to assure (ashúur) - asegurar

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• Carl: "Don't worry. I will finish my work on time"
  Carl: "No te preocupes. Terminaré mi trabajo a tiempo"
• He assured me that he would finish his work on time
  Él me aseguró que terminaría su trabajo a tiempo

to persuade (persuéid) - persuadir

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• Jack: "Come on. You'll have a great time at the party. Let's go!"
  Jack: "Anda. Te vas a divertir mucho en la fiesta. ¡Vamos!"
• Jack persuaded Bill to go to the party
  Jack persuadió a Bill para que fuera a la fiesta

to convince (konvíns) - convencer

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• Jo: "Instead of going to France we should go to Brazil on vacation. It's cheaper, nearer and warmer"
  Jo: "En vez de ir a Francia deberíamos ir a Brasil de vacaciones. Es más barato, está más cerca y es más cálido"
• She convinced her husband to go to Brazil on vacation
  Ella convenció a su marido de ir a Brasil de vacaciones

to beg (bég) - rogar, suplicar

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• Sally: "Oh please, Mom! Please, let me go! I promise I'll be back before midnight!"
  Sally: "¡Ay, por favor, mamá! ¡Por favor, déjame ir! Prometo que volveré antes de medianoche!"
• She begged her mother to let her go to the party
  Ella le suplicó a su madre que la dejara ir a la fiesta

to dissuade (disuéid) - disuadir

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• Samuel: "I don't think it is a good idea to fly now. The weather conditions are dangerous"
  Samuel: "No creo que sea buena idea volar ahora. Las condiciones climáticas son peligrosas"
• The man dissuaded him from flying under those weather conditions
  El hombre lo disuadió de que viajara en esas condiciones climáticas

to confide (konfáid) - confiar

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• Tim: "I'm terribly afraid of storms"
  Tim: "Les tengo un miedo terrible a las tormentas"
• He confided his fear of storms to his companion
  Él le confió su miedo a las tormentas a su compañero

to recommend (rikoménd) - recomendar

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• Sales girl: "I think you should take these shoes. They are very nice and have a good quality"
  Vendedora: "Creo que debería llevar estos zapatos. Son muy lindos y son de buena calidad"
• The sales girl recommended that I buy those shoes
  La vendedora me recomendó que comprara esos zapatos

to scold (skóuld) - regañar

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• Mrs. Miller: "Look what you've done! You broke the vase! You must be more careful with things in the house!"
  Sra. Miller: "¡Mira lo que has hecho! ¡Rompiste el jarrón! ¡Debes tener más cuidado con las cosas de la casa!"
• Jack's mother scolded him for breaking the vase
  La madre de Jack lo ragañó por romper el jarrón