Pronúncia: ˈɑːgjuː
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transitive verb
- [point out] provar, indicar, argüir, demostrar.
- his action argues him (to be) a coward la seva acció demostra que és un covard.
- [maintain by reasons] argüir, argumentar, raonar, discutir, sostenir.
- to argue that something is impossible argüir que una cosa és impossible.
- [treat matter by reasons] presentar, raonar, argüir, discutir.
- how will you argue the issue? com presentaràs el problema?
- to argue a matter away treure's un assumpte del damunt a base d'arguments.
- to argue one's way out of a jam salvar-se d'una dificultat a base d'arguments, sortir-se'n a base d'arguments.
- [persuade] persuadir.
- I argued him into going l'he persuadit d'anar-se'n, l'he persuadit que se n'anés.
- he argued her out of doing it la va dissuadir de fer-ho.
- we argued him out of it l'en vam dissuadir. intransitive verb
- [two persons] discutir, disputar (about sobre, de / with amb).
- he argued with his friends about politics va discutir de política amb els seus amics.
- [reason] argüir, raonar, argumentar.
- he argues very well argumenta molt bé, raona molt bé.
- it argues in his favour això diu molt a favor seu.
- to argue against someone parlar en contra d'algú.
- to argue about something argumentar sobre alguna cosa.
- to argue for advocar per.