inciter quelqu'un a faire quelque chose, l'entrainer
English translation: to coax
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incite somebody to do something , to train him... Explanation: none English speaker |
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urge someone to do something, drag him (or her) in Explanation: "Urge" en general veut dire encourager, mais s'il s'agit d'inciter quelque-un a faire un deli, "incite" ou "pressure" seront les meilleurs traductions. Bonne chance. |
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incentivise someone to do something/a certain thing, to enrapture him Explanation: you have quite a lot of possibilities with the word entrainer entrainer = to enthuse, to thrill, to transport, to rouse, to enrapture, to animate, to vivify, to urge, to inspirite, to encarouge, to enliven, to inspirit, to breathe life into, to urge, to arouse enthusiasm, to embolden, to excite, to grasp, to seize, etc... It now depends on what kind of connotation you want to emphasize... good luck! Larousse + own knowlwdge |
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to coax someone into doing something Explanation: "to coax" seems the perfect term to me, given the context. own "intuition" |
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incite someone to do something, spur them on ... Explanation: In the context, entraîner cannot mean anything like 'to train'! Own knowledge |
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