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1) (a quarrel or unfriendly discussion: They are having an argument about/over whose turn it is.) discusión2) (a set of reasons; a piece of reasoning: The argument for/against going; a philosophical argument.) argumentoargument n discusióntr['ɑːgjʊmənt]1 (quarrel) discusión nombre femenino, disputa2 (reasoning) argumento\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfor the sake of argument por decir algoto have an argument with somebody discutir con alguien, tener una discusión con alguienargument ['ɑrgjəmənt] n1) reasoning: argumento m, razonamiento m2) discussion: discusión f, debate m3) quarrel: pelea f, riña f, disputa fn.• alegación s.f.• argumento s.m.• debate s.m.• discusión s.f.• disputa s.f.• lid s.f.• litigio s.m.• ruptura s.f.'ɑːrgjəmənt, 'ɑːgjʊmənt1) c u (quarrel, disagreement) discusión f; ( more heated) pelea f, riña f (esp Esp)to have an argument with somebody — tener* una discusión con alguien, discutir con alguien; ( more heatedly) pelearse or (esp Esp) reñir* con alguien
2) u c ( debate) polémica flet's say, for the sake of argument that... — pongamos por caso que...
3) ca) ( case) razones fpl, argumentos mplargument for/against something — razones or argumentos a favor/en contra de algo
there is a good argument for postponing the decision — existen sobradas razones or sobrados motivos para postergar la decisión
b) ( line of reasoning) razonamiento m['ɑːɡjʊmǝnt]N1) (=disagreement) discusión f ; (=fight) pelea fI don't want any argument (about it) — no quiero discutir, no hay discusión que valga
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to get into an argument (with sb) — empezar a discutir (con algn)we had an argument about money — tuvimos una discusión or discutimos por razones de dinero
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there was an argument over the missing plate — hubo una discusión sobre el plato que faltaba•
you've only heard one side of the argument — tú solo conoces una cara del asunto2) (=debate) polémica fthere is some argument as to whether or not it's possible — hay bastante polémica sobre si es posible o no
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she is open to argument — está dispuesta a discutirlothe conclusion is open to argument — la conclusión se presta a discusión or es discutible
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to win/ lose an argument — ganar/perder (en) un enfrentamiento•
there is a strong argument for or in favour of doing nothing — existen argumentos or razones de peso para or en favor de no hacer nada•
an argument could be made for government intervention — se podrían alegar razones para la intervención del gobierno4) (=reasoning) razonamiento mline I, 1., 11)his argument is that... — él sostiene que...
5) (=synopsis) argumento m, resumen m6) (Jur)opening argument — exposición f inicial
closing argument — conclusiones fpl finales
* * *['ɑːrgjəmənt, 'ɑːgjʊmənt]1) c u (quarrel, disagreement) discusión f; ( more heated) pelea f, riña f (esp Esp)to have an argument with somebody — tener* una discusión con alguien, discutir con alguien; ( more heatedly) pelearse or (esp Esp) reñir* con alguien
2) u c ( debate) polémica flet's say, for the sake of argument that... — pongamos por caso que...
3) ca) ( case) razones fpl, argumentos mplargument for/against something — razones or argumentos a favor/en contra de algo
there is a good argument for postponing the decision — existen sobradas razones or sobrados motivos para postergar la decisión
b) ( line of reasoning) razonamiento m
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