B2🔤 Letters M & N
Italian word
morale
moral (noun: the lesson of a story); morale (mood)
Looks like
moral / morale
moral = ethical principle; morale = team spirit
⚠️ The trap
Italian 'morale' covers both the moral of a story AND team morale. As an adjective ('morale' = ethical), it overlaps with English 'moral' but the noun senses differ.
To say "moral = ethical principle; morale = team spirit" in Italian:
N/A — context-dependent
"morale" in English means:
moral (noun: the lesson of a story); morale (mood)
Example
"La morale della favola è che la pazienza paga."
"The moral of the fable is that patience pays off."
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