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conscience

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒnʃəns/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɑnʃəns/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kon′shəns)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
conscience n(moral sense)conciencia nf
 Chuck's conscience prevented him from committing the crime.
 La conciencia le impidió a Chuck cometer el crimen.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
conscience n(feeling of guilt)conciencia nf
  culpa nf
 My conscience is bothering me about damaging that library book.
 Me remuerde la conciencia haber dañado ese libro de la biblioteca.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
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clear conscience n(no guilty feelings)conciencia tranquila nf + adj
 Now that I've returned her the favour at last, I have a clear conscience.
 Ahora que por fin le he devuelto el favor, tengo la conciencia tranquila.
  conciencia limpia nf + adj
  no tener remordimientos loc verb
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Fue algo duro, pero yo no tengo remordimientos porque hice lo que se debía.
conscience money n(payment made out of guilt) (coloquial)dinero lavaconciencias nm + adj mf
  dinero pagado para tranquilizar la conciencia nm + loc adj
conscience-stricken adj(feeling guilty after doing [sth] wrong)lleno de remordimientos loc adj
 (informal)culposo adj
guilty conscience n(feeling of having done wrong)consciencia culpable nf + adj
have [sth] on your conscience v expr(feel guilty about [sth])tener algo en la conciencia loc verb
in conscience,
in all conscience,
in good conscience,
in all good conscience adv		(knowing that [sth] is wrong)sinceramente adv
prick the conscience of [sb],
prick [sb]'s conscience v expr		(make [sb] feel guilty)dar culpa loc verb
  remorder la conciencia loc verb
 Seeing Jane looking so sad pricked Henry's conscience, as he knew he had treated her badly.
prisoner of conscience n([sb] imprisoned for beliefs)preso de conciencia, presa de conciencia loc nm, loc nf
weigh on [sb]'s conscience v expr(cause feelings of guilt)remorder la consciencia de loc verb
  ser un peso en la consciencia de loc verb
with a clear conscience adv(without guilt)con la conciencia tranquila loc adv
 I resigned immediately and left the office with a clear conscience.
 Yo duermo con la conciencia tranquila.
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'conscience' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
compunction - deep down in his heart - guilt - have no qualms - moral sense - qualm - salve - unconscionably
Spanish:
conciencia - fuero interno - mortificar - a conciencia - cargo de conciencia - dictarle algo a uno la conciencia - dormir con la conciencia tranquila - voz de la conciencia - libertad de conciencia - preso de conciencia - tener la conciencia tranquila - conciencia social

Collocations: is a [question, matter] of conscience, [moral, personal, ethical] conscience, was [playing, preying, hammering] on her conscience, more...

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