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beschwatzen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cajole verb To gently talk someone into doing something they don't really want to do, often with compliments or promises.
  • coax verb To gently persuade someone to do something through patience or flattery.
  • solicit verb To ask for or try to obtain something, often persistently or formally.
  • wheedle verb To try to persuade someone by flattering them.

Senses

beschwatzen is used for these senses in English:

  • coax (transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
  • solicit (transitive) To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.
  • wheedle (ambitransitive) To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
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