M&I moral standards Flashcards

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la conduite
le comportement

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behaviour

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la mauvaise conduite
le mauvais comportement

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misbehaviour

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le caractÚre, la personnalité
la force de caractĂšre

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character

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le tempérament

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temperament

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bien se comporter
se comporter, se conduire

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to behave

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mal se conduire

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to misbehave

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s’emporter

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to fly into a temper

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changeant / capricieux

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temperamental

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la morale

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morals

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les principes moraux
la probité

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morality

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le morale

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morale

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la morale ( d’une histoire )

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a morale

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un critĂšre

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a standard

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14
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la moralité

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moral standards

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un mal

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an evil

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le mal

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evil

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le bien

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good

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18
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distinguer le bien et le mal

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to know right from wrong

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19
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la vertue

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virtue

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le vice

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vice

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21
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un défaut ( de caractÚre )

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a defect

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un manquement, une faille, un défaut
une faute, une responsabilité

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a fault

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une faiblesse, un point faible

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a failing

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24
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les insuffisances

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shortcomings

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25
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une qualité

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a quality

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une faiblesse, un point faible

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a failing

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26
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un principe

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a principle

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27
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un idéal

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an ideal

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28
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juger qqn sur les apparences

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to take sb at face value

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29
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tomber bas

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to fall low

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30
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vertueux
moralisateur

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righteous

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31
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approprié, bienséant, convenable

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correct, proper

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32
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vertueux

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virtuous

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33
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pervers, vicieux, malfaisant
brutal
cruel, acerbe

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vicious

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34
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méchant, pervers

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wicked

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35
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dissolu, débauché, de peu de morale

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loose

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36
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odieux
infame

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foul

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37
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révoltant
scandaleux

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outrageous

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38
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admirable, parfait

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great

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39
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élevé, noble

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lofty

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40
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par principe

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on principle

41
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la conscience morale

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conscience

42
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la culpabilité

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guilt

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le déshonneur

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disgrace

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n’avoir honte de rien

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to have no shame

45
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donner l’exemple

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to set an example

46
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faire / accomplir son devoir

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to do / perform one’s duty

47
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ĂȘtre tenu pour responsable

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to be held responsible

48
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s’abandonner à

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to indulge in

49
Q

montrer trop d’indulgence envers


A

to indulge sb

50
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avoir la conscience tranquille

A

to have a good / clear conscience

51
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ĂȘtre Ă©troit d’esprit

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to be narrow-minded

52
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ĂȘtre large/ ouvert d’esprit

A

to be broad-minded

53
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impudique
éhonté

A

shameless

54
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sans vergogne
qui n’a pas honte

A

unashamed at sth

55
Q

penaud

A

shamefaced

56
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remords

A

remorse

57
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se repentir

A

to repent

58
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avouer, reconnaĂźtre

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to own up

59
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confesser, avouer

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to confess

60
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compenser / rattraper

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to make up for

61
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racheter ses erreurs
se rattraper

A

to make good

62
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scrupuleux

A

scrupulous

63
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du mépris

A

contempt

64
Q

mal juger

A

to misjudge

65
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déprécier qqn
parler de qqn en terme peu flatteur

A

to disparage

66
Q

trouver Ă  redire Ă  qqn / qqn

A

to find fault with sth/sb

67
Q

mépriser

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to despise

68
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avoir du mépris pour qqn

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to hold sb in discontent

69
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dédaigner

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to scorn

70
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repousser qqch avec du mépris

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to spurn

71
Q

considérer qqn avec mépris

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to look down on


72
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dénigrer qqn
démolir qqch

A

to spurn sth

73
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se gausser de qqn
rire de qqch

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to sneer at

74
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railler, huer

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to jeer at sb/sth

75
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qui a l’esprit critique
critique, sévÚre

A

critical

76
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méprisable (2)

A

despicable
contemptible

77
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méprisant

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contemptuous

78
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absurde, grotesque, ridicule
contraire au bon sens

A

preposterous

79
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approbation

A

approval

80
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avoir ce qu’on mĂ©rite

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to get / receive on’s just deserts

81
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avoir droit (officiellement )

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to be entitled

82
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faire l’éloge

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to praise sb/sth

83
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estimer qqn

A

to esteem

84
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surestimer

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to overrate

85
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sous-estimer

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underrate

86
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flatter qqn

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to flatter

87
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préconiser

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to advocate

88
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faire l’éloge de qqn

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to commend

89
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louable, digne d’éloges

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praiseworthy

90
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respectueux

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respectful

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respectable, honorable, convenable

A

respectable

92
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merveilleux

A

marvelous

93
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la médisance
les cancans

A

scandal

94
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une mauvaise langue

A

a scandalmonger

95
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une tache, une souillure

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a blot

96
Q

tenir rigueur de

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to hold sth against sb

97
Q

accuser qqn

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to blame

98
Q

faire des reproches Ă  qqn

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to reproach sb for..

99
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sermonner qqn

A

to lecture

100
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réprimander / tancer

A

to chide