| argument | 3. reasons presented (for or against) alasan: he patiently listened to all the ~s before deciding, dia dgn sabar mendengar kesemua alasan itu sebelum membuat keputusan; 4. process of reasoning, cara memberikan alasan; /line, thread/ of ~, aliran hujah; 5. summary (of subject matter etc) inti bicara; 6. (math) hujah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| argument | n 1. quarrel, dispute, pertengkaran, bertengkar, bertegang leher, berbantah; (involving younger family member, subordinate, etc) membantah, melawan: in the middle of a heated ~ he stormed out of the room, di tengah-tengah pertengkaran yg hangat itu dia mengamuk lalu keluar dr bilik; the child did as he was told without ~, anak itu membuat spt yg disuruh dgn tdk melawan; 2. debate, discussion, perdebatan, memperdebatkan: the two men spent hours on philosophical ~s, dua orang lelaki itu telah menghabiskan masa berjam-jam dlm perdebatan yg berunsur falsafah; it has been proved beyond ~ that..., telah dibuktikan dan tdk dapat diperdebatkan lagi bahawa...; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sake 1 | for the ~ of argument, utk perbincangan (saja): for the ~ of argument, what do you think would happen if this country was ruled by a woman, utk perbincangan saja, apa yg kamu fikir akan berlaku jika negeri ini diperintah oleh seorang wanita; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| word | the last ~, a. the final statement in argument etc, yg hendak menang: in every argument, his brother managed to have the last ~, dlm setiap pertengkaran, abangnya sahaja yg hendak menang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| starting-point | n 1. place where race begins, tempat bermula; 2. beginning factor of discussion, argument, etc, titik permulaan: that was the ~ of our argument, perkara itu ialah titik permulaan perbalahan kami. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| thin | 6. weak, not very convincing, (of excuse, argument) lemah; (of disguise, humour) tdk menjadi; (of novel etc) tdk bermutu: that’s a pretty ~ excuse, itu satu alasan yg sangat lemah; I find his argument rather ~ | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spot | 4. place associated with a specific activity, event, etc, tempat; (in argument) poin: a well-known picnic ~, sebuah tempat perkelahan yg terkenal; she pointed out the ~ where the president was shot, dia menunjukkan tempat presiden itu ditembak; the journalists rushed to the trouble ~ at the border, wartawan itu segera pergi ke sempadan di tempat kekacauan itu berlaku; in my opinion, there are two weaks ~ in your argument, pd pendapat saya, terdapat dua poin yg lemah dlm hujah-hujah kamu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sparring | 2. (argument) pertengkaran, perbalahan: we’ve had enough of this ~ between you two, kami sudah cukup bosan dgn pertengkaran antara kamu berdua. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| string | he has strung his argument together very well, dia telah merangkaikan hujah-hujahnya dgn baik sekali; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spurious | 2. (of argument, theory, etc) based on false reasoning, tdk betul. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |