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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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