övertala

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Verb

övertala (present övertalar, preterite övertalade, supine övertalat, imperative övertala)

  1. to persuade
    övertala någon att göra något
    persuade someone to do something
  2. to convince

Usage notes

Övertala means to get someone to agree to/on something (like a course of action or less commonly a fact), while övertyga means to convince someone of something. Overlap occurs, like with persuade vs. convince.

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