convencerse

convencerse

► verbo pronominal

1 to become convinced, be convinced, convince oneself

■ se convenció de que era guapo he convinced himself that he was good-looking

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VPR

al final se convenció y dejó de intentarlo — he eventually thought better of it and stopped trying

¡convéncete ya, esa enfermedad no tiene cura! — I wish you'd understand, there's no cure for this illness!

convencerse de algo —

se convencieron de mi inocencia — they were persuaded of my innocence

¿te convences ahora de que decía la verdad? — do you believe now that I was telling the truth?

me convencí de que lo mejor era callarse — I came to the conclusion that it would be better to keep quiet

tuvo que volver a casa para convencerse de que había apagado todas las luces — he had to go back home to reassure o convince himself that he had switched off all the lights

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vpr

1. [estar seguro]

convencerse de to become convinced of;

me convencí de que decía la verdad I became convinced o I came to believe that she was telling the truth

2. [aceptar]

a pesar de haberlo leído en la prensa, no quiere convencerse despite having read it in the press, she still refuses to believe it;

convéncete, no conseguirás nada actuando así believe (you) me, you won't get anywhere behaving like that;

convencerse de to become convinced of;

finalmente se convenció de que tenía que dejar de fumar he finally came to accept that he had to give up smoking;

me convencí de mi error I realized my mistake

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convencerse

v/r become convinced

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