No. 12,991 in Spanish

persuadir

To convince or induce someone to do or believe something.

In a sentence

Traté de persuadir a Juan para que asistiera a la reunión.
I tried to persuade Juan to attend the meeting.
Here, 'persuadir' is used in the context of convincing someone to take part in an event or activity.
Necesitamos persuadir a más personas de que esta es la mejor opción.
We need to persuade more people that this is the best option.
In this sentence, 'persuadir' signifies convincing others about the merits of a particular choice.
Fue difícil persuadir a los niños de guardar silencio durante la presentación.
It was difficult to persuade the children to keep quiet during the presentation.
'Persuadir' here refers to the action of influencing children to behave in a specific way during an event.

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