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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hiretsu na
"彼は卑劣な手段を使って利益を得た。"
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Having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.
"An unscrupulous developer bought the historic building to demolish it for luxury apartments."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-17th century from un- (not) + scrupulous (from Latin scrupulus, a small sharp stone, hence a prick of conscience).
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peu scrupuleux
Transliteration: pø skʁypyly
"Il a utilisé des méthodes peu scrupuleuses pour réussir."
skrupellos
Transliteration: skʁuploːs
"Er ist ein skrupelloser Geschäftsmann."
senza scrupoli
Transliteration: ˈsɛntsa ˈskrupoli
"Era un politico senza scrupoli."
sin escrúpulos
Transliteration: sin esˈkɾupulos
"Los estafadores son personas sin escrúpulos."
sem escrúpulos
Transliteration: sẽj êsˈkɾupulus
"Ele é um oportunista sem escrúpulos."
बेईमान
Transliteration: beīmān
"वह एक बेईमान व्यापारी है।"
不择手段的
Transliteration: bù zé shǒu duàn de
"这家公司采取了不择手段的竞争方式。"
파렴치한
Transliteration: paryeomchihan
"그는 파렴치한 범죄를 저질렀다."
卑劣な
Transliteration: hiretsu na
"彼は卑劣な手段を使って利益を得た。"
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