tentar convencê-lo

try to convince him

→ tentar
phrase Rare #34,972
try to convince him The hyphenated “-lo” means “him” and is attached to the infinitive.
PO: Vou tentar convencê-lo a aceitar a proposta.
EN: I'm going to try to convince him to accept the proposal.

Provavelmente não vale a pena tentar convencê-lo.

It’s probably not worth trying to convince him.

Ela estava cansada de tentar convencê-lo.

She was tired of trying to convince him.

Provavelmente não adianta tentar convencê-lo.

It’s probably no use trying to convince him.

Poderia tentar convencê-lo.

I could try to convince him.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Me fará algum bem tentar convencê-lo agora?

Will it do me any good to try to convince him now?

Você está perdendo seu tempo a tentar convencê-lo.

You’re wasting your time trying to convince him.