according to one's conscience

écouter (la voix de) sa conscience — to follow one's conscience

j'ai ma conscience pour moi — my conscience is clear

avoir conscience de — to be aware of

prise de conscience — realization

conscience de soi — self-awareness

scruter les consciences — to read people's thoughts

perdre/reprendre conscience — to lose/to regain consciousness

avoir toute sa conscience — to be fully lucid

avoir bonne conscience — to have a clear conscience

se donner bonne conscience — to ease one's conscience

avoir mauvaise conscience — to have a guilty conscience

avoir la conscience tranquille — to have a clear conscience

en conscience; en toute conscience — in all conscience

avoir qch sur la conscience — to have sth on one's conscience

perdre conscience — to lose consciousness

reprendre conscience — to regain consciousness

avoir conscience de — to be aware of, to be conscious of

prendre conscience de — to become aware of

Ils ont fini par prendre conscience de la gravité de la situation. — They eventually became aware of the seriousness of the situation.

prendre conscience de la nécessité de faire qch — to become aware of the need to do sth

une prise de conscience — an awareness

la prise de conscience de qch — the growing awareness of sth

clear /good/ conscience - чистая совесть

bad /evil/ conscience - нечистая совесть

pangs /pricks, remorse/ of conscience - угрызения совести

freedom /liberty/ of conscience - свобода совести; свобода вероисповедания

duty in conscience - долг совести

for conscience (') sake - для успокоения совести

to have smth. on one's conscience - иметь что-л. на совести

to go against one's conscience - идти против совести

to act [to decide] according to one's conscience - поступать [решать] по совести

to get smth. off one's conscience - ≅ успокоить свою совесть

to make smth. a matter of conscience - считать что-л. делом своей совести /своим долгом/

to come to terms with one's conscience - пойти на сделку с совестью

to have the conscience to do [to say] smth. - иметь наглость /нахальство/ сделать [сказать] что-л.

public conscience - общественное сознание

my conscience! - вот так так!; вот те на!

avere la coscienza pulita, sporca — to have a clear, bad conscience

presa di coscienza — consciousness raising, realization

avere coscienza di — to be aware of

perdere, riprendere coscienza — to lose, regain consciousness

coscienza civica — civic responsibility

coscienza politica — political awareness

coscienza di sé — self-consciousness

pesará sobre su conciencia — it will weigh on his conscience

no tienes conciencia, tratar así a tu pobre madre — you have no conscience, treating your poor mother like that

en conciencia no podemos permitir que se produzca esa situación — in all conscience, we cannot allow that situation to arise

votar en conciencia — to vote according to one's conscience

conciencia de culpa — guilty conscience

• a conciencia — (=con dedicación) conscientiously; (=con mala intención) on purpose

trabaja a conciencia — she works conscientiously

me tuve que preparar a conciencia para el examen — I had to prepare very thoroughly for the exam

lo has hecho a conciencia para fastidiarme — you deliberately did it to annoy me, you did it on purpose to annoy me

debería haber una mayor conciencia sobre los riesgos del alcohol — people should be more aware of the risks of alcohol, there should be greater awareness of the risks of alcohol

lo ha hecho con plena conciencia del daño que podía causar — he did it in full knowledge of the damage he might cause, he was fully aware of the damage he might cause when he did it

tenían plena conciencia de lo que hacían — they were fully aware of what they were doing

tomar conciencia de que... — to become aware that...

conciencia crítica — critical awareness

conciencia de clase — class consciousness

conciencia social — social conscience

en conciencia no puedo quedarme callada — in all conscience I can't remain silent

me remuerde la conciencia — my conscience is pricking me

hacer algo a conciencia — to do something conscientiously

lo hizo con plena conciencia de que la iba a herir — he did it in the full knowledge that it would hurt her

tener conciencia de algo — to be aware of something

tengo plena conciencia de eso — I'm well aware of that

quieren crear conciencia del peligro entre la población — they aim to make the population aware of the danger

en conciencia no puedo quedarme callada — in all conscience I can't remain silent

me remuerde la conciencia — my conscience is pricking me

hacer algo a conciencia — to do something conscientiously

lo hizo con plena conciencia de que la iba a herir — he did it in the full knowledge that it would hurt her

tener conciencia de algo — to be aware of something

tengo plena conciencia de eso — I'm well aware of that

quieren crear conciencia del peligro entre la población — they aim to make the population aware of the danger

selon moi, il va pleuvoir — in my opinion, it's going to rain

selon les termes du président — in the President's words

selon la loi — under the law

l'idée selon laquelle — the idea that

dépenser selon ses moyens — to spend according to one's pocket

la situation varie selon les régions — the situation varies from region to region

Ils sont répartis selon leur âge. — They're divided up according to age.

selon mon humeur — depending on my mood

selon que — according to whether, depending on whether

selon lui — according to him

selon moi — as I see it

чи́стая со́весть — good / clear conscience

с чи́стой со́вестью — with a clear conscience

нечи́стая со́весть — guilty conscience

име́ть что-л на (свое́й) со́вести — have smth on one's conscience

для очи́стки / успокое́ния со́вести — for conscience' sake; to clear / salve one's conscience

поступа́ть про́тив со́вести — act against one's conscience

поступа́ть по со́вести — act according to one's conscience, follow the dictates of one's conscience

усыпля́ть со́весть — lull the conscience

чу́вствовать угрызе́ния со́вести — be conscience-stricken

име́й(те) со́весть! — have a heart!

