convicción

f.

conviction, belief, assurance, faith.

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convicción

► nombre femenino

1 conviction

■ tengo la convicción de que vendrán I firmly believe that they'll come

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noun f.

conviction

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SF conviction

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femenino

a) (convencimiento) conviction

tengo la convicción de que lo sabe — I'm certain o convinced he knows it

b) (persuasión) persuasion

poder de convicción — powers of persuasion

c) convicciones femenino plural (ideas, creencias) convictions (pl)

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= belief, conviction, set.

Ex. Written substantiation of this belief, from a wide variety of points of view, has become plentiful in the 1970s.

Ex. It is a source of innovation and strength, but it blurs traditional distinctions and can unsettle professional convictions.

Ex. A child's set about books and reading may be deeply ingrained as a result or earlier reading experiences, or it may be temporary and changeable.

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* con la convicción de que = in the belief that/of, on the assumption that.

* convicciones = belief system.

* convicción personal = personal conviction.

* convicción política = political persuasion.

* en la convicción de que = on the assumption that.

* fuerza de la convicción = courage of conviction.

* sin convicción = doubtfully, lamely.

* tener la convicción = it + be + Posesivo + understanding.

* una plena convicción de = a strong sense of.

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femenino

a) (convencimiento) conviction

tengo la convicción de que lo sabe — I'm certain o convinced he knows it

b) (persuasión) persuasion

poder de convicción — powers of persuasion

c) convicciones femenino plural (ideas, creencias) convictions (pl)

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= belief, conviction, set.

Ex: Written substantiation of this belief, from a wide variety of points of view, has become plentiful in the 1970s.

Ex: It is a source of innovation and strength, but it blurs traditional distinctions and can unsettle professional convictions.

Ex: A child's set about books and reading may be deeply ingrained as a result or earlier reading experiences, or it may be temporary and changeable.

* con la convicción de que = in the belief that/of, on the assumption that.

* convicciones = belief system.

* convicción personal = personal conviction.

* convicción política = political persuasion.

* en la convicción de que = on the assumption that.

* fuerza de la convicción = courage of conviction.

* sin convicción = doubtfully, lamely.

* tener la convicción = it + be + Posesivo + understanding.

* una plena convicción de = a strong sense of.

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convicción

feminine

1 (convencimiento) conviction

lo dijo con convicción she said it with conviction

tengo la convicción de que ocultaba algo I'm certain o convinced he was hiding something

2 (persuasión) persuasion

tiene un gran poder de convicción he has great powers of persuasion, he is very persuasive

3 convicciones fpl (ideas, creencias) convictions (pl)

eso sería ir en contra de sus convicciones that would mean going against her convictions o principles

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convicción sustantivo femenino

a) (convencimiento) conviction;

◊ tengo la convicción de que lo sabe I'm certain o convinced he knows it

b) (persuasión) persuasion;

◊ poder de convicción powers of persuasion

c)

◊ convicciones sustantivo femenino plural (ideas, creencias) convictions (pl)

convicción sustantivo femenino conviction: tengo la convicción de que es inocente, it is my conviction that she's innocent
'convicción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
íntima
- íntimo
- firme
- poder
English:
conviction
- doubtfully

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convicción nf

1. [convencimiento] conviction;

actuaba sin convicción he lacked conviction in what he was doing;

consiguió persuadirlos gracias a su fuerte convicción he managed to persuade them because he was so convinced of himself;

tener la convicción de que to be convinced that;

expresó su convicción de que pronto se hallaría una solución al conflicto he said he was convinced that a solution to the conflict would soon be found

2.

convicciones [principios] convictions, principles;

un político de profundas convicciones católicas a politician with strongly-held Catholic beliefs, a staunchly Catholic politician

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convicción

f conviction

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convicción nf, pl -ciones : conviction