inveigle

[US]/ɪnˈveɪɡl/
[UK]/ɪnˈveɪɡl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. overtale (noen) til at gøre noget ved hjælp af bedrag eller smiger; lokke (noen) til at gøre noget ved hjælp af bedrag eller smiger
Word Forms
Present Participleinveigling
Third Person Singularinveigles
Past Tenseinveigled
Past Participleinveigled

Example Sentences

inveigle sb. out of sth.

at overtale nogen til at give afkald på noget

inveigle sb. into (doing) sth.

narre nogen til at (gøre) noget.

we cannot inveigle him into putting pen to paper.

vi kan ikke overtale ham til at sætte sig ned og skrive.

inveigle a free pass to the screening of the new film.

skaffe sig en gratis billet til visningen af den nye film.

With tact and perseverance he inveigled her into becoming his law partner. Todecoy is to trap or ensnare by cunning or deception:

Med takt og vedholdenhed fik han hende til at blive hans juridiske partner. At narre eller fælde ved list eller vildledning:

She tried to inveigle him into helping her with the project.

Hun forsøgte at overtale ham til at hjælpe hende med projektet.

He used his charm to inveigle his way into getting a promotion.

Han brugte sin charme til at overtale sig til at få en forfremmelse.

The con artist tried to inveigle the elderly couple into giving him their life savings.

Bedrageren forsøgte at overtale det ældre ægtepar til at give ham deres opsparing.

She managed to inveigle her way into the exclusive party.

Hun formåede at overtale sig til at komme ind til den eksklusive fest.

The salesman tried to inveigle the customer into buying the most expensive product.

Sælgeren forsøgte at overtale kunden til at købe det dyreste produkt.

He inveigled his colleagues into going along with his plan.

Han overtalede sine kolleger til at støtte hans plan.

The politician tried to inveigle the voters with false promises.

Politikeren forsøgte at overtale vælgerne med falske løfter.

She inveigled her way into his heart with her sweet words.

Hun overtalede sig ind i hans hjerte med sine søde ord.

The scammer tried to inveigle the unsuspecting victim into giving out personal information.

Bedrageren forsøgte at overtale det uvidende offer til at give personlige oplysninger.

He managed to inveigle his way out of trouble with a clever excuse.

Han formåede at slippe væk fra problemerne med en smart undskyldning.

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