Such want of scruple in a man who, on certain occasions, could be scrupulous enough, this oblivion of the dreadful scene, this adoption of ideas against which he had fought so violently, this confident belief in himself, petrified me.
Ce manque de délicatesse chez un homme qui dans certaines occasions en montrait tant, cet oubli de la scène mortelle, cette adoption des idées contre lesquelles il s’était si violemment élevé, cette croyance en soi me pétrifiaient.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
This little innocent touch of natural taste did not please the elder sister at the moment, and she did not scruple to betray it.
Ce trait innocent de goût naturel ne plut pas à la sœur aînée, et elle ne se fit pas scrupule de le montrer.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
They fancied that Madame Raquin must feel flattered to find herself treated as a person in good health; and, from that moment, it became possible for them to be merry in her presence, without the least scruple.
Mme Raquin devait être flattée de se voir traitée en personne bien portante, et, dès lors, il leur était permis de s'égayer en sa présence sans le moindre scrupule.
His hopes, daily postponed to the morrow, and possibly a scruple of honor, kept him from offering his services to foreign powers.
Ses espérances toujours appointées au lendemain, et peut-être aussi l’honneur, l’empêchèrent de se mettre au service des puissances étrangères.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
And he certainly accomplished wonders, cutting and carving his patients in the quietest, most unconcerned way possible, with never a scruple, never a doubt as to whether what he did was strictly right or not.
Au demeurant, pessimiste et gai, il châtrait une femme comme on châtre une lapine, et cela ne soulevait pas même chez lui un scrupule, une discussion morale : des malheureux de moins, n’était-ce pas tant mieux ?
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
And she came back and drank the milk without the slightest scruple, in spite of La Teuse's angry look.
Elle revint, but le lait sans le moindre scrupule, malgré les yeux irrités de la Teuse.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Nevertheless, he ventured to express a doubt, a scruple, which troubled his usual serenity.
Cependant, il osa exprimer un doute, un scrupule qui troublait sa sérénité habituelle.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
Nevertheless, a sudden scruple seemed to come to him, for he ended by saying, condescendingly: 'Perhaps you don't like to sleep in my sheets. I'll change them.'
Pourtant, un scrupule parut le prendre; et il lâcha enfin, comme une concession: «Vous savez, si je vous répugne, je veux bien changer les draps.»
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
In short, you were scandalised at seeing one race devour another, when you yourself do not scruple to feed on the flesh of both."
Enfin, tu t’es scandalisé de voir une race en dévorer une autre, lorsque toi-même tu ne te fais aucun scrupule de te nourrir de la chair des deux.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
At this Orlando indulged in a frank outburst of gaiety: "That's a fine scruple!
Orlando s’égaya franchement. « Voilà un fier scrupule !
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
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scruple
verb
Basic forms
Past
scrupled
Imperative
scruple
Present Participle (Participle I)
scrupling
Past Participle (Participle II)
scrupled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I scruple
we scruple
you scruple
you scruple
he/she/it scruples
they scruple
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am scrupling
we are scrupling
you are scrupling
you are scrupling
he/she/it is scrupling
they are scrupling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have scrupled
we have scrupled
you have scrupled
you have scrupled
he/she/it has scrupled
they have scrupled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been scrupling
we have been scrupling
you have been scrupling
you have been scrupling
he/she/it has been scrupling
they have been scrupling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I scrupled
we scrupled
you scrupled
you scrupled
he/she/it scrupled
they scrupled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was scrupling
we were scrupling
you were scrupling
you were scrupling
he/she/it was scrupling
they were scrupling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had scrupled
we had scrupled
you had scrupled
you had scrupled
he/she/it had scrupled
they had scrupled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been scrupling
we had been scrupling
you had been scrupling
you had been scrupling
he/she/it had been scrupling
they had been scrupling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will scruple
we shall/will scruple
you will scruple
you will scruple
he/she/it will scruple
they will scruple
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be scrupling
we shall/will be scrupling
you will be scrupling
you will be scrupling
he/she/it will be scrupling
they will be scrupling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have scrupled
we shall/will have scrupled
you will have scrupled
you will have scrupled
he/she/it will have scrupled
they will have scrupled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been scrupling
we shall/will have been scrupling
you will have been scrupling
you will have been scrupling
he/she/it will have been scrupling
they will have been scrupling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would scruple
we should/would scruple
you would scruple
you would scruple
he/she/it would scruple
they would scruple
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be scrupling
we should/would be scrupling
you would be scrupling
you would be scrupling
he/she/it would be scrupling
they would be scrupling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have scrupled
we should/would have scrupled
you would have scrupled
you would have scrupled
he/she/it would have scrupled
they would have scrupled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice