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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
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