argument

/aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃/
1.
nounmasculine

reason

point used to persuade

piece of evidence or justification

Il a de bons arguments pour me convaincre de changer de travail.

He has good reasons/points to convince me to change jobs.

2.
nounmasculine

selling point

advantage used to promote something

Le prix est l'argument principal pour acheter ce téléphone.

The price is the main selling point for buying this phone.

3.
nounmasculine

plot

storyline (of a book, play, film)

L'argument du film est assez prévisible.

The film's plot is quite predictable.

4.
nounmasculine

argument (computer science): a value or parameter passed to a function

Cette fonction prend trois arguments : x, y et z.

This function takes three arguments: x, y, and z.