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1 coax
coax vtr cajoler [person] ; attirer [qch] par la ruse [animal] ; to coax sb to do ou into doing sth persuader qn (gentiment) de faire qch ; to coax sth out of sb réussir à tirer qch de qn ; to coax sb out of a bad mood parvenir à dérider qn à force de cajoleries ; to coax a car into starting bichonner une voiture pour qu'elle démarre ; ‘do come,’ he coaxed ‘allez, viens,’ dit-il d'une manière câline. -
2 coax
coax [kəʊks]* * *[kəʊks]transitive verb cajoler [person]; attirer [quelque chose] par la ruse [animal]to coax somebody to do ou into doing something — persuader quelqu'un (gentiment) de faire quelque chose
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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 — verb 1 (I, T) 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 coaxed. | coax sb into/out of doing (sth): We had to coax Alan into going to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English