persuade her to stay

c'est toi qui décides, c'est à toi de décider — it's for you ou up to you to decide

décider de qch [date, moyens] — to decide on sth

décider de qch [issue, conclusion, fin] — to determine sth

me convencieron de su inocencia — they convinced o persuaded me he was innocent o of his innocence

al final la convencí de que era verdad — I eventually convinced o persuaded her it was true

no me convenceréis de lo contrario — you won't convince o persuade me otherwise

me han convencido de o para que los vote — they persuaded me to vote for them

ninguno de los dos candidatos me convence — neither of the two candidates seems very convincing o good to me

no se dejó convencer — she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded

convencer a alguien para or de que + subj — to persuade somebody to + inf

¿te convences de que tenía razón? — do you believe o accept I was right?

no se dejó convencer — she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded

convencer a alguien para or de que + subj — to persuade somebody to + inf

¿te convences de que tenía razón? — do you believe o accept I was right?

Ex: I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.

i bambini che vedi nel cortile — the children whom o that you see in the yard

il libro che è sul tavolo — the book which o that is on the table

dovrei ottenere il massimo dei voti, il che è improbabile — I would have to get top marks, which is unlikely

un certo non so che — an indefinable something

quel film non era un gran che — that film was nothing special

quella ragazza ha un non so che di affascinante — there's something fascinating about that girl

che vestito ti vuoi mettere? — what (o which) dress do you want to put on?

che bel vestito! — what a lovely dress!

che buono! — how delicious!

guarda in che stato sei ridotto! — look at the mess you're in!

ero così felice che corsi a dirlo a tutti — I was so happy (that) I ran off to tell everyone

nasconditi qui che non ti veda nessuno — hide here, so nobody can see you

so che tu c'eri — I know (that) you were there

voglio che tu venga — I want you to come

sono anni che non lo vedo — I haven't seen him for o in years, it's years since I saw him

era appena uscita di casa che suonò il telefono — she had no sooner gone out than o she had hardly gone out when the telephone rang

arrivai che eri già partito — you had already left when I arrived

non è che non mi interessi la commedia, è che sono stanco e vorrei andare a letto — it's not that the play doesn't interest me, it's just that I'm tired and I'd like to go to bed

che tu venga o no, noi partiamo lo stesso — we're leaving whether you come or not

è più furbo che intelligente — he's more cunning than intelligent

non c'è di che! — (formula di cortesia) you're welcome! don't mention it! (con valore temporale)

l'estate che ci siamo conosciuti — the summer when o in which we met

a che cosa stai pensando? — what are you thinking of o about?

è probabile che venga — he is likely to come; (dopo verbi di volontà o comando)

ogni volta che vieni — every time you come; (finché)

nowhere special — irgendwo; (with motion) irgendwohin

nowhere is or there is nowhere more romantic than Paris — nirgends ist es romantischer als in Paris

it's nowhere you know — du kennst den Ort nicht

it's nowhere you'll ever find it — es ist an einem Platz, wo du es bestimmt nicht findest

they have nowhere ( else) to go — sie können (sonst) nirgends unterkommen; ( fig

there was nowhere to hide — man konnte sich nirgends verstecken

there was nowhere to hide from the wind — es gab keinen Schutz vor dem Wind

to have nowhere to live — kein Zuhause or keine Bleibe haben

to come nowhere (Sport) — unter "ferner liefen" kommen or enden

to come from nowhere and win (Sport) — überraschend siegen

we're getting nowhere ( fast) — wir machen keine Fortschritte, wir kommen nicht weiter

rudeness will get you nowhere — Grobheit bringt dir gar nichts ein, mit Grobheit bringst du es auch nicht weiter

a pound goes nowhere these days — mit einem Pfund kommt man heute nicht mehr weit

he never stops talking — no para de hablar, habla hasta por los codos (fam)

you ate it all? talk about greedy! — (colloq) ¿te lo comiste todo? ¡hay que ser glotón!

for a basic kit you're talking about $900 — (colloq) para un equipo básico hay que pensar en unos 900 dólares

you can talk! o you can't talk! o look who's talking! — (colloq) ¡mira quién habla!

now you're talking! — (colloq) ¡así se habla!

I had a long talk with him — estuve hablando or (AmC, Méx tb) platicando un rato largo con él

to give a talk about o on something — dar* una charla sobre algo

to have o hold talks — mantener* or sostener* conversaciones

there is talk of his retiring — se habla de que or corre la voz de que se va a jubilar

it was the talk of the town — (set phrase) era la comidilla del lugar

it's just talk! — es pura palabrería (fam & pey), no son más que palabras

I enjoyed our (little) talk — disfruté de nuestra (pequeña) conversación or charla

• to have a talk (with sb) — hablar (con algn), tener una conversación (con algn)

• we had a long talk over supper — hablamos largo y tendido durante la cena

• to give a talk (on sth) — dar una charla (sobre algo)

there is some talk of his resigning — se habla de or corren rumores sobre su posible dimisión

children's talk — lenguaje m infantil or de niños

he'll never give up smoking, he's all talk — nunca va a dejar de fumar, mucho hablar pero luego nada or no es más que un cuentista

she never stops talking — no deja or para de hablar

• I wasn't talking about you — no hablaba de ti

talk about rich! he's absolutely loaded * — ¡vaya que si es rico! ¡está forrado! *

talk about a stroke of luck! * — ¡qué suerte!

