| Formas compostas |
| moral code | n | (ethical principles) moralidade | código moral loc sm |
| It is wrong to think that because someone is not religious they have no moral code. |
| moral courage | n | (strength to do what is right) | coragem moral loc sf |
| It takes moral courage to make a stand against injustice; many people just look the other way. |
| moral obligation | n | (ethical duty) | obrigação moral loc sf |
| Do children have a moral obligation to look after their parents in old age? |
| moral of the story | n | literal (ethical lesson in a fable or story) | moral da história loc sf |
| In the tale of the tortoise and the hare, the slow tortoise wins the race - the moral of the story is that steady persistence wins in the end. |
| moral of the story | n | figurative (lesson to be learned from sth) ensino moral de experiência | moral da história loc sf |
| The engine blew up after a week so the moral of the story is not to buy a really cheap second-hand car. |
| moral philosophy | n | (code of ethics) | filosofia moral loc sf |
| His own moral philosophy prevented him from speaking out against the president's actions. |
| moral principles | npl | (ethics, code of morality) | princípios morais loc sm pl |
| moral rectitude | n | (rightness, virtue) | retidão moral loc sf |
| moral sense | n | (conscience) | senso moral loc sm |
| It has been shown that even very young children have a strong moral sense, though they may lack the self-control necessary to always follow it. |
| moral strength | n | (courage to do what is right) | coragem moral loc sf |
| You need to summon all your moral strength and tell him the truth. |
| moral support | n | (emotional assistance, encouragement) apoio emocional | apoio moral loc sm |
| My friend had to see a cancer specialist, so I went with her for moral support. |
| Bart's dad provided moral support by attending all of his basketball games. |
| moral turpitude | n | US (US law: immoral conduct) jurídico | atentado à moral e aos bons costumes |
| One may be denied entry to the US if they have been previously convicted of crimes of moral turpitude. |
| moral turpitude | n | (sin, immorality) imoralidade | torpeza moral loc sf |
| moral victory | | | vitória moral |
| moral virtue | n | (goodness, righteousness) retidão, probidade | virtude moral loc sf |
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