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1 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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