English-Spanish translations for coax

• engatusar
  – Quisiera engatusar al Presidente en ejercicio para que supere su renuencia a hacer más comentarios. I would like to coax the President-in-Office out of his reluctance to make a further comment.
  Saludo los esfuerzos del Comisario Frattini y de la Presidencia finlandesa por seguir intentando convencer y engatusar a los Estados miembros. I salute the efforts of Commissioner Frattini and of the Finnish Presidency in trying to coax and cajole the Member States forward.

Definition of coax

• To fondle, kid, pet, tease
• To carefully manipulate into a particular desired state, situation or position
• A simpleton; a dupe

Examples

• He coaxed the horse gently into the trailer
• They coaxed the rope through the pipe

Related words

• coaxial
• coaxingly
• coaxing
• coaxer
• coaxiality
• coax cable
• coaxial cable