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argument

argument

noun ahr-gyoo-MAHN Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

reasoning

Usage Note

Argument in French means a reason or piece of reasoning used to persuade, not a quarrel. A heated quarrel is une dispute or une querelle. The verb is argumenter ('to argue a case'), and un argument de vente is a 'selling point' in commercial French.

Examples

"Son argument était très convaincant."

Natural Translation

His argument was very convincing.

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