argument

a disagreement or quarrel, especially one about an opinion or a belief

discusión, disputa, argumento

• have/get an argument with somebody

Collocations family argument · political argument

• They had a heated argument about politics.

  Tuvieron una discusión acalorada sobre política.

a reason or set of reasons why something is true, important, necessary, etc.

razón, argumento, motivo

• give an argument for/against something

Collocations strong argument · compelling argument

• He gave a strong argument against the proposal.

  Él dio un fuerte argumento en contra de la propuesta.

a formal discussion of a subject, especially in a university or college class

discusión académica, debate, exposición lógica

• give an argument for something

Collocations philosophical argument · logical argument

• The class gave a logical argument in favor of the theory.

  La clase dio un argumento lógico a favor de la teoría.

a statement or group of statements that shows something is true, using facts and logic

demostración matemática, razonamiento lógico

• prove a theorem by argument

Collocations mathematical argument · logical proof

• The mathematician proved the theorem by rigorous argument.

  El matemático demostró el teorema mediante un razonamiento riguroso.