scruple
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scruple
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (principle)
a. el escrúpulo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The mayor of this city is a crook with no scruples whatsoever.El alcalde de esta ciudad es un ladrón sin escrúpulo alguno.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Barnes had admirable goals, but he was a pragmatist, and he didn't scruple to grease a few palms to achieve those goals.Barnes tenía objetivos dignos de admiración, pero era un pragmatista y no tenía ningún escrúpulo si tenía que untar alguna mano para lograr esos objetivos.
I won't scruple to use force to protect the innocent.No dudaré en recurrir a la fuerza para proteger al los inocentes.
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