salve

We are, however, salving our consciences at the expense of the citizens, the entrepreneurs and the quality of our laws.
Toutefois, le salut de notre conscience s’effectue aux frais des citoyens, des entrepreneurs et de la qualité de nos lois.
That should be neither an end in itself nor an exercise aimed at salving the international community's conscience for its past inactions.
Elle ne doit pas être un but en soi, ni un processus dont la finalité est de soulager la conscience de la communauté internationale pour son inaction passée.
There is no point in salving our consciences by presenting a programme of great value in health and humanitarian terms, unless it is endowed with adequate funding.
Il est inutile de vouloir apaiser sa conscience en présentant un programme de grande valeur sanitaire et humanitaire sans le doter ensuite d'un financement approprié.
Healing the hearts and minds of victims in post-conflict societies is sometimes more critical than the reconstruction of burned villages or the salving of maimed bodies.
Le refermement des blessures émotionnelles et spirituelles des victimes d'un conflit est parfois plus critique que la reconstruction des villages détruits par les flammes ou les soins aux corps mutilés.
Is Christmas all about true giving or is it about bribing, salving conscience, gain, reward, obligation, custom, tradition, image, favoritism and social relations?
Est-ce que Noël consiste à faire des dons ou est-ce de pots de vins, soulagement de conscience, gain, récompense, obligation, coutume, tradition, image, favoritisme et de relations sociales qu’il s’agit ?
This is not a way of either saving face or salving our consciences and, above all else, it will not meet the expectations of sufferers and their families.
De cette façon, on ne réussi ni à sauver la face ni à sauver sa conscience et, surtout, on ne répond pas aux attentes des malades et de leurs familles.
One might well ask whether the aim of this proposal is really to combat racism or whether it is merely a way of salving our consciences.
On peut se demander si le but de cette proposition est bien de lutter contre le racisme ou de se donner bonne conscience.
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Why use the FrenchDictionary.com dictionary?

THE BEST FRENCH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Get More than a Translation

Get examples and pronunciations for millions of French words, English words, French phrases, and English phrases.

WRITTEN BY EXPERTS

Translate with Confidence

Access millions of accurate translations written by a team of experienced English-to-French and French-to-English translators.

FRENCH AND ENGLISH EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Learn by Example

Browse thousands of French-English example sentences throughout our dictionary.

CONNECT TO THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD

Express Yourself in French

Browse nuanced French-to-English and English-to-French translations and find the word you’re looking for.
Word of the Day
squid