persuasion

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persuasion
[pəˈsweɪʒən]
sustantivo
1persuasión (f) (act, ability)
  • powers of persuasion -> poder (m) de persuasión
2convicciones (f pl) (beliefs)

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persuasion [per-suei-shon]
sustantivo
1Persuasión, acción y efecto de persuadir.
2Persuasión, la idea o el juicio que se forma en virtd de algún fundamento.
3Creencia, opinión religiosa, creencia fija; de aquí, partido, secta, o denominación.
  • People of all persuasions -> gente de todas las creencias
4Persuasiva, facultad de persuadir.

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persuasion [pəˈsweɪʒən] ?
noun
1 (act) persuasión; (f)
we tend to exaggerate the effectiveness of persuasion as a means of shaping behaviour they may try to use use other less pleasant methods of persuasion it may take a little gentle persuasion to get him up in the mornings I tried gentle persuasion to get Peter to school always try a little gentle persuasion first /try a little friendly persuasion/, appealing to the child's good nature
his powers of persuasion were formidable sus dotes de persuasión convicción eran extraordinarios;or
a little friendly persuasion was called for
all he needs is a little gentle friendly persuasionor solo hace falta aplicarle unas suaves técnicas de persuasión; I wouldn't need much persuasion to stop working nights costaría poco convencerme de para que dejara de trabajar por la noche;or
it took a lot of persuasion to get the CIA to part with this information
2 (belief) (Rel) creencia; (f) (Pol) ideología; (f)
sport brings people of all races and persuasions together el deporte une a la gente de todas las razas y creencias
people of all religious/political persuasions
politicians of every persuasion políticos de todas las ideologías; (m) I'm not of that persuasion no soy de esa opinión; no es esa mi opinión

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persuasión
feminine noun
1persuasion

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persuasión [per-soo-ah-se-on’]
noun
1Persuasion, the act or state of being persuaded; opinion, judgment. (f)

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persuasión
sustantivo:femenino
1 (acción de persuadir) persuasion
2 (convicción) conviction
tener la persuasión de que ... to have the conviction that ...; be convinced that ...

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