persuader

persuader [pεʀsyade]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

( = convaincre) to convince (qn de qch sb of sth)

• persuader qn (de faire qch) to persuade sb (to do sth)

• j'en suis persuadé I'm quite sure (of it)

2. reflexive verb

► se persuader

• se persuader de qch to convince o.s. of sth

• il s'est persuadé de l'innocence de son fils he convinced himself his son was innocent

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pɛʀsɥade

verbe transitif to persuade

j'en suis persuadé — I'm convinced of it

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pɛʀsɥade vt

persuader qn de qch — to persuade sb of sth

persuader qn de faire — to persuade sb to do

Elle m'a persuadé de l'accompagner au cinéma. — She persuaded me to go to the cinema with her.

persuader qn que — to persuade sb that

j'en suis persuadé — I'm quite sure of it

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persuader verb table: aimer

A vtr to persuade (de of; de faire to do; que that); se laisser persuader to let oneself be persuaded.

B se persuader vpr to persuade oneself (de of; que that).

[pɛrsɥade] verbe transitif

to persuade, to convince

il ne se laissera pas persuader he won't be persuaded

persuader quelqu'un de quelque chose to impress something on somebody, to convince somebody of something

persuader quelqu'un de faire quelque chose to talk somebody into doing something

rien n'aurait pu la persuader de repartir nothing would have induced her to leave again

j'en suis persuadé I'm convinced ou sure of it

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se persuader de verbe pronominal plus préposition

to convince oneself of, to become convinced of

elle s'est persuadée qu'elle est trop grosse she's convinced herself that she's too fat