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1 moral
moral ['mɒrəl]moral;∎ it's a very moral story c'est une histoire très morale;∎ he complains about the decline in moral standards il se plaint du déclin des valeurs morales ou du relâchement des mœurs;∎ we have a moral duty to help them nous sommes moralement obligés de les aider;∎ young people today have no moral fibre les jeunes d'aujourd'hui n'ont ni caractère ni moralité;∎ to give sb moral support soutenir qn moralement2 noun(lesson) morale f;∎ what's the moral of the story? quelle est la morale de l'histoire?(standards) sens m moral, moralité f;∎ he has no morals il n'a aucun sens moral►► the moral majority les néo-conservateurs mpl (surtout aux États-Unis);moral philosophy morale f, éthique f;Moral Rearmament = mouvement international pour un renouveau moral et spirituel fondé en 1938;moral victory victoire f morale -
2 cheer
cheer [tʃɪə(r)]1 noun∎ I heard a cheer go up j'ai entendu des acclamations;∎ three cheers for the winner! un ban ou hourra pour le gagnant!;∎ three cheers! hourra!∎ words of good cheer paroles fpl d'encouragement;∎ be of good cheer! prenez courage!(a) (make cheerful → person) remonter le moral à, réconforter(b) (encourage by shouts) acclamerpousser des acclamations ou des hourrasencourager (par des acclamations);∎ his supporters cheered him on to victory les acclamations de ses supporters l'ont encouragé jusqu'à la victoire➲ cheer up(b) (house, room) égayer(become more cheerful) s'égayer, se dérider;∎ cheer up! courage!;∎ the weather's cheered up le temps s'est arrangé -
3 certainty
(a) (conviction) certitude f, conviction f;∎ I cannot say with any certainty when I shall arrive je ne peux pas dire exactement à quelle heure j'arriverai;∎ we can have no certainty of success nous ne sommes pas sûrs de réussir;∎ moral certainty certitude morale∎ for a certainty à coup sûr, sans aucun doute;∎ I know for a certainty that he's leaving je sais à coup sûr qu'il part;∎ their victory is now a certainty leur victoire est maintenant assurée ou ne fait aucun doute;∎ it's an absolute certainty c'est une chose certaine, c'est une certitude absolue
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