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moralizing

/ˈmɔːrəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈmɒrəlaɪzɪŋ/

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verb

Moraliser, faire la morale

To make moral reflections (on, upon, about or over something); to regard acts and events as involving a moral.

Examples :

"The teacher was moralizing about the importance of honesty after a student was caught cheating. "

Le professeur moralisait sur l'importance de l'honnêteté après qu'un élève ait été pris en train de tricher.

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verb

Moraliser, sermonner

To say (something) expressing a moral reflection or judgment.

Examples :

"My mother started moralizing about the importance of hard work after I complained about my chores. "

Ma mère a commencé à moraliser sur l'importance du travail acharné après que je me suis plaint de mes corvées.

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verb

Moraliser, donner des leçons de morale

To render moral; to correct the morals of; to give the appearance of morality to.

Examples :

"The politician kept moralizing about family values, even though his own actions contradicted his words. "

Le politicien n'arrêtait pas de moraliser sur les valeurs familiales, bien que ses propres actions contredisaient ses paroles.

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verb

Moraliser, donner une qualité morale à

To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.

Examples :

"The news report was moralizing the politician's actions, suggesting they were inherently good or bad despite lacking all the facts. "

Le reportage moralisait les actions du politicien, suggérant qu'elles étaient intrinsèquement bonnes ou mauvaises malgré le manque de tous les faits.

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verb

Moraliser, donner une leçon de morale

To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.

Examples :

"The teacher started moralizing about honesty after a student was caught cheating on the exam. "

Le professeur a commencé à moraliser sur l'honnêteté après qu'un élève ait été pris en train de tricher à l'examen.

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verb

Moraliser, donner des leçons de morale

To supply with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.

Examples :

"The teacher was moralizing about honesty after a student was caught cheating on the test. "

Le professeur moralisait sur l'honnêteté après qu'un élève ait été pris en train de tricher au test.

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noun

Moralisation, moralisme

The behaviour of one who moralizes.

Examples :

"Her constant moralizing about what everyone else should do made her unpopular at the office. "

Ses constantes moralisations sur ce que tout le monde devrait faire l'ont rendue impopulaire au bureau.

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