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1 amadouer
amadouer [amadwe]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb( = enjôler) to coax ; ( = apaiser) to mollify* * *amadwe
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verbe transitif to coax, to cajole [personne, animal]
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s'amadouer verbe pronominal [personne] to soften* * *amadwe vt* * *amadouer verb table: aimerA vtr to coax, to cajole [personne, animal]; amadouer qn pour qu'il fasse qch to cajole sb into doing sth; elle cherche à nous amadouer avec des promesses she's trying to cajole us with promises; se laisser amadouer to let oneself be coaxed.B s'amadouer vpr [personne] to soften.[amadwe] verbe transitif1. [enjôler] to cajoleelle essaie de l'amadouer pour qu'il accepte she's trying to cajole ou to coax him into agreeing -
2 cajoler
cajoler [kaʒɔle]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb( = câliner) to cuddle* * *kaʒɔleverbe transitif ( être tendre avec) to make a fuss over; ( flatter) to bring [somebody] round GB ou around US* * *kaʒɔle vt1) (tendrement) to make a fuss of2) (pour flatter, inciter) to wheedle, to coax* * *cajoler verb table: aimer vtr1 ( être tendre avec) to make a fuss of ou over; se faire cajoler par qn to be made a fuss of by sb;[kaʒɔle] verbe transitif[enfant] to cuddle -
3 enjôler
enjôler [ɑ̃ʒole]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *ɑ̃ʒoleverbe transitif to beguilese laisser enjôler par — to be taken in ou beguiled ( par by)
* * *ɑ̃ʒole vtto coax, to wheedle* * *enjôler verb table: aimer vtr to beguile [client, homme]; se laisser enjôler par to be taken in ou beguiled (par by).[ɑ̃ʒole] verbe transitif -
4 amadouer
v. trans.1. To coax, to entice.2. To cool down, to calm someone down. Il est entré comme une tornade dans le café, et il a fallu lui payer au moins cinq rhums pour l'amadouer: He came storming in, and we had to buy him five drinks to simmer him down. -
5 cajoler
cajole, coax
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