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conscience

[ˈkɒnʃəns]

sustantivo

1conciencia (f)

to have a clear conscience -> tener la conciencia tranquila
to have a guilty conscience -> tener sentimiento de culpa
she had three deaths on her conscience -> sobre su conciencia pesaban tres muertes
in all conscience -> en conciencia

conscience [kon-sens]

sustantivo

1Conciencia, ciencia o conocimiento íntimo e interior del bien que debemos hacer y del mal que debemos evitar.

To have a clean conscience -> tener la conciencia tranquila o limpia
She has a guilty conscience -> no tiene la conciencia tranquila, le remuerde la conciencia
Her conscience was troubling her -> le remordía la conciencia
I don’t want that on my conscience -> no quiero tener ese cargo de conciencia

2Escrúpulo, dificultad; justicia; veracidad.

3Razón. (Familiar) (m)

For conscience’ sake, to satisfy one’s conscience -> para descargo de la conciencia

conscience [ˈkɒnʃəns] ?

noun

conciencia; (f)

I wouldn't have the conscience to do it

in all conscienceall en conciencia

Surely, in all conscience, we cannot allow this situation to arise The issue here is whether one can, in all conscience, be a party to the manufacture of bombs

bad consciencebad mala conciencia

to have a clear conscienceclear tener la conciencia tranquila limpia;or

I have a clear conscience about it tengo la conciencia tranquila limpia al respecto;or with a clear conscience con la conciencia tranquila limpia;or

I have a guilty conscience (about it)guilty me remuerde la conciencia (por ello)

I could not in conscience say thatin en conciencia no podría decir eso

the conscience of the nationof la voz de la conciencia del país

Those who stopped Mr Heseltine have been able both to appear to act as the conscience of the nation Often considered the conscience of the nation, student groups Bishop R. O. Hall, who acted as the `conscience" of Hong Kong in the first two post-war decades

to have sth on one's conscienceon tener algo pesando sobre la conciencia; tener cargo remordimiento de conciencia por algo;or

you feel you can retire with that on your conscience, hm? that act had lain heavily on her conscience If I left tomorrow there'd be nothing on my conscience She was on my conscience

I have it on my conscience me está remordiendo la conciencia por ello

social consciencesocial conciencia social; (f)

a doctor with a social conscience un médico socialmente concienciado con conciencia social;or

Capitalism with a social conscience Conservatism should have a social conscience

modifier

conscience money (n) dinero que se paga para descargar la conciencia

conscience raising (n)

consciousness raising See culture box in entry consciousness.

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