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1 sake *** n
[seɪk]for the sake of sb/sth — per amor di qn/qc
for my sake — per amor mio, per me
for God's/for heaven's sake! — per amor di Dio!/del cielo!
for your own sake — per te (stesso), per il tuo bene
for argument's sake; for the sake of argument — a titolo d'esempio
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2 argument
['ɑːgjʊmənt]1) (quarrel) discussione f., disputa f.2) (reasoned discussion) discussione f., dibattito m.for argument's sake — per il gusto di discutere, tanto per parlare
3) (case) argomento m. ( for a favore di; against contro); (line of reasoning) ragionamento m.* * *1) (a quarrel or unfriendly discussion: They are having an argument about/over whose turn it is.) discussione; lite2) (a set of reasons; a piece of reasoning: The argument for/against going; a philosophical argument.) argomentazione* * *['ɑːgjʊmənt]1) (quarrel) discussione f., disputa f.2) (reasoned discussion) discussione f., dibattito m.for argument's sake — per il gusto di discutere, tanto per parlare
3) (case) argomento m. ( for a favore di; against contro); (line of reasoning) ragionamento m. -
3 sake
[seɪk]1) (purpose)for the sake of — per [principle, prestige]
for the sake of clarity for clarity's sake per chiarezza; for the sake of argument per il gusto di discutere; to kill for the sake of killing uccidere per il gusto di uccidere; to do sth. for its own sake fare qcs. per il piacere di farlo; for old times' sake — in ricordo dei vecchi tempi
2) (benefit)for the sake of sb. o for sb.'s sake per amore di qcn.; for their, your sake per il loro, tuo bene; for all our sakes — nell'interesse di noi tutti
3) (in anger, plea)for God's, heaven's sake! — per l'amor di Dio, del cielo!
* * *[seik]* * *[seɪk]1) (purpose)for the sake of — per [principle, prestige]
for the sake of clarity for clarity's sake per chiarezza; for the sake of argument per il gusto di discutere; to kill for the sake of killing uccidere per il gusto di uccidere; to do sth. for its own sake fare qcs. per il piacere di farlo; for old times' sake — in ricordo dei vecchi tempi
2) (benefit)for the sake of sb. o for sb.'s sake per amore di qcn.; for their, your sake per il loro, tuo bene; for all our sakes — nell'interesse di noi tutti
3) (in anger, plea)for God's, heaven's sake! — per l'amor di Dio, del cielo!
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4 ♦ argument
♦ argument /ˈɑ:gjʊmənt/n.1 discussione; lite; litigio: a silly argument, una discussione stupida; un litigio su una cosa da nulla; a bitter argument, una lite feroce; to have an argument about st., avere una discussione su qc.; litigare su qc.; to accept st. without argument, accettare qc. senza discutere; to get into an argument with sb., mettersi a discutere con qc.; mettersi a litigare con qc.; for the sake of argument, per amor di discussione; come pura ipotesi; solo per fare un esempio; to settle an argument, risolvere una controversia2 argomento; ragione; tesi; ragionamento; argomentazione: a powerful argument, una ragione forte; argomenti forti; a plausible argument, un argomento ragionevole (o apparentemente giusto); valid arguments, argomenti validi; solide ragioni; both sides of an argument, entrambi i lati di una questione; to bring arguments for st., portare argomenti a favore di qc.; to illustrate one's argument, illustrare la propria tesi; I don't follow your argument, non seguo il tuo ragionamento; There's a flaw in his argument, c'è un errore nel suo ragionamento; to make an argument against st., portare argomenti forti contro qc.; The same argument goes for…, lo stesso ragionamento vale per…5 (mat.) argomento● beyond argument, fuori discussione □ open to argument, (di cosa) discutibile; (di persona) pronto a discutere.NOTA D'USO: - argument o topic?- -
5 hypothesis
[haɪ'pɒθəsɪs]* * *plural - hypotheses; noun(an unproved theory or point of view put forward, eg for the sake of argument.) ipotesi- hypothetically* * *hypothesis /haɪˈpɒɵəsɪs/n. (pl. hypotheses)ipotesi: a working hypothesis, un'ipotesi di lavoro.* * *[haɪ'pɒθəsɪs]
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