"argument (reasoning)" in seven languages
Meaningargument (reasoning)
Spanish
argumento
/aɾɡuˈmento/
masc.learned
Also the plot of a film or novel. A quarrel is una discusión.
French
argument
/aʁɡymɑ̃/
masc.learned
Never a quarrel: that is une dispute.
Italian
argomento
/arɡoˈmento/
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Also 'topic, subject'. A quarrel is una lite or una discussione.
Portuguese
argumento
/ahguˈmẽtu/
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Romanian
argument
/arguˈment/
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Catalan
argument
/əɾguˈmen/
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English
argument
/ˈɑɹɡjəmənt/
from Latin/French · Old French argument, from Latin ARGŪMENTUM
English → Italianargument (reasoning)argomentoCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
ARGŪMENTUM‘proof, evidence (from ARGUERE 'to make clear')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
In English an argument can be a row; in the sisters it is only a line of reasoning — plus a plot in Spanish and a topic in Italian.
English relatives: argue, argumentative
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In a sentence
- esEs un buen argumento.
- frC'est un bon argument.
- itÈ un buon argomento.
- ptEsse é um bom argumento.
- roE un argument bun.
- caÉs un bon argument.
- enThat's a good argument.