Home ->Dictionaries ->English/German ->Translate scruple

Translate scruple from English to German

Summary

English to German: more detail...

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

English

Detailed Translations for scruple from English to German

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.

External Machine Translations:

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University