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persuadir
to persuade
📌 Nota gramatical
-ir verb group, takes direct object or 'a' + infinitive. Regular conjugation pattern.
Exemplo
O diretor conseguiu persuadir os clientes a assinarem o contrato de parceria.
The director managed to persuade the clients to sign the partnership contract.
convencer
to convince
📌 Nota gramatical
-er verb group. Note the spelling change in the 1st person singular present ('convenço') to maintain the sound.
Exemplo
O vendedor tentou convencer o comprador de que o investimento valia a pena.
The salesman tried to convince the buyer that the investment was worth it.
influenciar
to influence
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar verb group. Fully regular conjugation following the standard model.
Exemplo
Os influenciadores digitais conseguem influenciar fortemente o comportamento dos jovens.
Digital influencers manage to strongly influence the behavior of young people.
manipular
to manipulate
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar verb group. Regular transitive verb often used in psychological or media contexts.
Exemplo
Alguns políticos tentam manipular a informação para obter vantagens eleitorais.
Some politicians try to manipulate information to gain electoral advantages.
incentivar
to encourage / to incentivize
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar verb group. Used to promote or motivate action towards a goal.
Exemplo
A empresa criou novos bónus para incentivar os funcionários a aumentarem a produtividade.
The company created new bonuses to encourage employees to increase productivity.
dissuadir
to dissuade
📌 Nota gramatical
-ir verb group. Takes preposition 'de' before an infinitive or noun.
Exemplo
Tentei dissuadir o meu colega de se demitir num momento tão difícil.
I tried to dissuade my colleague from resigning at such a difficult time.
desaconselhar
to advise against / to discourage
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar verb group. Regular verb formed with prefix des- + aconselhar.
Exemplo
O médico desaconselhou o paciente a praticar desportos radicais após a cirurgia.
The doctor advised the patient against practicing extreme sports after the surgery.
coagir
to coerce
📌 Nota gramatical
-ir verb group. Note stem vowel alternations in present indicative (coajo, coages).
Exemplo
Ninguém tem o direito de coagir os cidadãos a votarem num determinado candidato.
No one has the right to coerce citizens into voting for a specific candidate.
seduzir
to seduce / to charm
📌 Nota gramatical
-ir verb group. Note 1st person singular present 'seduzo'.
Exemplo
As novas funcionalidades do telemóvel conseguiram seduzir muitos consumidores exigentes.
The new features of the mobile phone managed to charm many demanding consumers.
instigar
to instigate / to provoke
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar verb group. Requires 'u' before 'e' in certain forms (instiguei) for orthographic reasons.
Exemplo
Alguns líderes radicais tentaram instigar a revolta entre os manifestantes.
Some radical leaders tried to instigate revolt among the protesters.
motivar
to motivate
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar verb group. Regular and very common in professional and educational contexts.
Exemplo
Um bom líder sabe como motivar a sua equipa a atingir os objetivos trimestrais.
A good leader knows how to motivate their team to achieve quarterly goals.
desviar
to divert / to deflect
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar verb group. Often used literally (to divert traffic) or figuratively (to deflect attention).
Exemplo
O político tentou desviar a atenção dos jornalistas com perguntas provocatórias.
The politician tried to divert the journalists' attention with provocative questions.
impor
to impose
📌 Nota gramatical
-or verb group (derived from pôr). Highly irregular conjugation pattern.
Exemplo
O governo decidiu impor novas regras para controlar a inflação no país.
The government decided to impose new rules to control inflation in the country.
ponderar
to weigh / to consider carefully
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar verb group. Used when carefully evaluating options before making a decision.
Exemplo
Devemos ponderar todos os prós e contras antes de aceitar esta proposta de emprego.
We must carefully weigh all the pros and cons before accepting this job offer.
despertar
to arouse / to awaken
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar verb group. Often used figuratively to arouse interest, curiosity, or suspicion.
Exemplo
O discurso apaixonado conseguiu despertar o interesse dos investidores estrangeiros.
The passionate speech managed to arouse the interest of foreign investors.
conquistar
to win over / to conquer
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar verb group. Frequently used in commercial and social contexts to mean winning people over.
Exemplo
A nova marca conseguiu conquistar a confiança dos consumidores mais céticos.
The new brand managed to win over the trust of the most skeptical consumers.
contagiar
to infect / to spread to (figurative)
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar verb group. Often used metaphorically for spreading enthusiasm or moods.
Exemplo
O entusiasmo do coordenador conseguiu contagiar toda a equipa de trabalho.
The coordinator's enthusiasm managed to spread to the entire work team.
submeter
to submit / to subject
📌 Nota gramatical
-er verb group. Often used reflexively ('submeter-se') in European Portuguese to mean yielding.
Exemplo
Os trabalhadores recusaram-se a submeter às exigências abusivas da administração.
The workers refused to submit to the abusive demands of the management.
condicionar
to condition / to constrain
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar verb group. Regular verb used to indicate limiting choices or influencing behavior.
Exemplo
O mau tempo veio condicionar o programa de atividades ao ar livre.
The bad weather ended up constraining the outdoor activity schedule.
atrair
to attract
📌 Nota gramatical
-ir verb group. Stem vowel changes in present indicative (atraio, atrais, atrai).
Exemplo
A empresa usou campanhas publicitárias criativas para atrair novos clientes.
The company used creative advertising campaigns to attract new clients.
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