Moral standards Flashcards

1
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se tenir bien

A

to behave oneself

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2
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s’emporter

A

to fly into a temper

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3
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changeant, capricieux

A

temperamental

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4
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la morale

A

morals

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5
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le moral

A

morale

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6
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distinguer le bien du mal

A

to know right from wrong

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7
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sûr de soi, moralisateur

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righteous

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8
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méchant, malfaisant

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wicked

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9
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une faiblesse, un point faible

A

a failing

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10
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les insuffisances de qqun.

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shortcomings

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11
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odieux, infâme

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foul

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12
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élevé, noble

A

lofty

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13
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montrer l’exemple

A

to set an example

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14
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s’abandonner à quelque chose

A

to indulge in sth.

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15
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avoir l’esprit étroit/large

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to be narrow/broadminded

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16
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le déshonneur

A

disgrace

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17
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embarrassé, pénaud

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shamefaced

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18
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avouer, reconnaître qqch.

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to own up to sth.

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19
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compenser, rattraper qqch.

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to make up for sth.

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20
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racheter ses erreurs

A

to make good

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21
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racheter qqun.

A

to redeem so.

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22
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mal juger quelqu’un

A

to misjudge so.

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23
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déprécier qqun.

A

to disparage so.

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24
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trouver à redire à qqch.

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to find fault with sth.

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25
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mépriser

A

to despise

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26
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méprisable

A

despicable, contemptible

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27
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dédaigner qqun.

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to scorn so.

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28
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mépriser, repousser qqch. avec mépris

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to spurn sth.

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29
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dénigrer, démolir qqun.

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to run so. down

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30
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se gausser de qqun., rire de qqun. avec mépris

A

to sneer at so.

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31
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railler qqun.

A

to jeer at so.

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32
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conspuer qqun.

A

to jeer so.

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33
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les mérites

A

deserts

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34
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avoir droit (légalement)

A

to be entitled to

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35
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louable, digne d’éloges

A

praiseworthy

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36
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surestimer/sous-estimer

A

to overrate/to underrate

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37
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avoir de l’admiration pour qqun.

A

to look up to so.

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38
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flatter qqun.

A

to flatter so.

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39
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préconiser qqch.

A

to advocate sth.

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40
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faire l’éloge de qqun.

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to commend so.

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41
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tenir rigueur de qqch. à qqun.

A

to hold sth. against so.

42
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une mauvaise langue, un cancanier

A

a scandal-monger

43
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calomnier qqun.

A

to slander so.

44
Q

souiller, profaner

A

to defile

45
Q

digne

A

dignified

46
Q

peu honorable, louche

A

disreputable

47
Q

penser/dire du mal de qqun.

A

to think/speak ill of so.

48
Q

tristement célèbre

A

notorious

49
Q

faire honneur à qqun.

A

to do so. credit, to be a credit to so.

50
Q

attraper qqun. (fig.)

A

to tell so. off

51
Q

to behave oneself

A

se tenir bien

52
Q

to fly into a temper

A

s’emporter

53
Q

temperamental

A

changeant, capricieux

54
Q

morals

A

la morale

55
Q

morale

A

le moral

56
Q

to know right from wrong

A

distinguer le bien du mal

57
Q

righteous

A

sûr de soi, moralisateur

58
Q

wicked

A

méchant, malfaisant

59
Q

a failing

A

une faiblesse, un point faible

60
Q

shortcomings

A

les insuffisances de qqun.

61
Q

foul

A

odieux, infâme

62
Q

lofty

A

élevé, noble

63
Q

to set an example

A

montrer l’exemple

64
Q

to indulge in sth.

A

s’abandonner à quelque chose

65
Q

to be narrow/broadminded

A

avoir l’esprit étroit/large

66
Q

disgrace

A

le déshonneur

67
Q

shamefaced

A

embarrassé, pénaud

68
Q

to own up to sth.

A

avouer, reconnaître qqch.

69
Q

to make up for sth.

A

compenser, rattraper qqch.

70
Q

to make good

A

racheter ses erreurs

71
Q

to redeem so.

A

racheter qqun.

72
Q

to misjudge so.

A

mal juger quelqu’un

73
Q

to disparage so.

A

déprécier qqun.

74
Q

to find fault with sth.

A

trouver à redire à qqch.

75
Q

to despise

A

mépriser

76
Q

despicable, contemptible

A

méprisable

77
Q

to scorn so.

A

dédaigner qqun.

78
Q

to spurn sth.

A

mépriser, repousser qqch. avec mépris

79
Q

to run so. down

A

dénigrer, démolir qqun.

80
Q

to sneer at so.

A

se gausser de qqun., rire de qqun. avec mépris

81
Q

to jeer at so.

A

railler qqun.

82
Q

to jeer so.

A

conspuer qqun.

83
Q

deserts

A

les mérites

84
Q

to be entitled to

A

avoir droit (légalement)

85
Q

praiseworthy

A

louable, digne d’éloges

86
Q

to overrate/to underrate

A

surestimer/sous-estimer

87
Q

to look up to so.

A

avoir de l’admiration pour qqun.

88
Q

to flatter so.

A

flatter qqun.

89
Q

to advocate sth.

A

préconiser qqch.

90
Q

to commend so.

A

faire l’éloge de qqun.

91
Q

to hold sth. against so.

A

tenir rigueur de qqch. à qqun.

92
Q

a scandal-monger

A

une mauvaise langue, un cancanier

93
Q

to slander so.

A

calomnier qqun.

94
Q

to defile

A

souiller, profaner

95
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dignified

A

digne

96
Q

disreputable

A

peu honorable, louche

97
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to think/speak ill of so.

A

penser/dire du mal de qqun.

98
Q

notorious

A

tristement célèbre

99
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to do so. credit, to be a credit to so.

A

faire honneur à qqun.

100
Q

to tell so. off

A

attraper qqun. (fig.)