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1 convince
[kən'vins](to persuade (a person) that something is true: Her smile convinced me that she was happy; She is convinced of his innocence.) convencer* * *con.vince[kənv'ins] vt convencer, persuadir por meio de argumentos. he convinced me of his honesty / ele convenceu-me da sua honestidade. -
2 convince
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3 convince
[kən'vins](to persuade (a person) that something is true: Her smile convinced me that she was happy; She is convinced of his innocence.) convencer -
4 convincing
adjective ((negative unconvincing) having the power to convince: a convincing argument.) convincente* * *con.vinc.ing[kənv'insiŋ] adj convincente. convincing proof / prova convincente. -
5 persuade
[pə'sweid]1) (to make (someone) (not) do something, by arguing with him or advising him: We persuaded him (not) to go.) aconselhar2) (to make (someone) certain (that something is the case); to convince: We eventually persuaded him that we were serious.) convencer•- persuasive
- persuasively
- persuasiveness* * *per.suade[pəsw'eid] vt 1 persuadir, induzir. 2 convencer. 3 tentar convencer. 4 instigar, incitar. -
6 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algum2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) algum3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) algum4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certo2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) muito/grande2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algum3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) uns/umas3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) até certo ponto- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *[s∧m] adj 1 uns, umas. 2 alguns, algumas. some few guests left / alguns poucos hóspedes foram-se. 3 um pouco, certa quantidade. give me some coffee / dá-me um pouco de café. some more tea? / mais um pouco de chá? may I give you some of this? / posso dar-lhe um pouco disso? 4 um, uma. it will happen some day / acontecerá qualquer dia. 5 cerca de, mais ou menos. 6 Amer coll notável, grande, forte. • adv 1 coll um tanto, até certo grau. 2 Amer coll até alto grau ou até grande extensão. • pron 1 alguns, algumas. some came, others went / alguns vieram, outros foram. 2 um pouco, certa quantidade. after some time depois de algum tempo. some-place algum lugar. some time ago algum tempo atrás. some time or other em qualquer ocasião. to forgo some of one’s right desistir de parte de seu direito. to some extent até certo ponto ou grau. -
7 urge
[ə:‹] 1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) pedir2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) convencer2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) desejo- urge on* * *[ə:dʒ] n desejo, ânsia, anseio, ímpeto, impulso. • vt+vi 1 urgir, instar, apressar, acelerar. 2 impulsionar, impelir. 3 incitar, instigar, estimular. he was urged to sing / insistiram em que ele cantasse. 4 recomendar com insistência. they urged upon him / recomendaram-lhe com insistência. 5 solicitar com insistência. we urged him on / incitamo-lo, apressamo-lo. 6 argumentar, persuadir, induzir. 7 obrigar, constranger. -
8 convincing
adjective ((negative unconvincing) having the power to convince: a convincing argument.) convincente -
9 persuade
[pə'sweid]1) (to make (someone) (not) do something, by arguing with him or advising him: We persuaded him (not) to go.) persuadir2) (to make (someone) certain (that something is the case); to convince: We eventually persuaded him that we were serious.) persuadir•- persuasive - persuasively - persuasiveness -
10 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algum2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) algum3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) algum, um pouco4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certo2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!)2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algum3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) cerca de3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) um pouco- somebody- someday - somehow - someone - something - sometime - sometimes - somewhat - somewhere - mean something - or something - something like - something tells me -
11 urge
[ə:‹] 1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.)2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.)2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.)- urge on
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Convince — Con*vince , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convinced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convincing}.] [L. convincere, victum, to refute, prove; con + vincere to conquer. See {Victor}, and cf. {Convict}.] 1. To overpower; to overcome; to subdue or master. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
convince — The use followed by a to infinitive, on the analogy of persuade, induce, encourage, and other words, is recorded from the 1950s and is still disapproved of by many, although it is now common, especially informally: • He wants to convince me to… … Modern English usage
convince — I verb allure, argue into, assure, bring to reason, carry conviction, clinch an argument, compel, compel belief, convert, dispose, enlist, exert influence, extort belief, gain the confidence of, impel, impress, incline, indoctrinate, induce,… … Law dictionary
convince — (v.) 1520s, to overcome in argument, from L. convincere to overcome decisively, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + vincere to conquer (see VICTOR (Cf. victor)). Meaning to firmly persuade is from c.1600. Related: Convinced;… … Etymology dictionary
convince — [v] gain the confidence of argue into, assure, brainwash, bring around, bring home to*, bring to reason*, change, demonstrate, draw, effect, establish, get, hook*, induce, make a believer*, overcome, persuade, prevail upon, prompt, prove, put… … New thesaurus
convince — ► VERB 1) cause to believe firmly in the truth of something. 2) persuade to do something. DERIVATIVES convincer noun convincible adjective. ORIGIN Latin convincere overcome, demonstrate , from vincere conquer … English terms dictionary
convince — [kən vins′] vt. convinced, convincing [L convincere, to overcome, convict of error < com , intens. + vincere, to conquer: see VICTOR] 1. Obs. to overcome, confute, or convict 2. to overcome the doubts of; persuade by argument or evidence; make … English World dictionary
convince */*/*/ — UK [kənˈvɪns] / US verb [transitive] Word forms convince : present tense I/you/we/they convince he/she/it convinces present participle convincing past tense convinced past participle convinced 1) to make someone believe that something is true… … English dictionary
convince — con|vince W3S3 [kənˈvıns] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: convincere to prove untrue, convict, prove , from com ( COM ) + vincere to defeat ] 1.) to make someone feel certain that something is true ▪ Her arguments didn t convince… … Dictionary of contemporary English
convince — convincedly, adv. convincedness, n. convincer, n. convincible, adj. convincibility, n. /keuhn vins /, v.t., convinced, convincing. 1. to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his… … Universalium
convince — 01. My boyfriend is trying to [convince] me to get married, but I don t think that I m ready. 02. My parents are trying to [convince] me to go to university in the fall, but I want to take a year off to travel. 03. She was thinking of buying a… … Grammatical examples in English
