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1 scruple
I ['skruːpl]nome scrupolo m.II ['skruːpl]to have scruples, no scruples about doing — farsi scrupolo, non farsi scrupoli di fare
* * *scruple /ˈskru:pl/n.1 scrupolo (24a parte di un'oncia, pari a g 1,29)2 scrupolo; dubbio; esitazione; timore: I make no scruple to tell him, non ho scrupolo a dirglielo; He has no scruples about shoplifting, non si fa scrupoli a rubare nei negozi● without scruple, senza scrupoli.(to) scruple /ˈskru:pl/v. i.aver scrupoli; farsi scrupolo; esitare: He would not scruple to tell a lie, non esiterebbe a mentire.* * *I ['skruːpl]nome scrupolo m.II ['skruːpl]to have scruples, no scruples about doing — farsi scrupolo, non farsi scrupoli di fare
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2 scruple scru·ple n
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3 qualm
[kwɑːm]1) (scruple) scrupolo m., preoccupazione f.2) (feeling of sickness) nausea f.* * *(a feeling of uncertainty about whether one is doing right: She had no qualms about reporting her husband's crime to the police.) scrupolo* * *qualm /kwɑ:m/n.1 repentina sensazione di nausea; conato di vomito3 (di solito al pl.) dubbio improvviso; rimorso; scrupolo: The boss had no qualms about dismissing the new clerk, il capo non si è fatto scrupoli a licenziare il nuovo impiegato.* * *[kwɑːm]1) (scruple) scrupolo m., preoccupazione f.2) (feeling of sickness) nausea f. -
4 conscientious
[ˌkɒnʃɪ'enʃəs]aggettivo coscienzioso* * *[konʃi'enʃəs](careful and hard-working: a conscientious pupil.) coscienzioso- conscientiousness
- conscientious objector* * *conscientious /kɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəs/a.2 di coscienza: conscientious objector, obiettore di coscienza; conscientious objection, obiezione di coscienza; conscientious scruple, scrupolo di coscienza; on conscientious grounds, per motivi di coscienzaconscientiously avv. conscientiousness n. [u].* * *[ˌkɒnʃɪ'enʃəs]aggettivo coscienzioso -
5 qualm n
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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