• to talk big — (fig) darse importancia, fanfarronear

• "and she's so untidy around the house" - "you can talk! or look who's talking!" — -y además, es tan desordenada en casa -¡mira quién habla! or -¡mira quién fue a hablar!

• now you're talking! — ¡así se habla!

• talking of films, have you seen...? — hablando de películas, ¿has visto...?

• don't talk to your mother like that! — ¡no le hables así a tu madre!

• the way you talk you'd think this was all my fault! — ¡oyéndote hablar cualquiera diría que toda la culpa es mía!

• to talk about sth/sb — hablar de algo/algn

• the sort of person who talks at you rather than to you — el tipo de persona que habla mucho pero no escucha nada

• to get talking — ponerse a hablar, entablar conversación

• to keep sb talking — dar charla a algn para entretenerlo, entretener a algn hablando

• it was easy to talk with her — era fácil hablar con ella

the two companies are talking about a possible merger — las dos empresas están discutiendo or negociando una posible fusión

people will talk — la gente hablará or murmurará

he'll be talking on his life in India — dará una charla sobre su vida en la India, hablará de or sobre su vida en la India

we're talking big money here * — estamos hablando de mucho dinero

• to talk nonsense, talk rubbish — decir tonterías

• to talk sense — hablar con juicio or sensatez

• to talk sb into doing sth — convencer a algn de que haga algo

• to talk sb out of doing sth — convencer a algn de que no haga algo, disuadir a algn de que haga algo

• he managed to talk his way out of a prison sentence — habló de tal manera que no le condenaron a pena de cárcel

talk radio N — radio f hablada

talk show N — (Rad, TV) programa m de entrevistas

talk time N — (on mobile phone) tiempo m de conversación

he never stops talking — no para de hablar, habla hasta por los codos (fam)

you ate it all? talk about greedy! — (colloq) ¿te lo comiste todo? ¡hay que ser glotón!

for a basic kit you're talking about $900 — (colloq) para un equipo básico hay que pensar en unos 900 dólares

you can talk! o you can't talk! o look who's talking! — (colloq) ¡mira quién habla!

now you're talking! — (colloq) ¡así se habla!

I had a long talk with him — estuve hablando or (AmC, Méx tb) platicando un rato largo con él

to give a talk about o on something — dar* una charla sobre algo

to have o hold talks — mantener* or sostener* conversaciones

there is talk of his retiring — se habla de que or corre la voz de que se va a jubilar

it was the talk of the town — (set phrase) era la comidilla del lugar

it's just talk! — es pura palabrería (fam & pey), no son más que palabras

non riesco più a sopportarla — I can't stand her any more o any longer

è più furbo che capace — he's cunning rather than able

è più che intelligente — he's clever to say the least

noi lavoriamo più di loro — we work more o harder than they do

mi piace più di ogni altra cosa al mondo — I like it better o more than anything else in the world

non guadagna più di me — he doesn't earn any more than me

è più intelligente di te — he is more intelligent than you (are)

è più povero di te — he is poorer than you (are)

cammina più veloce di me — she walks more quickly than me o than I do

non ce n'erano più di 15 — there were no more than 15

ha più di 70 anni — she is over 70

è a più di 10 km da qui — it's more than o over 10 km from here

più di uno gli ha detto che... — several people have told him that...

si fa sempre più difficile — it is getting more and more difficult

due volte più grande del mio — twice as big as mine

ne voglio di più — I want some more

3 ore/litri di più che — 3 hours/litres more than

una volta di più — once more

ci sono 3 persone in più — there are 3 more o extra people

mi ha dato 3 pacchetti in più — he gave me 3 more o extra packets, (troppi) he gave me 3 packets too many

e in più fa anche... — and in addition to o on top of that he also...

è ciò che ho di più caro — it's the thing I hold dearest

è quello che mi piace di più — it's the one I like the most o best

ciò che mi ha colpito di più — the thing that struck me most

fare qc il più in fretta possibile — to do sth as quickly as possible

è il programma che guardo più spesso — it's the programme I watch most often

più due — (gradi) plus two, two degrees above freezing o above zero

urlava a più non posso — she was shouting at the top of her voice

al più presto — as soon as possible

al più tardi — at the latest

più che altro — above all

più che mai — more than ever

chi più chi meno hanno tutti contribuito — everybody made a contribution of some sort

più o meno — more or less

avrà più o meno 30 anni — he must be about 30

sarò lì più o meno alle 4 — I'll be there about 4 o'clock

minuto più minuto meno — give or take a minute

né più né meno — no more, no less

né più né meno come sua madre — just like her mother

e per di più — (inoltre) and what's more, moreover

tanto più che non sai neppure parlare l'inglese — all the more so as you can't even speak English

chi ha più voti di tutti? — who has the most votes?

più gente viene meglio è — the more the merrier

ci sono più macchine — there are more cars

ci vuole più sale — it needs more salt

i genitori, più i figli — parents plus o and their children

ottenere il più possibile — to get the best possible

tutt'al più o al più possiamo andare al cinema — if the worst comes to the worst we can always go to the cinema

il più delle volte — more often than not, generally

per lo più — perlopiù

tre volte più lungo di — three times longer than o as long as

mangia più di me — she eats more than I do o more than me

non fuma più — he doesn't smoke any more o any longer

una volta di più — once more o again

è attivo quanto lei, se non di più — he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo)