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1. adjective2. masculine nouna. ( = état d'esprit) moraleb. ( = plan moral) au moral comme au physique mentally as well as physically3. feminine nounb. [de fable] moral* * *
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1) ( éthique) moral2) ( mental) [torture] mental; [courage, soutien] moralforce morale — moral fibre [BrE]
3) ( conforme aux bonnes mœurs) [œuvre, personne] moral; [conduite] ethical
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nom masculin1) ( disposition d'esprit) moralele moral des troupes est bon/mauvais — the troops' morale is high/low
avoir bon moral, avoir le moral — to be in good spirits
avoir le moral à zéro — (colloq) to feel very down
remonter le moral de quelqu'un — to raise somebody's spirits ou morale, to cheer somebody up
2) ( psychique) mind* * *mɔʀal, o moral, -e moraux mpl1. adj1) (jugement, douleur) moralCe n'est pas très moral. — It's not very ethical.
être dans l'obligation morale de faire — to have a moral obligation to do, to be morally obliged to do
2) (victoire) moral2. nm(= humeur) moraleElle a le moral. — She's in good spirits.
J'ai le moral à zéro. — I'm feeling really down.
remonter le moral à qn — to cheer sb up, to raise sb's morale
* * *A adj1 ( éthique) moral; n'avoir aucun sens moral to have no sense of right and wrong; prendre l'engagement moral de faire qch to make a binding commitment to do sth; sur le plan moral morally;2 ( mental) [torture, douleur] mental; [courage, soutien] moral; douleur morale mental anguish; force morale moral fibreGB;3 ( conforme aux bonnes mœurs) [œuvre, personne] moral; [conduite] ethical; le conseil qu'il t'a donné n'était pas très moral the advice he gave you was morally dubious; ce n'est pas très moral d'avoir fait cela that was not a very ethical thing to do.B nm1 ( disposition d'esprit) morale; le moral des troupes est bon/mauvais the troops' morale is high/low; avoir bon moral, avoir le moral to be in good spirits; ne pas avoir le moral to feel down; pour travailler ici, faut vraiment avoir le moral○! you have to be crazy to work here!; avoir le moral à zéro to feel very down; remonter le moral de qn to raise sb's spirits ou morale, to cheer sb up; il a un moral d'acier nothing gets him down○; garder le moral to keep up one's morale, to keep one's chin up○; saper le moral de qn to undermine sb's morale;2 ( psychique) mind; le moral et le physique mind and body; au moral comme au physique mentally and physically.C morale nf1 ( règles de conduite) morality; attitude contraire à la morale immoral attitude; leur morale their moral code; obéir à une morale stricte to live by a strict moral code, to have strict morals;2 ( enseignement) moral; la morale de tout ceci the moral of all this; faire la morale à qn fig to give sb a lecture;3 Philos la morale moral philosophy, ethics; un ouvrage de morale a work of moral philosophy ou of ethics.1. [éthique - conscience, jugement] moralse sentir dans l'obligation morale de faire quelque chose to feel morally obliged ou a moral obligation to do something[édifiant - auteur, conte, réflexion] moral————————nom masculinson moral est bas his spirits are low, he's in low spiritsavoir le moral, avoir bon moral to be in good ou high spiritstu vas t'occuper de ses cinq enfants? dis-donc, tu as le moral! (familier) so you're going to look after his five children? well, you're brave!il n'a pas le moral en ce moment he's a bit depressed ou low at the momentallez, il faut garder le moral! come on, keep your chin ou spirits up!a. [consoler] to raise somebody's spirits, to boost somebody's moraleb. [égayer] to cheer somebody up
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