Translation for "convencerse" to english

Convencerse

verb

• make sure
• be sold on
• talk into

Translation examples

make sure verb

Quería juzgar con toda severidad, «convencerse por sí mismo».
He wanted to judge it very, very strictly "to make sure for himself."

Y para convencerse a sí mismo de que no estaba engañado, Blaine dio la vuelta completa al edificio.
To convince himself, to make sure there was no mistake, Blaine walked around the block.

Por la parte de fuera continuaban los bandidos golpeando el tronco con las culatas de sus carabinas para convencerse bien de si estaba hueco o macizo.
Outside, the bandits kept hitting the plant with the butts of their rifles, to make sure it was empty.

y, para convencerse, hurgoneó el fuego y sopló hasta que se formó llama y pudo encender una larga astilla.
To make sure, he tried to revive the fire, scratched and blew until a flame shot up and he was able to light a long piece of kindling.

La ilusión es tan viva que Emmanuelle no puede menos que levantar los ojos para convencerse de que aquel decorado tiene un techo. Éste es lo bastante alto para que su duda sea razonable.
The impression is so compelling that Emmanuelle can’t help looking up to make sure the place has a real ceiling: the walls are high enough to excuse her doubts.

Durante las últimas semanas aquello se había convertido en un hábito, en un gesto automático; siempre la mirada furtiva a sus espaldas, por encima del hombro, para convencerse de que no le había seguido nadie hasta el Tubo.
In these last weeks it had grown to be a habit with him, an automatic twitch, there was always the quick backward glance across the shoulder to make sure no one was behind him in the kettle shafts.

Aquel verano del 76, entre el calor, las moscas y las interminables melodías de los carritos de helados, las cosas ocurrían como en un sueño, y a veces Joyce tenía que pellizcarse para convencerse de que aquello era real.
That summer of ’76, what with the heat and the flies and the endless melodies of ice-cream vans, things happened in a haze – sometimes Joyce had to pinch herself to make sure this was real.

Fantaseó durante unos momentos con la idea de acercarse hasta el muelle para convencerse de que no estaba sucediendo nada extraño en el río, pero tras meditarlo bien, decidió que era mejor no llamar la atención.
He toyed momentarily with the idea of walking up to the bund to make sure that nothing untoward was under way on the river. But on thinking the matter over, he decided it would be better not to draw attention to himself.

be sold on verb

Tsuboi seguía sin convencerse.
Tsuboi was not sold.

Su argumento tenía tantas incongruencias que Pierre no terminaba de entender cómo alguien podía aceptarlo, pero lo consiguió a base de intentar convencerse de su propia rectitud.
Her argument was so riddled with gaping inconsistencies that Pierre hadn't been able to believe anyone could accept it, but she'd sold it to the mob by pandering to its belief in its own rectitude.

-le preguntaron. - Es mejor que ir a las islas de las Focas -replicó él. Kot-le-an y Corazón de Cuervo continuaron investigando hasta convencerse de que los hombres eran realmente aleutas y decidieron que, si emprendían un ataque con toda su tropa, tenían bastantes posibilidades de expulsar a los rusos. - Si todos fueran de Kodiak, podríamos tener dificultades, pero sabemos que a los aleutas podemos vencerles en la batalla -opinó Kot-le-an. No obstante, no se produjo ningún ataque, porque, para el asombro de Kot-le-an, el nuevo toyón, sin haber consultado el asunto con los guerreros de la tribu, instituyó un tratado de paz con los rusos y además les vendió el terreno donde estaban construyendo el fuerte.
When asked: 'Are your people happy to be working here?' he replied: 'It's better than the Seal Islands.' Satisfied by further scouting that the cadre really was Aleut, Kot-le-an and Raven-heart decided that an attack in total force stood a good chance of driving off the Russians, for, as Kot-le-an pointed out, If the others were all from Kodiak, it might be difficult, but we know that in battle we can overpower Aleuts.' And an attack would have been mounted except that, to Kot-le-an's astonishment, the new toion, without adequate discussions among the warriors of his tribe, not only arranged a peace treaty with the Russians but actually sold them a portion of land at and around the growing fort.

talk into verb

Un loco puede convencerse de lo que sea.
A fool can talk himself into believing things.

Son capaces de convencerse a sí mismos de cualquier cosa.
They can talk themselves into anything.

No. Ni hablar. No. – Hablaba para convencerse de que tenía razón.
No way, naw-uh." She talks herself into believing she's right.

Este tipo podría convencerse a sí mismo de salir del ataúd.
‘This guy could talk himself out of a coffin.’

Y todo eso tenía cierta importancia, por mucho que intentaran convencerse de lo contrario.
And all that counted for something, didn’t it, no matter how they tried to talk themselves into believing otherwise?

O porque necesitan escucharse, quizá para convencerse a sí mismos tanto como a ti y a la audiencia.
Or they need to hear themselves talk, maybe to persuade themselves as much as convincing you and the audience.

—Sonaba como si intentara convencerse a sí mismo—. No tengáis miedo.
He sounded like he was trying to talk himself into believing something. “Don’t be afraid.

Trató de convencerse a sí misma de que se sentía tan cómoda como siempre, pero fracasó.
She tried to talk herself into a feeling of familiar comfort, but failed.

Antes de poder convencerse a sí misma, entraba en la sala de espera del alcalde.
BEFORE BRITTANY COULD TALK HERSELF OUT OF IT, SHE marched into the mayor's waiting room.

—Hablaba nerviosamente, con sinceridad exagerada, como si intentara convencerse a sí misma.
She talked nervously, with exaggerated earnestness, as if she were trying to persuade herself.