argued in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for argued in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. argue (debate):

argue

discuter (de)

argue

débattre (de)

they argued the point for hours

ils ont discuté or débattu la question pendant des heures

to argue one's point

argumenter son point de vue

to argue the case for disarmament

exposer les raisons en faveur du désarmement

it could be argued that …

on pourrait soutenir que …

well-argued case, essay

bien argumenté

2. argue (maintain):

argue

soutenir

she/the book argues that he was wrongly convicted

elle/le livre soutient qu'il a été injustement condamné

3. argue (persuade):

to argue sb into/out of doing sth

persuader/dissuader qn de faire qc (à force d'argument)

I argued my way into this job

je suis parvenu à obtenir cet emploi à force de discussions

4. argue (provide evidence of):

argue action, behaviour, incident:

dénoter

argue document:

suggérer

the evidence argues that …

tout porte à croire que …

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

1. argue (quarrel):

argue

se disputer (with avec)

they're always arguing (with each other)

ils se disputent constamment

to argue about or over money

se disputer pour des questions d'argent

we argued about who should pay

nous nous sommes disputés pour savoir qui devait payer

don't argue (with me)!

on ne discute pas!

2. argue (debate):

argue

discuter, débattre

to argue about case, issue, politics etc

discuter de, débattre de

3. argue (put one's case):

argue

argumenter (against contre)

to argue in favour of/against doing sth

exposer les raisons pour faire/pour ne pas faire qc

to argue for or in favour of policy, measure

parler en faveur de

4. argue (testify):

argue form

témoigner

it argues against him that he has no alibi

le fait qu'il n'a pas d'alibi témoigne contre lui

I.argue out VB [Brit ˈɑːɡjuː -, Am ˈɑrɡju -] (argue out [sth], argue [sth] out)

argue out issue, proposal etc:

argue out

débattre [qc] à fond

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circuitously argue

indirectement, de manière compliquée

inconclusively argue

de manière peu concluante

compellingly argue

de façon convaincante

forcefully say, argue

avec vigueur

dialectically proceed, argue

par la méthode dialectique

poorly written, designed, paid, argued

mal

Translations for argued in the French»English Dictionary

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argumenter

to argue (sur about, contre against)

défense solidement argumentée

soundly argued defence Brit

chicaner qn sur qc

to argue with sb about sth

chicaner qc à qn

to argue about sth with sb

argued in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for argued in the English»French Dictionary

I.argue [ˈɑ:gju:, Am ˈɑ:rg-] VB intr

1. argue (have argument):

argue

se disputer

to argue about sth with sb

se disputer avec qn au sujet de qc

2. argue (discuss):

to argue with sb about sth

débattre avec qn de qc

3. argue (reason):

argue

argumenter

to argue for/against a proposal

argumenter en faveur de/contre une proposition

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

1. argue (debate):

argue

discuter

to argue that ...

alléguer que ...

2. argue (persuade):

to argue sb into/out of doing sth

convaincre qn de faire/ne pas faire qc

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to argue the toss

discuter le coup

Translations for argued in the French»English Dictionary

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discutailler

to argue (over nothing)

argumenter contre qn/qc

to argue with sb/sth

serré(e) débat, discussion

closely-argued

raisonner sur qc

to argue about sth

batailler

to argue

se bagarrer avec qn

to argue with sb

se disputer pour quelques arpents de terre

to argue over a few acres of land

discuter le prix

to argue over the price

argued Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to argue about sth with sb

se disputer avec qn au sujet de qc

to argue with sb about sth

débattre avec qn de qc

to argue for/against a proposal

argumenter en faveur de/contre une proposition

to argue that ...

alléguer que ...

to argue sb into/out of doing sth

convaincre qn de faire/ne pas faire qc

to argue the toss

discuter le coup

to argue over a few acres of land

se disputer pour quelques arpents de terre

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While conceding that federal law protects the animals, these individuals also argued that economic needs (like livestock grazing) should take precedence over the horses.

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Frankfurter argued that constitutional questions should be decided as narrowly as possible.

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In this book he argued that it was not so much the words of the liturgy but its shape which mattered.

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Some traditional objections to direct democracy are argued to apply to e-democracy, such as the potential for direct governance to tend towards the polarization of opinions, populism, and demagoguery.

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They argued that the television advertising market is already saturated and a new broadcaster would be detrimental to the existing channels.

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By seeing first, he argued, it is possible to sanitize polluted information.

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It was argued that the usury laws had been abolished for the whole of the community except only for the pawnbroker who advanced less than 10.

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Other economist have argued that the capital purchases represent a taxpayer subsidy of unsecured creditors.

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However, later studies argued that it is a "nomen dubium" due to the lack of diagnostic material in the incompletely known remains.

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At some point that night he argued with his girlfriend and went to the mobile home park.

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