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1 coax
[kəʊks]verbo transitivo persuadere, convincere, blandireto coax sb. to do o into doing sth. convincere qcn. a fare qcs.; to coax sth. out of sb. — riuscire a farsi dare qcs. da qcn
* * *[kəuks](to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.) persuadere* * *coaxabbr.(to) coax /kəʊks/v. t. e i.blandire; persuadere con le buone; convincere con paziente insistenza● to coax sb. into doing st., convincere q. con blandizie (moine, ecc.) a fare qc. □ to coax sb. out of doing st., convincere con le buone q. a non fare qc. □ to coax st. out of sb., ottenere qc. da q. con blandizie.* * *[kəʊks]verbo transitivo persuadere, convincere, blandireto coax sb. to do o into doing sth. convincere qcn. a fare qcs.; to coax sth. out of sb. — riuscire a farsi dare qcs. da qcn
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2 coax vt
[kəʊks]to coax sb into/out of doing sth — convincere or indurre (con moine) qn a fare/non fare qc
См. также в других словарях:
coax something out of somebody — coax sth out of/from sb derived to gently persuade sb to do sth or give you sth • The director coaxed a brilliant performance out of the cast. Main entry: ↑coaxderived … Useful english dictionary
coax something out from somebody — coax sth out of/from sb derived to gently persuade sb to do sth or give you sth • The director coaxed a brilliant performance out of the cast. Main entry: ↑coaxderived … Useful english dictionary
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
