noun🔗ShareEscrúpuloA weight of 1/288 of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈)."The jeweler carefully weighed the diamond, noting that it was missing a few scruples in weight. "El joyero pesó cuidadosamente el diamante, observando que le faltaban algunos escrúpulos de peso.massamountunitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUna pizca, un átomo(by extension) A very small quantity; a particle."The recipe called for an exact amount of each ingredient, but I added a few scruples of cinnamon to give the cookies a slightly warmer flavor. "La receta pedía una cantidad exacta de cada ingrediente, pero agregué una pizca de canela para darle a las galletas un sabor un poco más cálido.amountvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscrupulos, dudasA doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact; intellectual perplexity."After reading two conflicting reports, the student had scruples about which source to cite in her research paper. "Después de leer dos informes contradictorios, la estudiante tuvo escrúpulos sobre qué fuente citar en su trabajo de investigación.moralphilosophymindcharacterguiltvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscrupulos, dudasHesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience."She had no scruples about copying her friend's homework because she felt the teacher was unfair. "Ella no tenía escrúpulos en copiar la tarea de su amiga porque sentía que el profesor era injusto.moralcharacterphilosophymindguiltsoulvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUnidades de tiempo, fracciones de horaA Hebrew unit of time equal to 1/1080 hour.""The ancient clock measured time in larger units, but scholars calculated smaller periods, like scruples, for astronomical observations." "El reloj antiguo medía el tiempo en unidades más grandes, pero los estudiosos calcularon períodos más pequeños, como fracciones de hora, para las observaciones astronómicas.timenumberunitastronomyreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscrúpulos, dudarTo hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience or expedience."She might scruple to lie, even to protect a friend, because honesty is very important to her. "Ella podría dudar en mentir, incluso para proteger a un amigo, porque la honestidad es muy importante para ella.moralphilosophymindcharactervalueattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCausar escrúpulos, hacer dudarTo excite scruples in; to cause to scruple."The difficult decision about whether to accept the promotion at work scruples me; I'm worried about the extra responsibility. "La difícil decisión de aceptar o no el ascenso en el trabajo me causa escrúpulos; me preocupa la responsabilidad adicional.moralmindcharacterguiltphilosophyvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDudar, vacilarTo regard with suspicion; to question."The teacher scruples the student's claim that they completed the assignment, wondering if they had actually done the work themselves. "El profesor duda de la afirmación del estudiante de que completó la tarea, preguntándose si realmente había hecho el trabajo él mismo.moralattitudecharactermindvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDudar, cuestionarTo question the truth of (a fact, etc.); to doubt; to hesitate to believe, to question."I do not scruple to admit that all the Earth seeth but only half of the Moon."No dudo en admitir que toda la Tierra ve solo la mitad de la Luna.mindphilosophycharacterhumansoulmoralattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading