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No. 14,052 in Swedish

övertygande

Convincing.

In a sentence

  • Han höll ett mycket övertygande tal.

    He gave a very convincing speech.

    In this context, 'övertygande' is used as an adjective to describe the quality of the speech as persuading and compelling.

  • Hennes argument var inte särskilt övertygande.

    Her argument was not particularly convincing.

    Here, 'övertygande' again functions as an adjective, referring to the lack of persuading power of her argument.

  • Jag måste säga att dina idéer låter riktigt övertygande.

    I must say that your ideas sound really convincing.

    In this example, 'övertygande' serves as an adjective describing the impression given by the ideas as being able to persuade or compelling.

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