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Meanings of convert in English

Portuguese
substituir
Catalan
canviar
Spanish
intercambiar

To exchange something old or something that has become unusable for something else of the same kind.

substituir
Portuguese
persuadir
Catalan
convèncer
Spanish
convencer

Make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something.

persuadir

To change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy.

Usage of convert in English
1
Another good option is to convert your flybuys points into Velocity Points.
News.com.au
2
Brazil's government is eager to convert the offshore oil into economic growth.
Reuters
3
Ross had learned long ago not to try to convert the skeptics.
Second glance
4
A new owner might well decide to convert it for residential use.
The Irish Times
5
Technofile is a recent convert to the Spinvox.com voice to text service.
The Irish Times
6
Warren won a convert at a house party last week in Mt.
Reuters
7
Calculated factors were used to convert umbilical cord values to maternal levels.
Pubmed
8
However, ABCIL proposes to convert the technology into a membrane-based cell one.
Reuters
9
Trying to convert Muslims to another faith is a crime in Afghanistan.
Reuters
10
Second, to use magnitude, you have to convert to real things first.
Wired
11
Figures include adjustments related to partnership interests that will convert to shares.
Reuters
12
Moscow fears the United States could convert it for use against Russia.
Reuters
13
We had a break point in the third set but couldn't convert.
Radio NZ
14
However, Holiday could not convert a 4-foot jump shot as time ended.
Reuters
15
Unfortunately, there's no way to convert virtual money into the green stuff.
Wired
16
The new owner is expected to convert the building into a restaurant.
The Irish Times
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