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1 scruple
noun, usu. pl.Skrupel, der; Bedenken, dasa person with no scruples — ein gewissen- od. skrupelloser Mensch
have no scruples about doing something — keine Bedenken od. Skrupel haben, etwas zu tun
* * *scru·ple[ˈskru:pl̩]I. nto be [entirely] without \scruple [völlig] skrupellos sein, keiner[lei] Skrupel haben2. (principles)▪ \scruples pl Skrupel pl, Bedenken plmoral \scruples moralische Bedenkento have [no] \scruples about doing sth [keine] Skrupel [o Bedenken] haben, etw zu tunII. vi Bedenken [o Skrupel] haben▪ to not \scruple to do sth keine Bedenken [o Skrupel] haben, etw zu tun* * *['skruːpl]1. nSkrupel mto have no scruples about doing sth — keine Skrupel haben, etw zu tun
2. viI did not scruple to accept his offer — ich hatte keine Skrupel or Bedenken, sein Angebot anzunehmen
* * *scruple [ˈskruːpl]A shave (no) scruples about doing sth (keine) Skrupel oder Bedenken haben, etwas zu tun;without scruple skrupellos2. Skrupel n (Apothekergewicht = 20 gran = 1,296 g)* * *noun, usu. pl.Skrupel, der; Bedenken, dasa person with no scruples — ein gewissen- od. skrupelloser Mensch
have no scruples about doing something — keine Bedenken od. Skrupel haben, etwas zu tun
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2 scruple
scru·ple [ʼskru:pl̩] nto be [entirely] without \scruple [völlig] skrupellos sein, keiner[lei] Skrupel haben2) ( principles)moral \scruples moralische Bedenken;to have [no] \scruples about doing sth [keine] Skrupel [o Bedenken] haben, etw zu tun vi Bedenken [o Skrupel] haben;to not \scruple to do sth keine Bedenken [o Skrupel] haben, etw zu tun -
3 qualm
noun1) (sudden misgiving) ungutes Gefühl2) (scruple) Bedenken, das; (meist Pl.) (over, about gegen)he had no qualms about borrowing money — er hatte keine Bedenken, sich (Dat.) Geld zu leihen
* * *(a feeling of uncertainty about whether one is doing right: She had no qualms about reporting her husband's crime to the police.) das Bedenken* * *[kwɑ:m]n1. (doubt)to feel [no] [or have] \qualms [about doing sth] [keine] Bedenken [o Skrupel] haben [etw zu tun]2. (uneasiness) ungutes [o unangenehmes] Gefühlwithout the slightest \qualm ohne die geringsten [o jeden] Skrupel4. (feeling of sickness) [plötzliche] Übelkeit, [plötzliches] Unwohlsein* * *[kwAːm]n1) (= doubt, scruple) Skrupel m, Bedenken ntI would feel or have no qualms about killing that dog — ich würde keine Bedenken or Skrupel haben, den Hund zu töten
2) (= misgiving) Bedenken nt3) (old: nausea) Übelkeit f* * *1. Übelkeit(sgefühl) f(n)qualms of conscience Gewissensbisse;* * *noun1) (sudden misgiving) ungutes Gefühl2) (scruple) Bedenken, das; (meist Pl.) (over, about gegen)he had no qualms about borrowing money — er hatte keine Bedenken, sich (Dat.) Geld zu leihen
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Scruple — Scru ple, n. [L. scrupulus a small sharp or pointed stone, the twenty fourth part of an ounce, a scruple, uneasiness, doubt, dim. of scrupus a rough or sharp stone, anxiety, uneasiness; perh. akin to Gr. ? the chippings of stone, ? a razor, Skr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scruple — • An unfounded apprehension and consequently unwarranted fear that something is a sin which, as a matter of fact, is not Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Scruple Scruple … Catholic encyclopedia
Scruple — Scru ple, v. t. 1. To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question. [1913 Webster] Others long before them . . . scrupled more the books of heretics than of gentiles. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scruple — Scru ple, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scrupled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrupling}.] To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience. [1913 Webster] We are often over precise, scrupling to say or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scruple — n demur, *qualm, compunction Analogous words: *hesitation, hesitancy: doubt, *uncertainty, suspicion, mistrust: misgiving, *apprehension scruple vb *demur, bal … New Dictionary of Synonyms
scruple — [n] misgiving, doubt anxiety, caution, censor, compunction, conscience, demur, difficulty, faltering, hesitancy, hesitation, pause, perplexity, qualm, reconsideration, reluctance, reluctancy, second thought*, squeamishness, superego, twinge,… … New thesaurus
Scruple — (spr. ßkrūp l), im engl. Apothekergewicht 20 Grains (Minims) = 1,296 g und im frühern Handelsgewicht 10 Grains avdp. = 591 mg … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
scruple — I noun anxiety, apprehension, apprehensiveness, compunction, concern, cunctatio, doubt, doubtfulness, drawback, dubiety, dubiousness, dubitatio, fear, fearfulness, haesitatio, hesitancy, hesitation, misgiving, objection, qualm, question,… … Law dictionary
Scruple — [skruːpl, englisch] das, / s, Einheitenzeichen s, in Großbritannien und den USA gebräuchliche Masseneinheit des Apothecaries Systems für Drogen und Arzneimittel, 1 s = 20 grain = 1,295 978 4 g … Universal-Lexikon
scruple — ► NOUN 1) a feeling of doubt as to whether an action is morally right. 2) historical a unit of weight used by apothecaries, equal to 20 grains. ► VERB ▪ hesitate to do something that one thinks may be wrong. ORIGIN from Latin scrupus, literally… … English terms dictionary
scruple — [skro͞o′pəl] n. [MFr scrupule < L scrupulus, small sharp stone (hence small weight, difficulty, doubt), dim. of scrupus, sharp stone < IE * skreup < base * (s)ker , to cut] 1. a very small quantity, amount, or part 2. a) an ancient Roman … English World dictionary