WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| coaxing n | (persuasion) | persuasión nf |
| | The child finally gave in to his mother's coaxing and ate the apple. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| coax [sb]⇒ vtr | (persuade, entice) | convencer a vtr + prep |
| | | persuadir a vtr + prep |
| | He's stubborn, but please try to coax him. |
| | Es terco, pero intenta convencerlo. |
| coax [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (persuade, entice to do) | convencer a alguien de que haga algo loc verb |
| | | persuadir a alguien de que haga algo loc verb |
| | They coaxed me to join them for the weekend. |
| | Me convencieron de que saliera con ellos el fin de semana. |
| coax [sb/sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (persuade, entice into) | convencer a alguien de loc verb |
| | | persuadir a alguien de loc verb |
| | No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to coax my cat into the carrier. |
| | Por más que lo intenté, fue imposible convencer a mi gato de entrar en su caja. |
| coax [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (persuade, entice into doing) | convencer a alguien de que haga algo loc verb |
| | | persuadir a alguien de que haga algo loc verb |
| | Jessica tried to coax her daughter into eating the oatmeal. |
| | Jessica intentó convencer a su hija de que se comiera las gachas de avena. |
| coax [sth] out of [sb] v expr | (obtain by persuasion) | sonsacarle algo a alguien loc verb |
| | | sacarle algo a alguien a la fuerza loc verb |
'coaxing' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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