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convince

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phrase Common #4,883

convince Used with a person: convince someone to do something. Often followed by de + infinitive or para que + subjunctive.

SP: Quiero convencer a mi amigo de venir con nosotros.

EN: I want to convince my friend to come with us.

El siguiente paso fue convencer a Karsanbhai y Sarlaben.

The next step was to convince Karsanbhai and Sarlaben.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Tom intentó convencer a Mary para hacer un trío.

Tom tried to convince Mary to have a threesome.

No merece la pena intentar convencer a Tom.

It's not worth trying to convince Tom.

Entonces, ¿qué tienes contra él que pueda convencer a un tribunal?

So, what do you have against him that could convince a court?

— American Gangster (2007)

Será difícil convencer a Tom para que venga con nosotros.

It will be difficult to convince Tom to come with us.

A ver si ahora pudiéramos convencer a los de arriba.

Let's see if we can convince the people at the top now.

— El hoyo (2019)

A Mary le resultó fácil convencer a Tom para que la ayudara.

Mary found it easy to convince Tom to help her.

Es difícil convencer a John.

It's difficult to convince John.

Debes convencer a tu padre para que no abandone la cocina.

You must convince your father not to give up cooking.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

Intenté convencer a un amigo de que no se casase.

I tried to convince a friend not to get married.

Tom trató de convencer a Mary de no ir.

Tom tried to convince Mary not to go.

Yo voy a tu casa, a tratar de convencer a tu mujer de que no te mate y vuelvo.

I'll go to your house, try to convince your wife not to kill you, and then I'll come back.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Convencer a Tom de hacer lo correcto fue difícil.

Convincing Tom to do the right thing was difficult.

No debí haber perdido mi tiempo tratando de convencer a Tom de cambiar de idea.

I shouldn't have wasted my time trying to convince Tom to change his mind.

Ojalá fuera capaz de averiguar cómo convencer a Tom de que se quedara.

I wish I could figure out how to convince Tom to stay.

Tom intentó convencer a Mary de que él tenía razón.

Tom tried to convince Mary that he was right.

Traté de convencer a Tomás para que volviera a casa.

I tried to convince Tomás to come back home.

Tom ha estado intentando convencer a Mary de que deje de fumar.

Tom has been trying to convince Mary to quit smoking.

Nos costará convencer a Tom para que nos ayude.

It will be difficult for us to convince Tom to help us.

Tom podría ser capaz de convencer a Mary para que hiciera eso.

Tom might be able to convince Mary to do that.

Tom trató de convencer a todos que él era inocente.

Tom tried to convince everyone that he was innocent.

Será difícil convencer a Tom de que nos ayude.

It will be difficult to convince Tom to help us.

Tom no pudo convencer a María.

Tom couldn't convince María.

Tom no intentó convencer a Mary de que él era inocente.

Tom did not try to convince Mary that he was innocent.

Es difícil convencer a Jack.

It's difficult to convince Jack.

No estoy seguro de que pueda convencer a Tom.

I'm not sure I can convince Tom.

Estoy intentando convencer a Tom para que lo haga.

I'm trying to convince Tom to do it.

Puedes convencer a cualquiera de lo que sea.

You can convince anyone of anything.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Tom trató de convencer a Mary de conducir la noche entera.

Tom tried to convince Mary to drive all night.

Tenemos que convencer a Tom de que se quede aquí.

We need to convince Tom to stay here.

Intenta convencer a Goli.

Try to convince Goli.

— Un simple accidente (2025)

Debe haber una manera de convencer a Tom de trabajar para nosotros.

There must be a way to convince Tom to work for us.

No estoy seguro de poder convencer a Tom.

I'm not sure I can convince Tom.

Tom tratará de convencer a Mary de que acepte tu oferta.

Tom will try to convince Mary to accept your offer.

No pude convencer a Tom para que esperara.

I couldn't convince Tom to wait.

Nos costará convencer a Tom para que nos acompañe.

It will be hard for us to convince Tom to come along with us.

Tom trató de convencer a María de quedarse en Boston.

Tom tried to convince Maria to stay in Boston.

Cualquiera que quiera casarse con ella, primero tiene que convencer a su padre.

Anyone who wants to marry her must first convince her father.

Sería virtualmente imposible convencer a Tom de ir con nosotros.

It would be virtually impossible to convince Tom to come with us.

Lo que tenemos que hacer es convencer a Tom.

What we need to do is convince Tom.

Sabes convencer a cualquiera con esa sonrisa tan simpática.

You know how to convince anyone with that charming smile.

Tuve que convencer a mis jefes y al procurador general de que no ibas a huir.

I had to convince my bosses and the attorney general that you weren't going to run away.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Pues intenta convencer a Stacey.

So try to convince Stacey.

— La noche americana (1973)

Necesitamos convencer a Tom de que venga.

We need to convince Tom to come.

Tom sabía que María no sería capaz de convencer a nadie.

Tom knew that María wouldn’t be able to convince anyone.