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argumento

argument

noun ahr-goo-MEHN-toh Less Common

Also means

plot

Usage Note

Argumento is a near-false friend: it primarily means a reasoned argument or line of reasoning, and also the plot or storyline of a book or film (el argumento de la novela). For a heated quarrel, Spanish uses discusión or pelea, not argumento.

Examples

"Su argumento fue muy convincente."

Natural Translation

His argument was very convincing.

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