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1 ♦ moral
♦ moral /ˈmɒrəl/A a.1 morale; etico; onesto; serio; virtuoso: moral law, legge morale; moral sense, senso morale; a moral man, un uomo virtuoso; to be under a moral obligation to do st., avere l'obbligo morale di fare qc.B n.2 (pl.) moralità; costumi; principi morali: loose morals, costumi dissoluti; He has no morals, non ha principi morali● a moral certainty, una certezza morale (o quasi assoluta) □ (leg.) moral damages, risarcimento dei danni morali □ (econ.) moral hazard, azzardo morale □ ( USA, polit.) moral majority, la maggioranza ( presunta) conservatrice; ( USA, polit.) Moral Majority, Moral Majority ( organizzazione per la difesa dei valori cristiani e conservatori) □ (polit.) moral suasion, moral suasion (tattica di persuasione usata dalle autorità per indurre all'adesione a politiche o provvedimenti) □ moral support, aiuto morale □ moral victory, vittoria morale □ to point a moral, illustrare un principio morale. -
2 ♦ obligation
♦ obligation /ɒblɪˈgeɪʃn/n.1 [cu] obbligazione ( anche leg.); obbligo; dovere; impegno: to be under (an) obligation to sb., avere un obbligo ( di riconoscenza) verso q.; to meet one's obligations, far fronte ai propri impegni; to fulfil an obligation, adempiere un obbligo; to discharge sb. from an obligation, liberare q. da un obbligo; (leg.) to undertake an obligation, assumere un'obbligazione; contractual obligation, obbligazione contrattuale; moral obligation, obbligo morale2 (fin., rag.) impegno di spesa; obbligazione; passività● to put sb. under an obligation, rendere un servigio (o fare un favore) a q. □ to repay an obligation, ricambiare un favore. -
3 ought
[ɔːt]1) (expressing probability, expectation)••Note:In virtually all cases, ought is translated by the conditional tense of dovere: you ought to go now = dovresti andartene adesso; they ought to arrive tomorrow = dovrebbero arrivare domani. - The past ought to have done / seen etc is translated by the past conditional of dovere: he ought to have been more polite = avrebbe dovuto essere più gentile. For further examples, including negative sentences, see the entry below. - The Italian verb dovere is irregular; for its conjugation see the Italian verb tables* * *[o:t]negative short form - oughtn't; verb1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) dovere2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) dovere* * *I [ɔːt] nSee:aughtII [ɔːt]modal aux vb ought pt1)I ought to do it — dovrei farlo2)you ought to go and see it — dovresti andare a vederlo, faresti bene ad andarlo a vedere3)that ought to be enough — quello dovrebbe bastarehe ought to have arrived by now — dovrebbe essere arrivato, ormai
* * *[ɔːt]1) (expressing probability, expectation)••Note:In virtually all cases, ought is translated by the conditional tense of dovere: you ought to go now = dovresti andartene adesso; they ought to arrive tomorrow = dovrebbero arrivare domani. - The past ought to have done / seen etc is translated by the past conditional of dovere: he ought to have been more polite = avrebbe dovuto essere più gentile. For further examples, including negative sentences, see the entry below. - The Italian verb dovere is irregular; for its conjugation see the Italian verb tables
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