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1 ♦ 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?- -
2 plausible
['plɔːzəbl]* * *['plo:zəbl]1) (seeming reasonable or convincing: a plausible excuse.) plausibile2) (clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted: a plausible fellow.) accettabile* * *plausible /ˈplɔ:zəbl/a.1 accettabile; ragionevole; verosimile; plausibile: a plausible excuse, una scusa accettabile; a plausible argument, un argomento ragionevole (o giusto in apparenza)2 (spreg.) falso; ingannevole; specioso● a plausible liar, un bugiardo che la sa vendere □ a plausible vendor, un venditore persuasivoplausibly avv.* * *['plɔːzəbl] -
3 plausible plau·sible adj
['plɔːzəbl](argument, story) plausibile, credibile, (person) convincente
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plausible — plausible, credible, believable, colorable, specious are comparable when they mean capable of impressing the observer, auditor, or reader as truly or genuinely possessing the quality or character that is set forth or claimed. A thing or sometimes … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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plausible — plausibility, plausibleness, n. plausibly, adv. /plaw zeuh beuhl/, adj. 1. having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot. 2. well spoken and… … Universalium
plausible — UK [ˈplɔːzəb(ə)l] / US [ˈplɔzəb(ə)l] adjective 1) likely to be true A bomb was the only plausible explanation for the crash. The story was plausible but that didn t necessarily mean it was true. 2) someone who is plausible seems to be honest and… … English dictionary
plausible — [ plozibl ] adj. • 1552; lat. plausibilis « digne d être applaudi » ♦ Qui semble devoir être admis. ⇒ admissible, vraisemblable. Caractère plausible d un événement. Cause, raison très plausible. ⇒ probable. « Ce motif n était pas le véritable,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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