useful english dictionary
coaxed him — persuaded him, solicited him, convinced him … English contemporary dictionary
coaxed it from him — induced him to give it up … English contemporary dictionary
coax — v. 1) (D; tr.) to coax into; out of (she coaxed me into going) 2) (H) he coaxed me to do it * * * [kəʊks] out of (she coaxed me into going) (D; tr.) to coax into (H) he coaxed me to do it … Combinatory 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
coax — UK [kəʊks] / US [koʊks] verb [transitive] Word forms coax : present tense I/you/we/they coax he/she/it coaxes present participle coaxing past tense coaxed past participle coaxed to make something such as a machine or piece of equipment do what… … English dictionary
coax — coax1 coaxer, n. coaxingly, adv. /kohks/, v.t. 1. to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole: He coaxed her to sing, but she refused. 2. to obtain by coaxing: We coaxed the secret from him. 3. to manipulate to a desired… … Universalium
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 — [[t]ko͟ʊks[/t]] coaxes, coaxing, coaxed 1) VERB If you coax someone into doing something, you gently try to persuade them to do it. [V n prep] After lunch, she watched, listened and coaxed Bobby into talking about himself... [V n to inf] The… … English dictionary