Moral standards Flashcards

(100 cards)

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se tenir bien

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to behave oneself

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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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4
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la morale

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morals

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le moral

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morale

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distinguer le bien du mal

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to know right from wrong

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sûr de soi, moralisateur

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righteous

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méchant, malfaisant

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wicked

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une faiblesse, un point faible

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a failing

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les insuffisances de qqun.

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shortcomings

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odieux, infâme

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foul

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élevé, noble

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lofty

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montrer l’exemple

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to set an example

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s’abandonner à quelque chose

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to indulge in sth.

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avoir l’esprit étroit/large

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to be narrow/broadminded

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le déshonneur

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disgrace

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embarrassé, pénaud

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shamefaced

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avouer, reconnaître qqch.

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to own up to sth.

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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 qqun.

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to redeem so.

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mal juger quelqu’un

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to misjudge so.

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déprécier qqun.

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to disparage so.

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trouver à redire à qqch.

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to find fault with sth.

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mépriser
to despise
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méprisable
despicable, contemptible
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dédaigner qqun.
to scorn so.
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mépriser, repousser qqch. avec mépris
to spurn sth.
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dénigrer, démolir qqun.
to run so. down
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se gausser de qqun., rire de qqun. avec mépris
to sneer at so.
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railler qqun.
to jeer at so.
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conspuer qqun.
to jeer so.
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les mérites
deserts
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avoir droit (légalement)
to be entitled to
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louable, digne d'éloges
praiseworthy
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surestimer/sous-estimer
to overrate/to underrate
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avoir de l'admiration pour qqun.
to look up to so.
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flatter qqun.
to flatter so.
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préconiser qqch.
to advocate sth.
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faire l'éloge de qqun.
to commend so.
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tenir rigueur de qqch. à qqun.
to hold sth. against so.
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une mauvaise langue, un cancanier
a scandal-monger
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calomnier qqun.
to slander so.
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souiller, profaner
to defile
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digne
dignified
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peu honorable, louche
disreputable
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penser/dire du mal de qqun.
to think/speak ill of so.
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tristement célèbre
notorious
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faire honneur à qqun.
to do so. credit, to be a credit to so.
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attraper qqun. (fig.)
to tell so. off
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to behave oneself
se tenir bien
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to fly into a temper
s'emporter
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temperamental
changeant, capricieux
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morals
la morale
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morale
le moral
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to know right from wrong
distinguer le bien du mal
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righteous
sûr de soi, moralisateur
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wicked
méchant, malfaisant
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a failing
une faiblesse, un point faible
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shortcomings
les insuffisances de qqun.
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foul
odieux, infâme
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lofty
élevé, noble
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to set an example
montrer l'exemple
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to indulge in sth.
s'abandonner à quelque chose
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to be narrow/broadminded
avoir l'esprit étroit/large
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disgrace
le déshonneur
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shamefaced
embarrassé, pénaud
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to own up to sth.
avouer, reconnaître qqch.
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to make up for sth.
compenser, rattraper qqch.
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to make good
racheter ses erreurs
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to redeem so.
racheter qqun.
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to misjudge so.
mal juger quelqu'un
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to disparage so.
déprécier qqun.
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to find fault with sth.
trouver à redire à qqch.
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to despise
mépriser
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despicable, contemptible
méprisable
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to scorn so.
dédaigner qqun.
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to spurn sth.
mépriser, repousser qqch. avec mépris
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to run so. down
dénigrer, démolir qqun.
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to sneer at so.
se gausser de qqun., rire de qqun. avec mépris
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to jeer at so.
railler qqun.
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to jeer so.
conspuer qqun.
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deserts
les mérites
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to be entitled to
avoir droit (légalement)
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praiseworthy
louable, digne d'éloges
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to overrate/to underrate
surestimer/sous-estimer
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to look up to so.
avoir de l'admiration pour qqun.
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to flatter so.
flatter qqun.
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to advocate sth.
préconiser qqch.
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to commend so.
faire l'éloge de qqun.
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to hold sth. against so.
tenir rigueur de qqch. à qqun.
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a scandal-monger
une mauvaise langue, un cancanier
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to slander so.
calomnier qqun.
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to defile
souiller, profaner
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dignified
digne
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disreputable
peu honorable, louche
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to think/speak ill of so.
penser/dire du mal de qqun.
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notorious
tristement célèbre
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to do so. credit, to be a credit to so.
faire honneur à qqun.
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to tell so. off
attraper qqun. (fig.)