- convaincre
- convaincre [kɔ̃vɛ̃kʀ]➭ TABLE 42 transitive verba. [+ personne sceptique] to convince (de qch of sth ) ; [+ personne hésitante] to persuade (de faire qch to do sth)• se laisser convaincre to let o.s. be persuadedb. [+ coupable] il a été convaincu de meurtre/de trahison he was convicted of murder/treason* * *kɔ̃vɛ̃kʀ
1.
verbe transitif1) to convince [incrédule] (de of; que that); to persuade [indécis] (de faire to do)je ne suis pas convaincu — I remain to be convinced
se laisser convaincre — to let oneself be persuaded; (à tort) to allow oneself to be persuaded
2) Droit to prove [somebody] guilty (de of)
2.
se convaincre verbe pronominal to convince oneself (de of)* * *kɔ̃vɛ̃kʀ vt1) (= persuader) to convinceconvaincre qn de qch — to convince sb of sth
convaincre qn de faire — to persuade sb to do
Il a essayé de me convaincre de rester. — He tried to persuade me to stay.
2) DROITconvaincre qn de [délit] — to convict sb of
* * *convaincre verb table: vaincreA vtr1 to convince [incrédule] (de of; que that); to persuade [indécis] (de faire to do); on a fini par le convaincre de rester we managed to persuade him to stay ou talk him○ into staying; je ne suis pas convaincu I remain to be convinced; se laisser convaincre to let oneself be persuaded; (à tort) to allow oneself to be persuaded; crois-tu qu'il se laisserait convaincre? do you think that he is open to persuasion?;2 Jur to prove [sb] guilty (de of).B se convaincre vpr to convince oneself (de of).[kɔ̃vɛ̃kr] verbe transitif1. [persuader] to convince, to persuadeconvaincre quelqu'un de faire quelque chose to persuade somebody to do something, to talk somebody into doing somethingvotre dernier argument m'a convaincu your last argument has won me over2. [prouver coupable]convaincre quelqu'un de vol to convict somebody of theft, to find somebody guilty of theft————————se convaincre verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)to realize, to acceptil est difficile de s'en convaincre it's difficult to accept it
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. 2013.