persuade

persuadere, convincere

Ottenere che qualcuno faccia o accetti qualcosa spiegandogli le ragioni per farlo.

In inglese semplice: You get someone to do or accept something by explaining why they should.

• Can you persuade her to come?
• They persuaded me to buy a ticket.
• I could not persuade him to accept our offer.

Come si usa: persuade someone to do something (We persuaded Tom to join the team.)

Sinonimi: convince, talk into

Contrari: dissuade

Espressioni comuni: persuade someone, persuade someone to stay, try to persuade, persuade someone to buy

convincere, persuadere

Far credere a qualcuno che qualcosa sia vero fornendogli delle ragioni.

In inglese semplice: You make someone believe that something is true by giving them reasons.

• You must persuade them that you are right.
• His explanation persuaded me of his honesty.
• What persuaded you that the story was true?

Come si usa: persuade someone of something (The evidence persuaded us of his innocence.); persuade someone that… (She persuaded me that the plan was safe.)

Sinonimi: convince

Espressioni comuni: persuade someone of something, persuade someone that