La palabra del día: "convincente"

Question

convincente ( kohn-been-sehn'-the )

(adjective) convincing

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Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game to help with using a new vocabulary word! Have fun experimenting with Spanish.

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Examples:

1. No sabía que esa actriz era inglesa. En la película tiene un acento americano muy convincente.

I didn't know that actress was English. She has a very convincing American accent in the movie.

2. El testimonio del acusado fue tan convincente que el jurado lo absolvió.

The defendant's testimony was so convincing that the jury acquitted him.

"acento" con sólo una "C" :-) - 005faa61, Jul 28, 2013

You're so convincing amiga :-) - 0095ca4c, Jul 28, 2013

Hola a todos :). I think sabía is better than supe..! - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Muchas gracias Julian and Rafael! :):) - rac1, Jul 28, 2013

Hola Margherite. :) - rac1, Jul 28, 2013

De nada, colega! - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Let me know if I missed anyone! - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Answer 1

Su negación de las circunstancias no fue muy convincente.

His denial of the circumstances was not very convincing.

Someone should have told him she had the dress - 0095ca4c, Jul 28, 2013

Jejejej. ¡Yo nunca tuve relaciones sexuales con esa mujer! - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

"I did not inhale." - 0083f5dc, Jul 28, 2013

"Define sexual relations". - rac1, Jul 28, 2013

Rac, only the ones on your wife's side of the family . - ray76, Jul 28, 2013

If he had said "I did not have a sexual relationship with that woman" he would have lied. He did not so he didn't - be very careful when talking to politicians. - ian-hill, Jul 28, 2013

¡Me has perdido, Ian! ¿Me explicas lo que quieres decir? :P - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Oh Noetol, I had forgotten all about this. - annierats, Jul 28, 2013

No soporto a este hombre! - 00e46f15, Jul 28, 2013

Answer 2

You stand a better chance of winning a debate if your facts are convincing to the other participants.

Tienes más oportunidades de ganar Es más probable que ganes un debate si tus hechos están son convincentes para los otros participantes.

Maybe if you wrote it on a chocolate wrapper! :-)) - Noetol, Jul 28, 2013

"chance" is hard to translate, I think I would say: Es más probable que ganes un debate si tus hechos/argumentos sean convincentes para los otros participantes, o: si tus hechos/argumentos les convenzan a los otros participantes. - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Yes, Margherite it's all about chocolate! - rac1, Jul 28, 2013

But I do like your post , very good , well good at least , leastways nice , nicer than some , better than most , mostly , oh shut up Ray. - ray76, Jul 28, 2013

Facts only confuse an argument , sincerity wins the day always , well nearly always , well sometimes , perhaps , oh who cares ? - ray76, Jul 28, 2013

¡Gracias Rafael!! - 0095ca4c, Jul 28, 2013

@Ray...I suppose so...we all know that the best quality of politicians is their sincerity. - 0095ca4c, Jul 28, 2013

...si tus argumentos son convincentes... - 00e46f15, Jul 28, 2013

Hola sylyon..muchas gracias...Esto me confunde. Debí ha escrito algo mas fácil. Soy estudiante mudo. - 0095ca4c, Jul 28, 2013

Answer 3

La corbata de esta mujer es convincente hasta caminar más cerca y ver que es una camiseta.

This woman's tie is convincing until you walk closer and see that it is a t-shirt.

I didn't know if I should use caminar or camina. - 0083f5dc, Jul 28, 2013

Sorry - there's a tie? :-)) - Noetol, Jul 28, 2013

Hi Jl! You'd have to do a double take :-{} - 0095ca4c, Jul 28, 2013

Caminar is correct, or hasta que caminas - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Thank you, Rafael. - 0083f5dc, Jul 28, 2013

Con sumo placer. - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

I had to look twice. jeje - rac1, Jul 28, 2013

Has none noticed that she is drop dead gorgeous ? - ray76, Jul 28, 2013

I think Noetol has. He was looking at the bouncing of the......tie:) - 0083f5dc, Jul 28, 2013

Answer 4

Al pobrecito Ranito las palabras sabias de su madre no le resultaron nunca convincentes, no creía que pudiera tener la piel impermeable.

