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1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) discutir2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) argüir, argumentar3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) persuadir de/a(positivo); disuadir de (negativo)4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) sostener•- arguable- argument
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argue vb discutirtr['ɑːgjʊː]2 (reason) argüir, argumentar, sostener1 (present) presentar, exponer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto argue the toss discutir, seguir discutiendo1) reason: argüir, argumentar, razonar2) dispute: discutir, pelear(se), alegarargue vt1) suggest: sugerir2) maintain: alegar, argüir, sostener3) discuss: discutir, debatirv.• altercar v.• argumentar v.• argüir v.• debatir v.• discutir v.• disputar v.• guerrear v.• hilar v.• litigar v.'ɑːrgjuː, 'ɑːgjuː
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1) (disagree, quarrel) discutir; ( more heatedly) pelear(se), reñir* (esp Esp)to argue about/over something — discutir or pelear por algo
$10,000 tax-free? you can't argue with that! — ¿10.000 dólares libres de impuestos? no es como para quejarse!
2) ( reason)to argue for/against something: she argued for his reinstatement abogó por que fuera restituido a su cargo; he argues against changing the law — da razones en contra de que se cambie la ley
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vta) ( put forward) \<\<case\>\> exponer*, presentarb) ( adduce) alegar*; ( present as argument) argüir*, sostener*supporters of the bill argue that... — los partidarios del proyecto arguyen or sostienen que...
c) ( debate) \<\<issue\>\> discutir, debatirPhrasal Verbs:['ɑːɡjuː]1. VI1) (=disagree) discutir; (=fight) pelearseto argue (with sb) about or over sth — discutir or pelearse (con algn) por algo
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she achieved it, you can't argue with that — lo logró, eso es indiscutible•
I didn't dare argue — no me atreví a llevar la contraria•
just get in and don't argue (with me)! — ¡entra y no (me) discutas!2) (=reason)he argues well — presenta sus argumentos de modo convincente, razona bien
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to argue against sth — dar razones en contra de algo•
to argue for sth — abogar por algohe argued for the president's powers to be restricted — abogó en favor de que se limitaran los poderes del presidente
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he argues from a deeply religious conviction — sus argumentos parten de una profunda convicción religiosa3) (=indicate)•
his lack of experience argues against him — su falta de experiencia es un factor en su contra•
it argues well for him — es un elemento a su favor2. VT1) (=debate) discutirtoss 1., 3)2) (=persuade)he argued me into/out of going — me convenció de que fuera/no fuera
he argued his way out of getting the sack — consiguió que no lo despidieran con buenos razonamientos
3) (=maintain) sostenerit could be argued that we are not doing enough — se podría decir que no estamos haciendo lo suficiente
4) (=cite, claim) (esp Jur) alegar5)to argue a case —
a) (Jur) presentar un pleito, exponer un pleitob) (fig)6) (=suggest) indicar* * *['ɑːrgjuː, 'ɑːgjuː]
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1) (disagree, quarrel) discutir; ( more heatedly) pelear(se), reñir* (esp Esp)to argue about/over something — discutir or pelear por algo
$10,000 tax-free? you can't argue with that! — ¿10.000 dólares libres de impuestos? no es como para quejarse!
2) ( reason)to argue for/against something: she argued for his reinstatement abogó por que fuera restituido a su cargo; he argues against changing the law — da razones en contra de que se cambie la ley
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vta) ( put forward) \<\<case\>\> exponer*, presentarb) ( adduce) alegar*; ( present as argument) argüir*, sostener*supporters of the bill argue that... — los partidarios del proyecto arguyen or sostienen que...
c) ( debate) \<\<issue\>\> discutir, debatirPhrasal Verbs:
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certain — certain, aine [ sɛrtɛ̃, ɛn ] adj. et pron. • certan 1160; lat. pop. °certanus, de certus « assuré » I ♦ Adj. A ♦ Après le nom 1 ♦ (Possibilité) (Sujet chose) Qui est effectif sans laisser aucun doute, perçu directement ou établi par des preuves,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
certain — certain, aine (sèr tin, tè n ) adj. 1° Qui ne peut manquer, faillir, tromper, en parlant des choses. Ce qui est certain Il est certain que.... Je n oserais donner pour certain que.... Tenir pour certain. Un espoir certain de salut. Je le sais… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
certain — CERTAIN, AINE. adject. Indubitable, vrai. En ce sens il ne se dit que Des choses. Cela est certain. La nouvelle est certaine. Il est certain. On tient pour certain. Faire un rapport certain. J ai eu un avis certain que. ... f♛/b] En parlant Des… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Certain — Cer tain, a. [F. certain, fr. (assumed) LL. certanus, fr. L. certus determined, fixed, certain, orig. p. p. of cernere to perceive, decide, determine; akin to Gr. ? to decide, separate, and to E. concern, critic, crime, riddle a sieve, rinse, v.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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