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mo·rale  (m-rl)
n.
The state of the spirits of a person or group as exhibited by confidence, cheerfulness, discipline, and willingness to perform assigned tasks.

[French, morality, good conduct, from feminine of moral, moral, from Old French; see moral.]
Synonyms: morale, esprit, esprit de corps
These nouns denote a spirit, as of dedication to a common goal, that unites a group: the high morale of the troops; the esprit of an orchestra; the esprit de corps of the swim team.

morale [mɒˈrɑːl]
n
the degree of mental or moral confidence of a person or group; spirit of optimism
[morals, from French, n. use of moral (adj)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.morale - a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purposemorale - a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state"
2.morale - the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeedmorale - the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed
disposition, temperament - your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"

morale
noun confidence, heart, spirit, temper, self-esteem, team spirit, mettle, esprit de corps Many pilots are suffering from low morale.
Translations
morale [mɒˈrɑːl] Nmoral f
morale was at an all-time lowla moral estaba más baja que nunca
to raise/lower sb's moralelevantar/bajar la moral a algn, animar/desanimar a algn

morale [məˈrɑːl] nmoral m
Their morale is very low → Leur moral est très bas.
to suffer from low morale → ne pas avoir le moral
morale-boosting [məˈrɑːlbuːstɪŋ] adj [win, victory] → qui regonfle le moral

morale
nMoral f; to boost somebody’s moralejdm (moralischen) Auftrieb geben; to destroy somebody’s moralejdn entmutigen; to be a morale booster for somebodyjdm (moralischen) Auftrieb geben

morale [mɒˈrɑːl] nmorale m
to raise sb's morale → risollevare il morale di qn

morale
n morale [məˈraːl]
the level of courage and confidence in eg an army, team etc In spite of the defeat, morale was still high. moreel روح مَعْنَوِيَّه дух morálka kampånd der Kampfgeist (το) ηθικό, κουράγιο moral võitlusvaim روحيه taisteluhenki moral מוֹרָל मनोबल samodisciplina (köz)szellem, morál semangat siðferðisþrek, baráttuvilji morale 士気 사기 dvasinė būklė, nuotaika noskaņojums; gars semangat moreel kampånd morale, duch (bojowy) confiança moral моральное состояние; боевой дух morálka morala moral moral, stridsmoral, kampvilja กำลังใจ moral, maneviyat 士氣 моральний стан; бойовий дух حوصلہ nhuệ khí

morale معنويات morálka morale Moral ηθικό moral henkinen tila moralité moral morale 士気 사기 moreel kampvilje morale ânimo моральное состояние stridsmoral กำลังใจ moral chí khí 士气


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