For poor Froglet his mother's wise words never carried conviction, he could never believe that his skin really might be waterproof.

Very smart little critter. - rac1, Jul 28, 2013

de su madre*; nunca le resultaron convincentes*, the last part is good, but maybe: no creía que su piel pudiera ser impermeable or no creía que pudiera tener la piel impermeable. - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Gracias Rafael , I was very unsure how trto say this, thanks. - annierats, Jul 28, 2013

No problem. Unless his name is Ranito, I would say ranita instead(from rana). - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Also: las palabras sábias DE su madre* - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Gracias,Rafael. He is a male froglet, and he told me his name was Ranito. - annierats, Jul 28, 2013

Pues muy bien, :) - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

sabias, sin tilde. - 00e46f15, Jul 28, 2013

Ala, tienes toda la razón, gracias Syl. - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Answer 5

The lies of politicians need to be convincing but the more convincing they are the more we need to mistrust them.

Las mentiras de los políticos tienen que ser convincente, pero la más convincente que son los más tenemos que desconfiar ellos.

Corrected to:

Las mentiras de los políticos tienen que ser convincentes, pero lo más convincentes que son, lo más que tenemos que desconfiar de ellos.

convincentes*; pero entre más convincentes son, más desconfianza tenemos que tener* - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

or entre más convincentes sean... I'm not sure which meaning you want to convey, son is a statement that is true now and true in the past, sean refers to an ideal future action. - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

really, Ian, I sometimes feel you mistrust our friendly politicians.. - annierats, Jul 28, 2013

They confuse me as much as Rafael :) - ian-hill, Jul 28, 2013

I don't trust them either. - rac1, Jul 28, 2013

I confuse myself.. don't feel bad. - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

:) - ian-hill, Jul 28, 2013

"Las mentiras de los políticos tienen que ser convincentes, pero lo más convincentes que son, lo más que tenemos que desconfiar de ellos." - 00e46f15, Jul 28, 2013

Yo tampoco soporto a los políticos! :-) Pero voto por el menos peor! - 00e46f15, Jul 28, 2013

The only option we have amigo. - ian-hill, Jul 28, 2013

"amiga" por favor! :-) - 00e46f15, Jul 28, 2013

oops! lo siento amiga :) - ian-hill, Jul 29, 2013

Answer 6

El intento del hombre para de ocultar su calvicie no fue muy convincente.

The man's attempt to hide his bald patch was not very convincing.

El intento del hombre de ocultar ** - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Mucho gracias Raf. - togtog, Jul 28, 2013

But lovely, if you regard it as a temporary hat.. - annierats, Jul 28, 2013

Hope he doesn't have to pee........ - rac1, Jul 28, 2013

The man or the squirrel? Jaja - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Either one, jejejeje - rac1, Jul 28, 2013

Pee is not necessarily the worst thing that copuld happen - gohern, Jul 28, 2013

Answer 7

Borrado por el autor para evitar el conflicto. Perdón y que se borre el post, por favor.

I didn't see the original post..I wish I had...You are doing a fantastic job here, Rafael and it is very much appreciated by all. :):):):):) - rac1, Jul 28, 2013

Answer 8

He was so convincing that she let him drive.

Era tan convincente que le permitió conducir.

Cute! - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Lol, these are too funny tonight. jeje - rac1, Jul 28, 2013

Ha! That dog is driving! - 0080b918, Jul 28, 2013

Answer 9

Issabela sonó muy convincente cuando convinció a los demas miembros de Span¡shD!ct de que hace ciber siglos había sido una de los usuarios más activos allá.

Issabela sounded very convincing when she convinced the other members of Span¡shD!ct that cyber ages ago she had been one of the most active users there.

