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Translate scruple from English to Spanish

Summary

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scruple:
- objeción de conciencia; escrúpulos; escrúpulo
Wiktionary:
- scruple → escrúpulo
- scruple → escrúpulo

English

Detailed Translations for scruple from English to Spanish

scruple:

scruple [the ~] nom

the scruple (conscientious objection; qualm)
la objeción de conciencia; el escrúpulos; el escrúpulo
- objeción de conciencia [la ~] nom
- escrúpulos [el ~] nom
- escrúpulo [el ~] nom

Translation Matrix for scruple:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
escrúpulo	conscientious objection; qualm; scruple
escrúpulos	conscientious objection; qualm; scruple	scruples
objeción de conciencia	conscientious objection; qualm; scruple	conscientious objection; insubordination
-	misgiving; qualm

Related Words for "scruple":

scruples

Synonyms for "scruple":

apothecaries' unit; apothecaries' weight
qualm; misgiving; anxiety
principle
hesitate; pause
fuss; niggle; fret
wonder; question

Related Definitions for "scruple":

an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action¹
uneasiness about the fitness of an action¹
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains¹
have doubts about¹
raise scruples¹
- He lied and did not even scruple about it¹
hesitate on moral grounds¹
- The man scrupled to perjure himself¹

Wiktionary Translations for scruple:

scruple

noun

hesitation from the difficulty of determining what is right
- scruple → escrúpulo

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• scruple	→ escrúpulo	↔ Skrupel — Bedenken, Zweifel oder Gewissensbisse, die zu Hemmungen führen
• scruple	→ escrúpulo	↔ scrupule — doute ou hésitation que l'on éprouve à la peur de mal faire ou d'être importun.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University