What does morale in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word morale in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use morale in French.

The word morale in French means morality, moral, moral of the story, mentality, mental health, morale, moral, moral, ethical, moral, with loose morals, You can talk!, You're a fine one to talk!, moral backing, moral sanction, moral support, have a moral obligation to do, lecture, moral integrity, moral obligation, moral duty, legal personality, legal entity, legal entity, moral philosophy, immoral, develop a moral code, construct a value system, moral theology, moral value. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word morale

morality

nom féminin (bonnes mœurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vol n'est pas conforme à la morale.
Theft is not in keeping with morality.

moral, moral of the story

nom féminin (conclusion, enseignement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les morales des fables de la Fontaine sont très connues.
The morals of La Fontaine's fables are very famous.

mentality, mental health

nom masculin (santé mentale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le physique influe sur le moral et inversement.
Physical health influences mental health and vice versa.

morale

nom masculin (condition mentale de [qqn])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce malade guérit vite car il a bon moral.
This patient is getting well quickly because his morale is good.

moral

adjectif (que l'on s'impose)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'était une obligation morale pour moi que de la soigner.
Caring for her is my moral responsibility.

moral, ethical

adjectif (qui respecte les règles sociales)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tout est bien qui finit bien, c'est très moral en somme. Tu as réussi ton contrôle en trichant, ce n'est pas très moral !
You passed your test by cheating; that's not very ethical!

moral

adjectif (spirituel)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Dans cette incertitude, elle fait preuve d'une grande force morale.
Among all of this uncertainty, she shows great moral strength.

with loose morals

locution adverbiale (de mœurs légères)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce politicien à la morale relâchée a dû se retirer de la vie politique.

You can talk!, You're a fine one to talk!

(Tu es mal placé pour faire la morale !) (informal, ironic)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Tu bois encore plus que lui ! Ça te va bien de faire la morale !

moral backing, moral sanction, moral support

nom féminin (soutien d'une personalité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le grand crédit dont jouit cette personnalité apportera une caution morale à notre association.

have a moral obligation to do

locution verbale (se sentir obligé de faire [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle était dans l'obligation morale de vous prêter assistance.

lecture

locution verbale (adresser des reproches) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La mère fit la morale à son fils qui avait fait une bêtise.

moral integrity

nom féminin (fait de ne pas être corrompu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

moral obligation, moral duty

nom féminin (devoir que l'on s'impose)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

legal personality, legal entity

nom féminin (entité considérée comme une personne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une entreprise peut être condamnée comme personnalité morale.

legal entity

nom féminin (figuré (structure avec devoirs d'une personne) (law)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre association est reconnue comme personne morale.
Our organisation is recognised as a legal entity.

moral philosophy

nom féminin (philosophie pratique éthique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

immoral

locution adjectivale (contraire aux mœurs)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ils mènent une vie que la morale réprouve.

develop a moral code, construct a value system

locution verbale (se forger un code de conduite)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il a beau essayer de se construire une morale, nous savons qu'il est impliqué dans ce scandale.

moral theology

nom féminin (théologie du comportement humain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

moral value

nom féminin (principe déontologique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La tolérance, le respect, la loyauté, le don de soi, sont des valeurs morales universelles.

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