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1 morals
noun plural (one's principles and behaviour: He has no morals and will do anything for money.) moralité, mœurs -
2 against good morals
Jur., Lat. contraire aux bonnes moeurs; indécent; immoralEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > against good morals
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3 bringing morals to politics
Pol. mettre de l'ethique en politique; moraliser la politiqueEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > bringing morals to politics
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4 loose morals
moeurs légères; débauche; vie dissolueEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > loose morals
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5 public morals
Jur. moralité publique; bonnes moeursEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > public morals
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6 moral
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7 moral
moral, US [transcription]["mO ;r\@l"]A n morale f ; the moral is that la morale c'est que ; to draw a moral from sth tirer la leçon de qch.1 ( habits) mœurs fpl ; public morals mœurs publiques ; a person of loose morals une personne de mœurs faciles or légères ;C adj ( all contexts) moral ; on moral grounds pour des raisons morales ; moral certainty certitude f morale ; moral support soutien m moral ; to take the moral high ground prendre une position moraliste. -
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moral ['mɒrəl]moral;∎ it's a very moral story c'est une histoire très morale;∎ he complains about the decline in moral standards il se plaint du déclin des valeurs morales ou du relâchement des mœurs;∎ we have a moral duty to help them nous sommes moralement obligés de les aider;∎ young people today have no moral fibre les jeunes d'aujourd'hui n'ont ni caractère ni moralité;∎ to give sb moral support soutenir qn moralement2 noun(lesson) morale f;∎ what's the moral of the story? quelle est la morale de l'histoire?(standards) sens m moral, moralité f;∎ he has no morals il n'a aucun sens moral►► the moral majority les néo-conservateurs mpl (surtout aux États-Unis);moral philosophy morale f, éthique f;Moral Rearmament = mouvement international pour un renouveau moral et spirituel fondé en 1938;moral victory victoire f morale -
9 corrupt
corrupt [kəˈrʌpt]1. adjectivea. ( = dishonest) corrompu ; ( = depraved) dépravéb. [data, text] altéré* * *[kə'rʌpt] 1. 2.transitive verb corrompre [person, text]3.intransitive verb [lifestyle, power] corrompre -
10 loose
loose [lu:s]1. adjective• to get loose [animal] s'échapper• we can't let him loose on the budget (inf) on ne peut pas le laisser s'occuper du budget tout seul• we can't let him loose on that class (inf) on ne peut pas le laisser livré à lui-même dans cette classe• to tear o.s. loose se dégagerb. ( = not firmly in place) [screw] desserré ; [brick, tooth] descellé• to have come loose [knot] s'être défait ; [screw] s'être desserré ; [stone, brick] être descellé ; [tooth] bougerc. ( = not pre-packed) [biscuits, carrots] en vrac ; [butter, cheese] à la couped. ( = not tight) [skin] flasque ; [coat, dress] ( = generously cut) ample ; ( = not tight enough) large ; [collar] lâchee. ( = not strict) [discipline, style] relâché ; [translation] approximatif ; ( = vague) [reasoning, thinking] peu rigoureux ; [association, link] vague2. noun• there was a crowd of kids on the loose in the town (inf) il y avait une bande de jeunes qui traînait dans les rues4. compounds* * *[luːs] 1.2.a gang of hooligans on the loose in the town — une bande de voyous qui rôdent dans les rues de la ville
1) lit ( not firm or tight) [knot, screw] desserré; [handle] branlant; [component] mal fixé; [button] qui se découd; [thread] décousu; [tooth] qui se déchausseto come loose — [knot, screw] se desserrer; [handle] être branlant; [tooth] se déchausser
to hang loose — [hair] être dénoué; [rope] pendre
loose connection — Electricity faux contact
2) ( free)to break loose — [animal] s'échapper ( from de)
to let ou set ou turn loose — libérer [animal, prisoner]
4) ( that has come apart) [page] volant; [fragment] détachéto come loose — [pages] se détacher
‘loose chippings’ GB, ‘loose gravel’ US — ( roadsign) ‘attention gravillons’
5) ( not tight) [jacket, trousers] ample; [collar] lâche; [skin] flasque6) ( not compacted) [soil] meuble; [link, weave] lâche7) ( not strict or exact) [translation, interpretation] assez libre; [wording] imprécis; [connection, guideline] vague; [style] relâché8) ( dissolute) [morals] dissoluloose living — (vie f de) débauche f
••to be at a loose end — GB
to be at loose ends — US ne pas trop savoir quoi faire
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11 decadence
['dekədəns]1) (a falling from high to low standards in morals or the arts: the decadence of the late Roman empire.) décadence2) (the state of having low or incorrect standards of behaviour; immorality: He lived a life of decadence.) décadence•- decadent -
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13 elevating
adjective (that improves one's mind or morals: an elevating experience.) -
14 ethical
1) (of or concerning morals, justice or duty.) moral2) ((negative unethical) morally right.) moral -
15 ethics
['eƟiks] 1. noun singular(the study or the science of morals.) morale2. noun plural(rules or principles of behaviour.) morale- ethical- ethically -
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17 moral
['morəl] 1. adjective(of, or relating to, character or behaviour especially right behaviour: high moral standards; He leads a very moral (= good) life.) moral2. noun(the lesson to be learned from something that happens, or from a story: The moral of this story is that crime doesn't pay.) morale- morally- morality - morals -
18 subvert
[səb'və:t](to overthrow or ruin completely (eg a person's morals, loyalty, arguments, a government).) corrompre; renverser- subversive -
19 Victorian
[vik'to:riən] 1. adjective1) (of the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901): Victorian writers; Victorian households/furniture.) victorien2) ((of an attitude towards morals etc) strict and conservative: a Victorian attitude to life.) victorien2. noun(a person living in Queen Victoria's reign: The Victorians were great engineers and industrialists.) victorien/-ienne -
20 alley cat
to have the morals of an alley cat péj coucher à droite et à gauche ◑.
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