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qualm

/kwɑːm/

/kwɑm/

qualmnoun

qualms

/kwɑːm/

/kwɑm/

Translations

scrupuleAu pluriel, s'emploie souvent dans la tournure « sans scrupules » ; pour un doute moral ou un remords léger.

She had no qualms about lying to protect her friend.

Elle n'avait aucun scrupule à mentir pour protéger son amie.

malaisePour un malaise soudain, une sensation de faiblesse ou de nausée.

He felt a qualm in his stomach after eating the questionable seafood.

Il a senti un malaise à l'estomac après avoir mangé les fruits de mer douteux.

Definitions

An uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving.

She had no qualms about lying to protect her friend.

A sudden feeling of sickness, faintness, or nausea.

He felt a qualm in his stomach after eating the questionable seafood.

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qualmverb

qualmed

Past Simple

qualmed

Past Participle

qualming

ing-form

/kwɑːm/

/kwɑm/

Archaic/rare: used chiefly in older texts meaning ‘to make uneasy or sick’ or ‘to become suddenly faint or sick’.

Translations

incommoderSens rare ou littéraire : causer un malaise, une gêne physique.

The rancid odor qualmed the sailors as soon as they entered the galley.

L'odeur rance incommodait les marins dès qu'ils entraient dans la cambuse.

Additional translations

être pris d'un malaiseSens rare ou littéraire : éprouver soudainement une sensation de malaise ou de faiblesse.

Definitions

To cause someone to feel sudden uneasiness, faintness, or nausea; to unsettle or sicken.

The rancid odor qualmed the sailors as soon as they entered the galley.

To experience a sudden feeling of uneasiness, faintness, or nausea; to feel qualms.

She qualmed at the grisly sight before her.

Synonyms

unease (verb)

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