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convincere

convince

verb kohn-VEEN-cheh-reh Less Common
Communication Speech

Origin: from Latin convincere, 'to prove wrong'

Also means

persuade

Usage Note

Convincere is irregular: its past participle is convinto, not the expected form. You convince a person di something or a do something, and the reflexive convincersi means to talk yourself into believing it. Note the soft 'c' before 'i'.

Examples

"Devo convincere mia madre a venire."

Natural Translation

I have to convince my mother to come.

Literal Translation

I-must to-convince my mother to to-come.

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