cajole
To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by…To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
» He tried to cajole me into buying a candy bar for him.
Значення
значень: 1To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
beschwatzen, verführen, dazu bringen
улеща́тьuleščátʹ, увещева́тьuveščevátʹ
- influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
Приклади
речень: 5He tried to cajole me into buying a candy bar for him.
It took a little cajoling but I finally got her to eat her broccoli.
Jimmy tried to cajole his parents into letting him drive across the country with his friends.
deJimmy versuchte, seine Eltern dazu zu kriegen, ihn mit seinen Freunden quer durch das Land fahren zu lassen.
Antonio cajoled Rima into dancing and she agreed.
Their mission is to go house by house, convincing, cajoling, and if necessary browbeating parents into vaccinating their children.
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мов: 6За значеннями 1
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Походження
Borrowed from French cajoler, probably a blend of Middle French cageoler (“chatter like aBorrowed from French cajoler, probably a blend of Middle French cageoler (“chatter like a jay”) (from gajole, dialectal diminutive of geai (“jaybird”)) + Old French gaioler (“entice into a cage”), which is from Medieval Latin gabiola, from Late Latin caveola (whence English caveola), diminutive of Latin cavea (“cage, coop, enclosure, stall”). More at cage, cave, cavum, cavus, and jail.
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Форми
cajoles, cajoling, cajoled, cajoledСиноніми
синонімів: 31Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 5Уроки до слова
уроків: 3- A1Present Simple: теперішній простий час — Бо це дієслово
- A1Past Simple: правильні дієслова — Бо у нього є форма минулого часу
- A2Present Perfect: вступ — Бо у нього є дієприкметник минулого часу