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Translation for 'to lose the thread of an argument' from English to French

	se noyer dans un raisonnement	to lose the thread of an argument
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	mettre tout le monde d'accord `[mettre fin aux querelles]`	to put an end to the argument
	de façon purement hypothétique `{adv}`	for the sake of argument
	perdre la piste de qn./qc.	to lose the trail of sb./sth.
	littérat.F Explication des oiseaux `[António Lobo Antunes]`	An Explanation of the Birds
	chercher querelle à qn.	to goad sb. into an argument
	s'accrocher avec qn. `[fam.]`	to pick an argument with sb.
	être sensible à un argument	to be swayed by an argument
	avoir une prise de bec avec qn. `[fam.]`	to have an argument with sb.
	être imperméable à un argument	to be impervious to an argument
	profiter d'une aubaine	to make the most of an opportunity
	être le jouet d'une illusion	to be the victim of an illusion
	marquer la fin d'une époque	to mark the end of an era
	faire un croquis de la situation	to give an outline of the situation
	être imperméable à un argument	to be deaf to an argument `[idiom]`
	décrire la situation sans complaisance	to give an objective assessment of the situation
	en un instant `{adv}`	in the wink of an eye `[idiom]`
	en un instant `{adv}`	in the twinkling of an eye `[idiom]`
	en un rien de temps `{adv}` `[fam.]`	in the twinkling of an eye `[fig.]`
	méd.occup. accidenté `{m}` du travail	casualty of an accident in the workplace
	soudainement `{adv}`	in the twinkling of an eye `[idiom]`

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Translation for 'to lose the thread of an argument' from English to French

to lose the thread of an argument: se noyer dans un raisonnement
to put an end to the argument: mettre tout le monde d'accord [mettre fin aux querelles]
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for the sake of argument: de façon purement hypothétique {adv}
to lose the trail of sb./sth.: perdre la piste de qn./qc.
An Explanation of the Birds: Explication des oiseaux [António Lobo Antunes]littérat.F
to goad sb. into an argument: chercher querelle à qn.
to pick an argument with sb.: s'accrocher avec qn. [fam.]
to be swayed by an argument: être sensible à un argument
to have an argument with sb.: avoir une prise de bec avec qn. [fam.]
to be impervious to an argument: être imperméable à un argument
to make the most of an opportunity: profiter d'une aubaine
to be the victim of an illusion: être le jouet d'une illusion
to mark the end of an era: marquer la fin d'une époque
to give an outline of the situation: faire un croquis de la situation
to be deaf to an argument [idiom]: être imperméable à un argument
to give an objective assessment of the situation: décrire la situation sans complaisance
in the wink of an eye [idiom]: en un instant {adv}
in the twinkling of an eye [idiom]: en un instant {adv}

soudainement {adv}
in the twinkling of an eye [fig.]: en un rien de temps {adv} [fam.]
casualty of an accident in the workplace: accidenté {m} du travailméd.occup.

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