La Palabra del Día: "argumentar"
argumentar (ar-goo-men-tar')
verb ( to argue, to dispute )
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1. Incluiré ensayos de este tema para argumentar mis ideas.
I will include essays on this topic to argue my points.
2. Se podría argumentar que es el mejor libro del año.
It could be argued that it is the best book of the year.
22 Answers
In Spanish the verb "agumentar" means "to explain, to give well sustained and rational arguments to support a position, an idea, an action or a theory, it's a way to respond a question", but occasionally it's used especially in a justice environment "to dispute or impugn an opinion".
En Español "argumentar" es "explicar o dar una argumentos racionales y bien sostenidos para apoyar una postura o una teoría, es una forma de responder a un cuestionamiento", pero ocasionalmente y especialmente en el entorno judicial se usa para "disputar o impugnar una opinión".
- Siempre están argumentando sobre qué vino primero, el pollo o el huevo.
- Gracias a Caefuego y Guimmys: Siempre están discutiendo sobre qué fue primero,el huevo o la gallina.
- They are always arguing about which came first, the chicken or the
egg.
Sometimes it is not worth arguing, especially in a romantic relationship. No one really wins.
A veces no vale la pena discutir, sobre todo en una relación romántica. Nadie gana realmente.
¡Yo necesito "argumentar" muy bien sobre el tema de mi tesis para poder obtener mi título! I need 'argue' very well on the subject of my thesis in order to obtain my title!
His destiny has made him a devil's advocate; his conscience can't always stand for his own arguments / Su destino le ha hecho un abogado del diablo, su conciencia no siempre está de acuerdo con lo que argumenta.
Mi esposa es abogada así que sabe argumentar bien. ¡No es justo!
My wife is a lawyer so she knows how to argue well. No fair!
Tengo la mejor argumentacíon posible para mis ideas pero aun así tuve que discutirlas con mi jefe.
I have the best possible line of argument for my ideas but in spite of that I had to argue my case with my boss.
Algunas personas argumentan su caso mejor que otros durante un debate. - Some people argue their case better than others during a debate.
A menudo alguien discute con tanta emoción que toda racionalidad se pierde
Often someone argues with such emotion that all rationality is lost.
se podría argumentar que SpanishDict es el mejor sitio en el web. ¿Qué os parece a vosotros?
It could be argued that SpanishDict is the best place on the internet. What do you think?
Si discutes con tu esposa, vas a necesitar un nuevo alojamiento.
If you argue with your wife, you will need new accommodations.
Even the best couples argue.
Hasta las mejores parejas argumentan.
I couldn't explain why I didn't do anything useful today.
No podría argumentar por qué no hacía nada útil hoy.
El argumento de la película de anoche se perdió en la traducción.
The storyline of last night's movie was lost in translation.
The two neighbors disputed over the boundary lines of their properties which ended up in court.
Los dos vecinos argumentaron sobre la linea de frontera de sus propiedades, lo que terminó con a ir al tribunal.
