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21 verdad
verdad sustantivo femenino es la pura verdad it's the gospel truth; a decir verdad … to tell you the truth …; la verdad, no lo sé I don't honestly know; ¡no es verdad! that's not true!; eso es una gran verdad that is so true!b)( loc adj) real;◊ ¡de verdad que me gusta! I really do like it!;una pistola de verdad a real gunc) ( buscando corroboración):◊ es guapa ¿verdad? she's beautiful, isn't she?;¿verdad que tú me entiendes? you understand me, don't you?
verdad sustantivo femenino
1 truth: debes decir la verdad, you must tell the truth
eso no es verdad, that is not true
la pura verdad, the plain truth
2 (buscando asentimiento: tras una afirmación) es una gran soprano, ¿verdad?, she's a great soprano, isn't she?
¿verdad que tocas el violín?, you play the violin, don't you? (: tras una negación) no eres racista, ¿verdad?, you're not racist, are you? Locuciones: a decir verdad, to tell the truth, de verdad, (ciertamente) really: de verdad que lo lamento, I really am sorry (en serio) in earnest: están luchando de verdad, they are fighting for real (auténtico) un amigo de verdad, a real friend ' verdad' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - afrontar - callar - congruencia - decir - deformar - derrumbarse - desnuda - desnudo - encubrir - esconder - faltar - honor - hora - infiel - ocultar - poder - pura - puro - razón - tonta - tonto - alteración - alterar - creer - cuando - demostrar - disfrazar - falsear - grande - hecho - indiscutible - le - lejos - media - osar - prueba - reconocer - revelar - simulacro - sonsacar - tanto - triunfar English: actually - admittedly - be - bend - blue - chip - coax - credit - crunch - dark - departure - deviation - do - element - embroider - face - fudge - get - have - hold back - honest - impact - moment - naked - outspoken - overboard - perversion - pervert - plain - proper - really - rile - should - show - simple - strictly - tell - them - think through - tough - truth - truthful - turn off - uncover - will - bound - but - dearly - degree - effect -
22 coaxing
adj.halagador, sonsacador.s.engatusamiento, adulación, caricia.ger.gerundio del verbo COAX. Persuasión, mano izquierda. -
23 HFC
abbr. for Hybrid Fiber-Coax
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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 — [ kouks ] verb transitive 1. ) to gently persuade someone to do something: After dinner Lily was coaxed into singing several songs. It took some time, but we were finally able to coax him out of quitting. a ) if you coax something out of someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Coax Me — Single by Sloan from the album Twice Removed Format CD single 7 Genre Indie rock … Wikipedia
coax — [kōks] vt. [orig. slang, “to make a coax of” < obs. slang coax, cox, cokes, a fool, ninny] 1. to induce or try to induce to do something; (seek to) persuade by soothing words, an ingratiating manner, etc.; wheedle 2. to get by coaxing vi. to… … English World dictionary
coax — 1580s, originally in slang phrase to make a coax of, from earlier noun coax, cox, cokes a fool, ninny, simpleton (1560s); modern spelling is 1706. Origin obscure, perhaps related to COCK (Cf. cock) (1). Related: Coaxed; coaxing … Etymology dictionary
coax — coax, cajole, wheedle, blandish mean to use ingratiating art in persuading or attempting to persuade. Coax implies gentle, persistent efforts to induce another or to draw what is desired out of another {in a coaxing voice, suited to a nurse… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
coax´er — coax «kohks», transitive verb. 1. to persuade by soft words; influence by pleasant ways: »She coaxed her father to let her go to the dance. SYNONYM(S): wheedle, cajole, inveigle, entice. 2. to get by coaxing: »The nurse coaxed a smile from the… … Useful english dictionary
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 fondling; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coax — Coax, n. A simpleton; a dupe. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coax — I verb allure, appeal, attract, bait, blandish, bribe, cajole, captivate, convince, encourage, engage, enlist, ensnare, entice, evoke, exert pressure, exhort, hominem permulcere, homini blandiri, impel, incite, induce, influence, insist, inspire … Law dictionary
coax — [v] persuade allure, argue into, armtwist*, barter, beguile, blandish, blarney, butter up*, cajole, come on, con, decoy, entice, flatter, get, hook, importune, induce, influence, inveigle, jawbone*, lure, pester, plague, press, prevail upon, rope … New thesaurus