Usage examples of "argument" in English with translation to French

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The argument will not hold. L'argument ne tiendra pas.
Let's stop this argument. Finissons-en avec cette dispute.
The argument ended in a fight. La discussion a tourné au pugilat.
He presented an argument for the war. Il présenta un argument en faveur de la guerre.
They had a heated argument. Ils eurent une chaude dispute.
I took sides with them in the argument. J'ai pris parti pour eux dans la discussion.
His argument is more radical than yours. Son argument est plus radical que le vôtre.
Let's stop this fruitless argument. Cessons cette vaine dispute.
Imagine, for the sake of argument, a tribal group in which mother-son incest was countenanced. Imagine, pour les besoins de la discussion, une tribu où l'inceste entre une mère et son fils serait toléré.
She raised an important objection to his argument. Elle souleva une objection importante à son argument.
I took his side in the argument. J'ai pris son parti dans la dispute.
An argument may be logically sound without being true. Un argument peut être logiquement sensé sans être vrai.
I was involved in a petty argument. J'étais impliqué dans une dispute insignifiante.
The argument is rigorous and coherent but ultimately unconvincing. L'argument est rigoureux et cohérent mais au bout du compte peu convaincant.
After the argument with his wife he took a long walk to clear his head. Après la dispute avec sa femme, il alla faire une longue promenade à pied pour se nettoyer la tête.
The accident was a strong argument for new safety measures. L'accident a été un argument de poids en faveur des nouvelles mesures de sécurité.
When I visited their apartment, the couple was right in the middle of an argument. Comme je venais leur rendre visite à leur domicile, le couple était au milieu d'une dispute.
From an objective viewpoint, his argument was far from rational. D'un point de vue objectif, son argument était loin d'être rationnel.
Then an argument developed between some of John's disciples and a certain Jew about purification. Il s'éleva de la part des disciples de Jean une dispute avec un Juif au sujet de la purification.
Your argument is not any more convincing than that of my stubborn father. Ton argument n'est pas plus convaincant que celui de mon entêté de père.
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