avoir conscience

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.vwaʁ kɔ̃.sjɑ̃s/

Verb

avoir conscience

  1. to be aware of (something), to be aware that …, to know that …
    Synonym: être conscient de/que

Usage notes

  • Followed by a substantive introduced by the preposition de (avoir conscience de quelque chose), or by a subordinate clause introduced by the conjunction que (avoir conscience que …).

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