argue in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for argue in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. argue:

argue (debate)

discutere, dibattere, argomentare

argue (maintain)

sostenere

they argued the point for hours

hanno discusso la questione per ore

to argue one's point

sostenere il proprio punto di vista

to argue the case for disarmament

sostenere il disarmo

it could be argued that …

si potrebbe sostenere che …

she, the book argues that he was wrongly convicted

lei, il libro sostiene che è stato condannato ingiustamente

2. argue (persuade):

to argue sb into, out of doing sth

persuadere qn a, dissuadere qn, dal fare qc

I argued my way into this job

ho esposto argomenti molto persuasivi per ottenere questo posto

3. argue (provide evidence of):

argue action, behaviour:

denotare, indicare, rivelare

argue incident, document:

indicare, rivelare

the evidence argues that …

la prova indica che …

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

1. argue (quarrel):

argue

discutere (with con)

they're always arguing (with each other)

discutono, litigano sempre

to argue about or over money

fare delle discussioni per questioni di soldi

we argued about who should pay

discutevamo per decidere chi dovesse pagare

don't argue (with me)!

non discutere (con me)!

2. argue (debate):

argue

discutere

argue

dibattere

to argue about case, issue, politics etc.

discutere di

3. argue (put one's case):

argue

argomentare (against contro)

to argue in favour of, against doing sth

esporre i motivi per fare, per non fare qc

to argue for or in favour of policy, measure

argomentare a favore di

4. argue (testify):

argue form

testimoniare

it argues against him that he has no alibi

il fatto che lui non abbia alibi è una prova contro di lui

argue out VB [ˈɑːɡjuː -] (argue out [sth], argue [sth] out)

argue out issue, proposal etc.:

argue out

discutere a fondo

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inconclusively argue

in modo non convincente

circuitously argue

tortuosamente

forcefully say, argue

energicamente

compellingly argue

in modo irrefutabile

inconsistently argue

in modo incoerente, contraddittorio

Translations for argue in the Italian»English Dictionary

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argomentare

to argue in favore di: for, in favour of contro: against

questionare di argomento, politica

to argue about

questionare

to argue

denotare azione, comportamento:

to argue

argue in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for argue in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.argue [ˈɑ:rg·ju:] VB intr

1. argue (disagree):

argue

litigare

2. argue (reason):

argue

argomentare

to argue for/against sth

portare argomenti a favore di/contro qc

II.argue [ˈɑ:rg·ju:] VB trans

1. argue (debate):

argue

sostenere

to argue that …

sostenere che …

2. argue (persuade):

to argue sb into doing sth

persuadere qn a fare qc

to argue sb out of doing sth

dissuadere qn dal fare qc

Translations for argue in the Italian»English Dictionary

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argomentare

to argue

polemizzare su qc

to argue about sth

questionare (con qu su qc)

to argue (with sb about sth)

discutere

to argue

argue Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to argue for/against sth

portare argomenti a favore di/contro qc

to argue that …

sostenere che …

to argue sb into doing sth

persuadere qn a fare qc

to argue sb out of doing sth

dissuadere qn dal fare qc

to argue (with sb about sth)

questionare (con qu su qc)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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Pessimists argue that such non-modern areas are incapable of becoming modern.

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Authors argue that there is an obligation for the state to limit coercive actions which are disproportionate to the risk of intrusion.

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

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As they wait for her to arrive they banter, tell stories, joke, philosophise and argue.

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

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

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The potential speech act discourages rather than encourages certain lines of thought and this, the researchers argue, constitutes a version of linguistic relativity.

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Proponents of legislation to proscribe flag burning argue that burning the flag is a very offensive gesture that deserves to be formally outlawed.

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

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