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1 scruple
tr['skrʊːpəl]1 escrúpulo1 vacilar en\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be without scruple no tener escrúpulosto not scruple to do something no tener ningún escrúpulo en hacer algoscruple ['skru:pəl] n: escrúpulo mn.• cantidad ínfima s.f.• escrúpulo s.m.• rescoldo s.m.v.• escrupulizar v.• vacilar v.'skruːpəlnoun (usu pl) escrúpulo m['skruːpl]1.N escrúpulo mto have no scruples about... — no tener escrúpulos acerca de...
2.VIfrm* * *['skruːpəl]noun (usu pl) escrúpulo m -
2 scruple
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3 scruple
s.escrúpulo.v.tener escrúpulos.(pt & pp scrupled) -
4 to be without scruple
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5 to not scruple to do something
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6 qualm
(a feeling of uncertainty about whether one is doing right: She had no qualms about reporting her husband's crime to the police.) escrúpulotr[kwɑːm]2 (scruple) escrúpulo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have no qualms about doing something no tener escrúpulos en hacer algoqualms of conscience remordimientos nombre masculino plural de concienciaqualm ['kwɑm, 'kwɑlm, 'kwɔm] n1) misgiving: duda f, aprensión f2) reservation, scruple: escrúpulo m, reparo mn.• basca s.f.• duda s.f.• escrúpulo s.m.• inquietud s.f.• remordimiento de conciencia s.m.kwɑːmnoun (often pl)a) ( scruple) reparo m, escrúpulo mto have no qualms about something — no tener* ningún reparo or escrúpulo en algo
b) ( misgiving) duda f[kwɑːm]N1) (=scruple) escrúpulo mhe had no qualms about throwing them out on the street — no tuvo ningún escrúpulo para echarlos a la calle
2) (=misgiving) duda f3) (Med) náusea f, mareo m* * *[kwɑːm]noun (often pl)a) ( scruple) reparo m, escrúpulo mto have no qualms about something — no tener* ningún reparo or escrúpulo en algo
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7 escrúpulo
escrúpulo sustantivo masculino scruple
escrúpulo sustantivo masculino
1 scruple, qualm: no tuvo escrúpulos en hacerlo, he had no qualms about doing it
2 (asco, grima) le da escrúpulos, it makes her feel squeamish
3 (minuciosidad) care ' escrúpulo' also found in these entries: Spanish: remilgo - reparo English: qualm - scruple
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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