la sua opera ha persuaso i critici

convince

persuadere qualcuno a fare qualcosa persuade s.o. to do something

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persuadere v.tr.

1 to persuade, to talk (s.o. into doing sthg.); (fam.) to get* (s.o. to do sthg); ( convincere) to convince: persuadi tuo fratello a venire!, persuade your brother to come!; cercherò di persuaderlo, I shall try to talk him into it; ebbi difficoltà a persuaderla, I had difficulty in persuading her (o in talking her into it); finii per persuaderli a farlo, I finally got them to do it (o I talked them into doing it); l'ho persuasa a perdonarti, I have persuaded her to forgive you; lo persuasi che non doveva farlo, I convinced him that he shouldn't do it; ha persuaso la giuria della sua innocenza, he convinced the jury of his innocence

2 ( ottenere approvazione) to convince, to win* over (s.o., sthg.): la sua opera ha persuaso i critici, his work has won over the critics.

◘ persuadersi v.rifl. to persuade oneself, to convince oneself: non posso persuadermi a credere che ho torto, I cannot bring myself to believe I am wrong; non ne sono persuasi, they are not convinced of it; si è persuasa che questo metodo è giusto, she has convinced herself that this method is right.

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1. [persua'dere]

2. vr (persuadersi)

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verbo transitivo

1) (convincere) to persuade, to convince

2) (ottenere approvazione)

verbo pronominale persuadersi to persuade oneself, to convince oneself

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persuadere

/persua'dere/ [69]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (convincere) to persuade, to convince; persuadere qcn. a fare to persuade o convince sb. to do, to talk sb. into doing; tentai di persuaderlo I tried to convince him

 2 (ottenere approvazione) un film che ha persuaso la critica a film that convinced the critics; quel tipo non mi persuade affatto there's something about that guy I don't trust

II persuadersi verbo pronominale

 to persuade oneself, to convince oneself.