Hola Issabella - long time no see :) - ian-hill, Jul 28, 2013

Hola Ian, ¿qué tal? Desde hace tres semanas soy diplomada en español :) - Issabela, Jul 28, 2013

I don't think "ciber" is understood well in Spanish :P; que había sido/era de los usuarios más activos ahí/del sitio. - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Good to see you, Issabella. :) - rac1, Jul 28, 2013

Hi Issabela! little typo on the English... cyber. - katydew, Jul 28, 2013

Answer 10

No pienses que voy a pasar por alto tus mentiras. La expresión de tu cara no es muy convincente.

Don't think I'm going to overlook your lies. The expression on your face isn't very convincing.

Since you are commanding someone to not think something, "no pensar que" does not take the subjunctive in this sentence; if you were to say "You don't think that" (statement) ... instead of "DON'T think that..." (command), it would use the subjunctive - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

(continuation) as in: No piensas que vaya a ... - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

In this case: No pienses que voy a ... - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Thank you for the clarification. :) - GraceM, Jul 28, 2013

But now I'm confused. I thought I read that after a command, the next verb should be subjunctive. I believe you, of course, Rafael, but I'm wondering why I thought that. You don't have to answer. :) I'm just thinking. - GraceM, Jul 28, 2013

It depends on the situation. If the verb that follows is an action that you want the person to do as well, it goes in the subjunctive, such as "Dile (a ella) que haga (algo)..", can you see the difference? - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Hola Grace. :) - rac1, Jul 28, 2013

Grace, let me know how I can clarify this better for you if you're still confused. It's hard to explain things like that sometimes > - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Hi, Annie. :) Thanks very much for your help, Rafael. :) - GraceM, Jul 29, 2013

Answer 11

The TV ads for a steak restaurant in my town were very convincing. I could almost taste the sirloin just looking at the screen!

Los anuncios de televisión por un restaurante de bistec en mi pueblo fueron bien convincentes. Casi pude notar el sabor del solomillo simplemente mirando la pantalla.

Los anuncios de un asador de mi pueblo fueron muy convincentes*, casi podía notar*; el sabor DE solomillo*, sorry to change a lot. :). Un asador is a steakhouse (at least in Spain). - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Visuals are powerful. - rac1, Jul 28, 2013

Gracias Rafael, no pasa nada, te agradezco las correcciones. - sinmeta, Jul 29, 2013

Answer 12

Recientemente Australia y Inglaterra jugaban al críquet juntos, y el equipo inglés tuvo una victoria convincente.

Recently Australia and England played cricket together and the English team had a convincing win.

Australia e Inglaterra*; jugaron*. - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

My husband was very happy indeed. Very. - annierats, Jul 28, 2013

Hola Jenny. :) - rac1, Jul 28, 2013

Answer 13

Esta foto es para enseñar acerca de las relaciones , pero no es muy convincente .

¿ O sí ?

This photo is to teach about relationships , but is not very convincing.

Or is it ?

acerca de las relaciones*; ¿O sí? - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Jajajajajajajaja....I love it! - rac1, Jul 28, 2013

Oh Raffa, i would love to say it was a typo, but sadly it was not , thanks mate , for keeping me honest. - ray76, Jul 28, 2013

Rac, I love it also, I could tell a very funny true story along those very lines . - ray76, Jul 28, 2013

Heheh, any time, Ray - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

I would like to hear the bedtime story?? - 0083f5dc, Jul 28, 2013

It is dangerously close to the above image. it happened 73 years ago when anything below the adams apple was mysterious and forbidden , or so the adults thought . - ray76, Jul 28, 2013

Is this not what you're supposed to do , then? - annierats, Jul 28, 2013

Answer 14

Ella era una vendedora muy convincente

She was a very convincing saleswoman.

Bien! - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Answer 15

¡La señal es muy convincente!

The sign is very convincing!

Muy bien :) - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

That's a big bite! - rac1, Jul 28, 2013

I would have said "anuncio" or "letrero" instead of "señal". - 00e46f15, Jul 28, 2013

Anuncio no se diría aquí, letrero o cartel hubiera dicho yo. - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013

Señal es más de lo del tráfico. - RafaelNoiret, Jul 28, 2013