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  • 1 argument

    ['ɑːgjəmənt]
    сущ.
    1) довод, аргумент, доказательство

    to offer an / present / put forward an argument — выдвинуть аргумент

    to confute / rebut / refute an argument — опровергать аргумент

    airtight / solid / sound / telling / trenchant / valid argument — веский аргумент, веское доказательство

    compelling / convincing / persuasive argument — убедительный аргумент

    irrefutable / unassailable argument — неопровержимое доказательство

    cogent / balanced / logical / rational argument — чёткий, ясный аргумент

    groundless / tenuous / weak argument — безосновательный довод, слабое доказательство

    She presented a convincing argument against the proposal. — Она предоставила веское возражение против этого предложения.

    I cannot accept his argument that war is inevitable. — Я не могу согласиться с его доводом, что война неизбежна.

    Syn:
    2) спор, дискуссия, обсуждение, прения

    heated / violent argument — яростный, жаркий спор

    The party is involved in an argument over economy. — Партия участвует в дебатах по вопросам экономики.

    I had a heated argument with him about politics. — У нас с ним был жаркий спор о политике.

    - win an argument
    - lose an argument
    Syn:
    3) спор, ссора, конфликт

    to break off / terminate / clinch / settle an argument — решить спор, урегулировать конфликт

    The police have said he and his wife had a violent argument that night. — В полиции сообщили, что в тот вечер у него был скандал с женой.

    Syn:
    controversy 1), row III, 1)
    4) краткое содержание, краткое изложение ( литературного произведения)

    A later editor added an argument to the poem. — Более поздний редактор добавил краткое изложение поэмы.

    5) тема, основная идея ( текста)

    The central argument of his paper was presented clearly. — Ключевая идея его работы была чётко заявлена.

    6) мат.; информ. параметр, аргумент ( функции), независимая переменная
    7) лингв.; амер. место, которое может занимать имя существительное в высказывании ( в порождающей грамматике)

    Англо-русский современный словарь > argument

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