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1 misgiving
misgiving [‚mɪs'gɪvɪŋ]doute m, appréhension f;∎ not without misgiving(s) non sans hésitation;∎ to have misgivings about sth avoir des doutes quant à qch, douter de qch;∎ she had misgivings about allowing them to go elle hésitait à les laisser y aller;∎ the whole idea fills me with misgiving l'idée même me remplit d'appréhension -
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3 misgiving
misgiving n crainte f ; to have misgivings about sth avoir des craintes quant à qch ; to have misgivings about sb avoir des doutes au sujet de qn ; not without misgiving(s) non sans appréhension. -
4 misgiving
[mis'ɡiviŋ]((especially in plural) (a feeling of) fear or doubt.) appréhension -
5 qualm
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6 serious
serious [ˈsɪərɪəs]• I have serious doubts about... je doute sérieusement de...b. ( = not frivolous) sérieux* * *['sɪərɪəs]1) ( not frivolous or light) [person, expression, discussion, issue, offer, purpose] sérieux/-ieuse; [work, literature, actor, survey] de qualité; [attempt, concern] réel/réelleyou can't be serious — tu veux rire (colloq)
to make serious money — (colloq) gagner beaucoup d'argent
if you want to do some serious shopping — (colloq) si tu veux vraiment faire des courses
2) ( grave) [accident, crime, problem] grave; [concern, doubt, misgiving] sérieux/-ieuse -
7 serious
1 ( not frivolous or light) [person, expression, discussion, approach, issue, offer, purpose] sérieux/-ieuse ; [work, literature, actor, scientist, survey] de qualité ; [attempt, concern] réel/réelle ; [intention] ferme ; to be serious about sth prendre qch au sérieux ; to be serious about doing avoir vraiment l'intention de faire ; is he serious about going to America? est-ce qu'il a vraiment l'intention d'aller aux États-Unis? ; is he serious about her? est-ce qu'il tient vraiment à elle? ; they're serious about each other c'est du sérieux entre eux ; to give serious thought to sth penser sérieusement à qch ; there's no serious case for arguing that… il n'y a pas vraiment lieu de soutenir que… ; this is deadly serious ○ c'est on ne peut plus sérieux ; you can't be serious tu veux rire ○ ; they got down to the serious business of eating hum ils sont passés aux choses sérieuses: ils se sont mis à manger ; being a parent is a serious business être parent est une grande responsabilité ; to make/spend serious money ○ gagner/dépenser beaucoup d'argent ; if you want to do some serious shopping/surfing… ○ si tu veux vraiment faire des courses/du surf… ; he's a serious drinker ○ hum c'est un buveur professionnel ;2 ( grave) [accident, condition, allegation, crime, crisis, error, problem] grave ; [concern, doubt, misgiving] sérieux/-ieuse ; nothing serious, I hope rien de grave, j'espère ; this is a very serious matter l'affaire est très grave. -
8 compunction
compunction [kəm'pʌŋkʃən]∎ he has no compunction about stealing il n'a aucun scrupule ou il n'hésite pas à voler;∎ without the slightest compunction sans le moindre scrupuleUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > compunction
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9 qualm
qualm [kwɑ:m]∎ I occasionally have qualms about the job I do il m'arrive d'avoir des scrupules à faire le travail que je fais;∎ he had no qualms about laying off his staff il n'avait aucun scrupule à licencier ses employés;∎ she has no qualms about going out alone elle ne craint pas de sortir seule(b) (pang of nausea) haut-le-cœur m inv, nausée f
См. также в других словарях:
misgiving — misgiving; un·misgiving; … English syllables
misgiving — mis*giv ing, n. Evil premonition; doubt; distrust; a feeling of apprehension; used commonly in the plural. Suspicious and misgivings. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misgiving — I noun anxietude, anxiety, anxious concern, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, concern, critical attitude, disquiet, distrust, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, fear, fearfulness, forbodement, foreboding, gaingiving, hesitation, inquietude … Law dictionary
misgiving — (n.) c.1600, feeling of mistrust or sudden apprehension, from misgive cause to feel doubt (1510s), usually said of one s heart or mind, from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + GIVE (Cf. give) in its Middle English sense of suggest. Related: Misgivings … Etymology dictionary
misgiving — foreboding, presentiment, *apprehension Analogous words: mistrust, distrust (see under DISTRUST vb): suspicion, doubt, skepticism, *uncertainty: *fear, alarm, dread, fright … New Dictionary of Synonyms
misgiving — [n] uncertainty anxiety, apprehension, apprehensiveness, distrust, doubt, fear, foreboding, hesitation, mistrust, premonition, prenotion, presage, presentiment, qualm, reservation, scruple, suspicion, unbelief, unease, worry; concepts 21,689,690… … New thesaurus
misgiving — [mis΄giv′iŋ] n. [see MISGIVE] a disturbed feeling of fear, doubt, apprehension, etc.usually used in pl. SYN. QUALM … English World dictionary
misgiving — UK [ˌmɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ] / US [mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ] noun [countable/uncountable, often plural] Word forms misgiving : singular misgiving plural misgivings a feeling of fear or doubt about whether something is right or will have a good result Chris eyed him with… … English dictionary
misgiving — mis|giv|ing [mısˈgıvıŋ] n [U and C] a feeling of doubt or fear about what might happen or about whether something is right misgiving about ▪ Despite her misgivings about leaving the baby, she decided to accompany her husband. grave/serious/deep… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Misgiving — Misgive Mis*give , v. t. [imp. {Misgave}; p. p. {Misgiven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misgiving}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] Laud. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misgiving — mis|giv|ing [ mıs gıvıŋ ] noun count or uncount often plural a feeling of fear or doubt about whether something is right or will have a good result: Chris eyed him with misgiving. have/express (your) misgivings (about): Richard expressed… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English