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scruples:
- Skrupel; Gewissensskrupel; Gewissensbedenken
scruple:
- Skrupel; Gewissensbedenken; Gewissensbisse; Gewissensskrupel
Wiktionary:
- scruples → skrupellos
- scruple → Skrupel
- scruple → Skrupel

English

Detailed Translations for scruples from English to German

scruples:

scruples [the ~] noun

the scruples
der Skrupel; der Gewissensskrupel; Gewissensbedenken
- Skrupel [der ~] noun
- Gewissensskrupel [der ~] noun
- Gewissensbedenken [das ~] noun

Translation Matrix for scruples:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Gewissensbedenken	scruples	conscientious objection; qualm; scruple
Gewissensskrupel	scruples	conscientious objection; qualm; scruple
Skrupel	scruples	conscientious objection; qualm; scruple
-	conscience; moral sense; sense of right and wrong

Related Words for "scruples":

scruple

Synonyms for "scruples":

conscience; moral sense; sense of right and wrong; ethical motive; ethics; morals; morality

Related Definitions for "scruples":

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions¹

Wiktionary Translations for scruples:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• scruples	→ skrupellos	↔ sans scrupules — péj\|fr Dénué de toute préoccupation morale ou altruiste.

scruple:

scruple [the ~] noun

the scruple (conscientious objection; qualm)
der Skrupel; die Gewissensbedenken; die Gewissensbisse; die Gewissensskrupel
- Skrupel [der ~] noun
- Gewissensbedenken [die ~] noun
- Gewissensbisse [die ~] noun
- Gewissensskrupel [die ~] noun

Translation Matrix for scruple:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Gewissensbedenken	conscientious objection; qualm; scruple	scruples
Gewissensbisse	conscientious objection; qualm; scruple	compunction; contrition; qualms of conscience; remorse
Gewissensskrupel	conscientious objection; qualm; scruple	scruples
Skrupel	conscientious objection; qualm; scruple	scruples
-	misgiving; qualm

Related Words for "scruple":

scruples

Synonyms for "scruple":

apothecaries' unit; apothecaries' weight
qualm; misgiving; anxiety
principle
hesitate; pause
fuss; niggle; fret
wonder; question

Related Definitions for "scruple":

an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action¹
uneasiness about the fitness of an action¹
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains¹
have doubts about¹
raise scruples¹
- He lied and did not even scruple about it¹
hesitate on moral grounds¹
- The man scrupled to perjure himself¹

Wiktionary Translations for scruple:

scruple

noun

hesitation from the difficulty of determining what is right
- scruple → Skrupel

scruple

noun

Bedenken, Zweifel oder Gewissensbisse, die zu Hemmungen führen
- Skrupel → qualms; scruple

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• scruple	→ Skrupel	↔ scrupule — doute ou hésitation que l'on éprouve à la peur de mal faire ou d'être importun.

Related Translations for scruples

religious scruples

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