German-English translation for "stichfest"

"stichfest" English translation

sein Argument war nicht hieb- und stichfest
his argument didn’t hold water (oder | orod was flawed)
sein Argument war nicht hieb- und stichfest
However, that opinion is not as cast-iron or as tight as we would like to think it is.
Das Gutachten ist jedoch nicht so hieb- und stichfest, wie wir es gerne hätten.
Source: Europarl
It appears that the scientific arguments are still not fully concluded.
Auch die Argumente der Wissenschaft sind offensichtlich nicht hieb- und stichfest.
Source: Europarl
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