talk into

English

Verb

talk into (third-person singular simple present talks into, present participle talking into, simple past and past participle talked into)

1. (transitive) To convince (someone) by talking and suggesting.

   Antonym: talk out of

   At the beginning, I wasn't keen on working the weekend shift, but my boss talked me into it.

   She talked him into making the investment.

Translations

convince by talking and suggesting

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 說服 / 说服 (zh) (shuōfú)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: puhua (fi), puhua ympäri, suostutella (fi)
• Portuguese: convencer (alguém a), persuadir (alguém a)
• Russian: угова́ривать (ru) impf (ugovárivatʹ), уговори́ть (ru) pf (ugovorítʹ)
• Ukrainian: переко́нувати impf (perekónuvaty), перекона́ти pf (perekonáty), умовля́ти impf (umovljáty), умо́вити pf (umóvyty)