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scruples:
- scrupule; sens d'honneur
scruple:
- scrupule
Wiktionary:
- scruples → sans scrupules
- scruple → scrupule
- scruple → scrupule

English

Detailed Translations for scruples from English to French

scruples:

scruples [the ~] nom

the scruples
le scrupule; le sens d'honneur
- scrupule [le ~] nom
- sens d'honneur [le ~] nom

Translation Matrix for scruples:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
scrupule	scruples	conscientious objection; qualm; scruple
sens d'honneur	scruples
-	conscience; moral sense; sense of right and wrong

Related Words for "scruples":

scruple

Synonyms for "scruples":

conscience; moral sense; sense of right and wrong; ethical motive; ethics; morals; morality

Related Definitions for "scruples":

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions¹

Wiktionary Translations for scruples:

scruples

adjective

péj|fr Dénué de toute préoccupation morale ou altruiste.
- sans scrupules → unscrupulous; scruples; unscrupulously; unconscionable

scruples form of scruple:

scruple [the ~] nom

the scruple (conscientious objection; qualm)
le scrupule
- scrupule [le ~] nom

Translation Matrix for scruple:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
scrupule	conscientious objection; qualm; scruple	scruples
-	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 → scrupule

scruple

noun

doute ou hésitation que l'on éprouve à la peur de mal faire ou d'être importun.
- scrupule → scruple

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• scruple	→ scrupule	↔ Skrupel — Bedenken, Zweifel oder Gewissensbisse, die zu Hemmungen führen

Related Translations for scruples

religious scruples

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