argue in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for argue in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.argue [Am ˈɑrɡju, Brit ˈɑːɡjuː] VB intr

1. argue:

argue (disagree, quarrel)

discutir

argue (more heatedly)

pelear(se)

argue (more heatedly)

reñir esp Spain

they're always arguing

siempre están discutiendo (or peleándose etc.)

don't argue and do as I say!

¡no (me) discutas y haz lo que te digo!

to argue about/over sth

discutir or pelear por algo

it's not worth arguing over a few cents

no vale la pena discutir por unos pocos centavos

we always argue about or over whose turn it is to cook dinner

siempre discutimos or peleamos sobre a quién le toca hacer la cena

they're arguing over the bicycle again

se están peleando por la bicicleta otra vez

to argue with sb

discutir (or pelearse etc.) con alguien

I don't want to argue with you

no quiero discutir con usted

don't argue with me!

¡no me discutas!

to argue with sth with decision/belief

disputar algo

you can't argue with a loaded gun

cuando hay armas de por medio, no se discute

$10, 000 tax-free? you can't argue with that!

¿10.000 dólares libres de impuestos? ¡no es como para quejarse!

2. argue (reason):

she argues convincingly

sabe expresar su punto de vista de manera muy convincente

to argue for/against sth she argued for his reinstatement

abogó por que fuera restituido a su cargo

the author argues against changing the law

el autor da razones en contra de que se cambie la ley

her experience argues in her favor

su experiencia es un factor a su favor

it argues well for him that his colleagues were so loyal

la lealtad de sus colegas dice mucho de él or dice mucho en su favor

II.argue [Am ˈɑrɡju, Brit ˈɑːɡjuː] VB trans

1.1. argue (put forward):

argue proposition/case

exponer

argue proposition/case

presentar

a well argued point

un argumento bien expuesto or presentado

1.2. argue:

argue (adduce)

alegar

argue (present as argument)

argüir

argue (present as argument)

argumentar

argue (present as argument)

sostener

the lawyer argued provocation

el abogado alegó provocación

supporters of the bill argue that …

los partidarios del proyecto arguyen or argumentan or sostienen que …

1.3. argue (debate):

argue issue

discutir

argue issue

debatir

2. argue (indicate):

argue form

apuntar hacia

argue form

sugerir

these figures argue a worsening of the situation

estas cifras apuntan hacia or sugieren un empeoramiento de la situación

argue out VB [Am ˈɑrɡju -, Brit ˈɑːɡjuː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

argue out

discutir

you'll have to argue the details out with her

vas a tener que discutir los detalles con ella (hasta llegar a un acuerdo)

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robustly defend/argue

vigorosamente

robustly defend/argue

enérgicamente

inconsistently argue/reason

contradictoriamente

inconsistently argue/reason

sin coherencia

let's not argue over semantics

no discutamos sobre matices de significado

forcibly argue/reason

convincentemente

noisily protest/argue

a gritos

noisily protest/argue

ruidosamente

incoherently argue/write

incoherentemente

incoherently argue/write

sin ilación

Translations for argue in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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altercar

to argue

redargüir

to counter-argue form

argue in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for argue in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.argue [ˈɑ:gju:, Am ˈɑ:rg-] VB intr

1. argue (disagree):

argue

discutir

argue

alegar LatAm

2. argue (reason):

argue

razonar

to argue against/for sth

abogar contra/a favor de algo

II.argue [ˈɑ:gju:, Am ˈɑ:rg-] VB trans

1. argue (debate):

argue

sostener

to argue that ...

sostener que...

2. argue (persuade):

to argue sb into doing sth

persuadir a alguien de hacer algo

to argue sb out of doing sth

persuadir a alguien para que abandone la idea de hacer algo

Translations for argue in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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altercar

to argue

argumentar

to argue

controvertir

to argue

argüir

to argue

argüir

to argue

polemizar

to argue

pelear

to argue

pelearse por algo

to argue about sth

alegar

to argue

quebrar lanzas

to argue

discutir sobre el precio

to argue about the price

discutir de [o sobre] algo

to argue about [or over] sth

argue Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to argue against/for sth

abogar contra/a favor de algo

to argue that ...

sostener que...

to argue sb into doing sth

persuadir a alguien de hacer algo

to argue sb out of doing sth

persuadir a alguien para que abandone la idea de hacer algo

to argue the toss inf

discutir insistentemente

to argue about [or over] sth

discutir de [o sobre] algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They emphasize the virtues of unilateral executive actions and argue for making extensive powers available to the executive as warranted.

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Moreover, some argue that allowing the rich to bequeath unlimited wealth on future generations will disincentivize hard work in those future generations.

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Some argue that inflation is a regressive non-linear consumption tax.

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Some researchers argue that a solid return on that investment has yet to be seen.

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However, since the APT tax has not yet been adopted, some argue that one can not predict whether the tax will be progressive or not.

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They argue that they were based on apiculture rather than religion.

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This, they argue, is a natural progression in the value added by the business over and above its inputs.

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You could argue that this is fly-by-night dance music, that nothing really happens after the first minute or so and that it won't stand the test of time.

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Others argue that we need to understand the consequences of such narrow-minded greed even if only a small percentage of the population embraces such motives.

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Some anti-collectivists often argue that all authoritarian and totalitarian societies are (vertically) collectivist in nature.

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