argüir

v.

1 to argue, to refute.

María arguye cada vez que sale Mary argues every time she's out.

Ella arguye todo lo que le dicen She argues everything she's told.

2 to argue, to dispute.

María arguye cada vez que sale Mary argues every time she's out.

3 to argue in favor of, to indicate, to point to.

4 to infer, to deduce.

María arguyó el móvil de la evidencia Mary deduced the motive from evidence.

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ARGÜIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(i changes to y before a, e, and o; gü becomes gu before y)

Present Indicative

arguyo, arguyes, arguye, argüimos, argüís, arguyen.

Past Indicative

argüí, argüiste, arguyó, argüimos, argüisteis, arguyeron.

Present Subjunctive

arguya, arguyas, arguya, arguyamos, arguyáis, arguyan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

arguyera, arguyeras, arguyera, arguyéramos, arguyerais, arguyeran;

arguyese, arguyeses, arguyese, arguyésemos, arguyeseis, arguyesen.

Future Subjunctive

arguyere, arguyeres, arguyere, arguyéremos, arguyereis, arguyeren.

Imperative

arguye (tú), arguya (él/Vd.), arguyamos (nos.), argüid (vos.), arguyan (ellos/Vds.).

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1. VT

1) (=razonar) to argue, contend; (=indicar) to indicate, point to; (=inferir) to deduce; (=probar) to prove, show

esto arguye su poco cuidado — this shows his lack of care

de ahí arguyo su buena calidad — that tells me it's good quality

2) (=argumentar, justificarse) to argue, claim

arguyó que no era culpa suya — he claimed it wasn't his fault

3) (=reprochar) to reproach

me argüían con vehemencia — they vehemently reproached me

argüir a algn (de) su crueldad — to reproach sb for their cruelty

2.

VI to argue (contra against, with)

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) argumentar

b) hechos/pruebas to point to

2.

argüir vi hechos/pruebas

los hechos arguyen a mi favor — the facts support me

no hay pruebas que arguyan en su contra — there is no evidence against him

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= argue.

Ex. Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) argumentar

b) hechos/pruebas to point to

2.

argüir vi hechos/pruebas

los hechos arguyen a mi favor — the facts support me

no hay pruebas que arguyan en su contra — there is no evidence against him

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= argue.

Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.

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argüir [I19 ]

vt

1 argumentar

2 «hechos/pruebas» to point to

las pruebas arguyen su inocencia the evidence points to his innocence

■ argüir

vi

«hechos/pruebas»: todos los hechos arguyen a mi favor all the facts support me

no hay pruebas que arguyan en contra de lo que hemos oído there is o we have no evidence to contradict what we have heard

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argüir verbo transitivo
1 (argumentar) to argue
2 (deducir) to deduce
'argüir' also found in these entries:
English:
argue
- contend

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argüir

♦ vt

1. [argumentar] to argue;

arguyó como excusa que nadie le había informado in her defence, she argued that nobody had told her

2. [demostrar] to prove, to demonstrate

3. [deducir] to deduce

♦ vi

[argumentar] to argue;

arguyó en contra de la propuesta he argued against the proposal

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argüir

v/t & v/i argue

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argüir {41} vi

: to argue

arguir vt

1) argumentar: to contend, to argue

2) inferir: to deduce

3) probar: to prove