moral standards • good and evil Flashcards by Kévin Suon | Brainscape

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la morale

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morals (pl.)

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les principes moraux, la probité

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morality

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moral, conforme la morale

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moral (adj.)

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la morale (d’une histoire)

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moral (n.)

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un critère

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a standard

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un mal

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an evil

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le mal (au sens religieux)

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evil (n.)

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mauvais, pervers

néfaste

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evil (adj.)

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le bien (sens religieux)

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good

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faire le mal/le bien

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to do evil/good

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distinguer le bien du mal, Je juste de l’injuste

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to know right from wrong

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(p.) sûr de soi ; (cpt.) .moralisateur, vertueux

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righteous

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.approprié, bienséant

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correct, proper

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la vertu, vertueux

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virtue, virtuous

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le vice, un vice ; vicieux (p)

2. haineux, méchant (cpt.)

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(a) vice, vicious

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un défaut (de caractère)

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a defect

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un manquement, un défaut (de comportement)

2. une faute, une/la 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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les insuffisances (de qqn.)

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shortcomings

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une qualité

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a quality

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un principe

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a principle

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méchant, pervers

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wicked

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par principe

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on principle

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(p.) (cpt.) dissolu, relâché

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loose

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(cpt.) odieux, infâme

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foul

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(cpt.) révoltant, scandaleux

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outrageous

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(être) sévère (envers, avec qqn.)

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(to be) strict (with s.o.).

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vil

bas (adj.. adv.)

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low (adj., adv.)

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(cpt.) admirable, parfait

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great

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élevé, noble

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lofty

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donner l’exemple (à qqn.)

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to set an exemple (to s.o.)

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faire, accomplir son devoir (envers qqn.)

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to do, to perform one’s duty (by s.o.)

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(p.) (être) responsable (de qqch./de + inf.)

digne de confiance, sérieux (ch.) qui comporte des responsabilités

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(to be) responsible (adj) (for sth./for + ger.)

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s’abandonner à qqch.

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to indulge in sth.

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montrer trop d’indulgence envers qqn.

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to indulge s.o.

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(être) tenté (de + inf.)

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(to be) tempted (to do)

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la (une) conscience morale

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(a) conscience

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avoir la conscience tranquille

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to have a good, clear conscience

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la culpabilité

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guilt

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se sentir coupable (de qqch./ de + inf. passé)

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to feel guilty (at about sth./about + ger.)

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consciencieux

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conscientious

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avoir l’esprit étroit/large

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to be narrow/broadminded

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la honte

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shame

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avoir honte (de qqch./ de + inf./que)

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to be ashamed (of sth./ of + ger., to do/that)

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(cpt.) honteux, scandaleux

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shameful

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le (un) déshonneur

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(a) disgrace

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(p.) éhonté
impudique
(cpt.) honteux, abominable

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shameless

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sans vergogne

qui n’a pas honte (de qqch./ de + inf.)

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unashamed (at sth./ at + ger.)

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(cpt.) embarrassé, penaud

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shamefaced

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peu scrupuleux, indélicat

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unscrupulous

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le ou les remords

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remorse (sg.)

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se repentir (de qqch./de +inf. passe)

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to repent (sth., of sth./+ger.)

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avouer, reconnaître (qqch./avoir fait)

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to own up (to sth./to + ger.)

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confesser (qqch), avouer (qqch./avoir fait/que)

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to confess (to sth./ to + ger/that)

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compenser, rattraper qqch.

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to make up for sth.

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racheter ses erreurs

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to make good

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racheter qqn.

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to redeem s.o