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d'arguments
arguments

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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argument [aʀɡymɑ̃] N m

1. argument (raison):

argument
argument (en faveur de for, contre against)
argument choc ou massue
decisive ou clinching argument
argument décisif
deciding factor
présenter ou trouver de bons arguments en faveur de/contre qc
to make a good case for/against sth
les arguments présentés étaient faibles
the case he/they etc made was weak
tirer argument de qc
to use sth as an argument ou excuse (pour faire for doing)

2. argument COMM, MKTG:

argument de vente
selling point
argument électoral
electoral issue Brit
argument électoral
campaign issue Am

3. argument:

argument LIT, MATH
argument
recourir aux arguments frappants hum
to resort to blows

contre-argument <pl contre-arguments>, contrargument <pl contrarguments> [kɔ̃tʀaʀɡymɑ̃] N m

contre-argument
counter-argument
opposable argument, contrat
which can be used as evidence après n
retors (retorse) argument
devious
English
English
French
French
debating point
argument m
counterargument
contre-argument m
the arguments cancel each other out
les arguments se neutralisent
presumption
arguments mpl (against contre, in favour of en faveur de)
selling point
argument m de vente
unique selling point
choix m et valorisation f d'un argument publicitaire

in the PONS Dictionary

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argument [aʀgymɑ̃] N m (raisonnement, preuve)

argument
argument
varié(e) arguments
various
fourbir ses arguments
to prepare ones arguments
soupeser des arguments
to weigh (up) the arguments
imperméable à des arguments
impervious to argument
invraisemblable histoire, argument
improbable
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English
French
French
sales pitch
arguments mpl de vente
clincher
argument m décisif
vote-getter
argument m électoral
to knock down every argument
démonter tous les arguments
in the PONS Dictionary
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argument [aʀgymɑ͂] N m (raisonnement, preuve)

argument
argument
varié(e) arguments
various
invraisemblable histoire, argument
improbable
faiblard(e) argument
pathetic
imparable argument, riposte
unanswerable
déterminant(e) argument, raison
deciding
English
English
French
French
sales pitch
arguments mpl de vente
clincher
argument m décisif
vote-getter
argument m électoral
to knock down every argument
démonter tous les arguments

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

prévaloir sur [ou contre] qc argument, opinion, volonté
to prevail over sth
soupeser des arguments
to weigh (up) the arguments
imperméable à des arguments
impervious to argument
trouver la parade à un argument
to counter an argument
militer en faveur de/contre qn/qc argument, comportement
to militate for/against sb/sth
opposer des arguments/raisons à qn/qc
to put forward arguments/reasons against sb/sth
fourbir ses arguments
to prepare ones arguments
to make out a case for sth
exposer ses arguments en faveur de qc
to lend weight to an argument
donner du poids à un argument
sales pitch
arguments mpl de vente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Elles avaient à peu près toutes une structure similaire : un générique ultra accrocheur à la musique imparable et un mélange de clips et animations.
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Il n'est pas très fort mais il élabore des stratégies imparables grâce à sa mémoire photographique.
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On l’a fait des centaines de fois, c’est imparable.
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Les hommes sont brillants, intelligents, maladroits, impérieux, complexes - leurs histoires vous glissent dessus, leurs voix sont imparables.
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Peut techniquement repousser toutes les attaques du jeu (prises et attaques imparables comprises).
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