conscience

la conciencia

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (general)

a. la conciencia

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

His conscience made him return the stolen money.Su conciencia le obligó a devolver el dinero robado.

conscience

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. la conciencia

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

to have a clear consciencetener la conciencia tranquila

to have a guilty consciencetener sentimiento de culpa

she had three deaths on her consciencesobre su conciencia pesaban tres muertes

in all conscienceen conciencia

conscience [ˈkɒnʃəns]

noun

conciencia (f)

I wouldn't have the conscience to do it

in all conscience 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 conscience mala conciencia

to have a clear conscience tener la conciencia tranquila or limpia

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

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

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

the conscience of the nation 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 conscience tener algo pesando sobre la conciencia; tener cargo or remordimiento de conciencia por algo

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 conscience conciencia (f) social

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

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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