потеря́ть со́весть — have no shame

свобо́да со́вести — freedom of religion / conscience / worship

рабо́тать / стара́ться на со́весть — do one's best

по со́вести говоря́ — to be honest, to tell the truth

mit leiser/lauter Stimme — in a soft/loud voice

gut/nicht bei Stimme sein — to be in good/bad voice

bei einem Lied die erste/zweite Stimme singen — to sing the top part or melody of/the descant to a song

die Stimmen mehren sich, die... — there is a growing body of (public) opinion that..., there is a growing number of people calling for...

die Stimme der Wahrheit — the voice of truth

eine Stimme aus dem Dunkel/Exil — a voice out of the darkness/from exile

der Stimme des Gewissens folgen — to act on or according to one's conscience

der Stimme des Herzens folgen — to follow the leanings or dictates of one's heart

der Stimme der Vernunft folgen — to be guided by reason, to listen to the voice of reason

eine Stimme haben — to have the vote

keine Stimme haben — not to be entitled to vote

seine Stimme abgeben — to cast one's vote, to vote

jdm/einer Partei seine Stimme geben — to vote for sb/a party

die abgegebenen Stimmen — the votes cast

40% der Stimmen erhalten — to receive 40% of the vote(s)

mit stockender Stimme — in a faltering voice

die Stimmen in der Presse waren kritisch — press opinion was critical

mit stockender Stimme — in a faltering voice

die Stimmen in der Presse waren kritisch — press opinion was critical

чистая совесть — good / clear conscience

нечистая совесть — guilty conscience

иметь что-л. на (своей) совести — have smth. on one's conscience

с чистой совестью — with a clear conscience

для очистки, успокоения совести — for conscience' sake; to clear / salve one's conscience

поступать против совести — act against one's conscience

поступать по совести — act according to one's conscience, follow the dictates of one's conscience

усыплять совесть — lull the conscience

без зазрения совести — shamelessly, without a twinge of conscience

чувствовать угрызения совести — be conscience-stricken

по совести говоря — to be honest, to tell the truth

il a agi sous le coup de la colère — he acted in anger

il parle beaucoup mais agit peu — he's all talk and no action

agir avec prudence — to proceed with caution

agir en lâche — to act like a coward

agir sur quelque chose/quelqu'un — to have an effect on something/somebody

agir auprès de quelqu'un — to approach somebody

de quoi s'agit-il? — ( question) what is it about?; ( problème) what's the matter?

mais il ne s'agit pas de ça! — but that's not the point!

il s'agit de ta santé! — it's your health that's at stake (here)!

il s'agit de votre mari — it's about your husband, it's to do with your husband

on connaît maintenant les gagnants: il s'agit de messieurs X et Y — we now know who the winners are: they're Mr X and Mr Y

d'après les experts il s'agirait d'un attentat — according to the experts, it would appear to be an act of terrorism

quand il s'agit d'argent/de faire le ménage — when it comes to money/to doing the housework

s'agissant de quelque chose/quelqu'un — as regards something/somebody

il s'agit bien de partir en vacances maintenant que je suis au chômage! — iron now that I'm unemployed it's hardly the (right) time to talk about going on vacation!

il s'agit de faire vite — we/you etc must act quickly

il s'agit de savoir ce que tu veux! — make up your mind!

il s'agit pour le gouvernement de relancer l'économie — what the government must do now is boost the economy

il s'agirait de se mettre d'accord — we'd better get it straight

bien agir — to behave well

agir courageusement — to act courageously

Il faut agir rapidement. — We must act fast.

in seconda fila — in the second row

in secondo luogo — in the second place

prendi la seconda strada a destra — take the second street on the right

si è classificato al secondo posto — he came second

il suo disco è secondo in classifica — his record is number two in the charts

figlio di seconde nozze — son by a second marriage

passare a seconde nozze — to remarry, marry for a second time

Carlo secondo — Charles the Second

un albergo di second'ordine — a second-class hotel

un biglietto di seconda classe — a second class ticket

viaggiare in seconda classe — to travel second-class

una moto di seconda mano — a second-hand motorbike

avere un secondo fine — to have an ulterior motive

un minuto e dieci secondi — one minute and ten seconds

aspetta un secondo! — wait a moment!

un secondo, arrivo subito! — I won't be a minute!

come secondo vorrei del salmone alla griglia — I'd like grilled salmon for my main course

sei il secondo che me lo dice — you're the second person to tell me that

secondo lui — according to him, in his opinion

secondo me — in my opinion

secondo me dovresti scrivergli — in my opinion you should write to him

secondo il giornale quel film è da non perdere — according to the paper that film shouldn't be missed

secondo le mie possibilità — according to my means

tutto sta andando secondo i piani — everything's going according to plan

il Vangelo secondo Matteo — the Gospel according to St Matthew

secondo la legge/quanto si era deciso — in accordance with the law/the decision taken

agire secondo coscienza — to follow one's conscience

secondo atto, premio — second act, prize

nel secondo capitolo — in chapter two

il secondo uomo più ricco del mondo — the second-richest man in the world

in un secondo tempo — subsequently

non essere secondo a nessuno — to be second to none

di -a qualità — defective, of inferior quality, reject

avere una -a occasione — to have a second chance

il secondo Novecento — the latter part of the 20th century

-a persona singolare, plurale — second person singular, plural

cugino secondo — second cousin, cousin once removed

figli di secondo letto — children of the second marriage

il secondo canale — channel two

in primo luogo... e in secondo luogo... — for one thing... and for another

quello in secondo piano sono io — that's me in the background

essere, passare in secondo piano — to be in, to fade into the background

il secondo della lista — the second in the list

il primo è semplice, il secondo è complesso — the former is simple, the latter is complex

senza -i fini — without any ulterior motive

secondo violino — second violin

- a visione — rerun

secondo me — according to me, in my opinion

secondo me sta per piovere — I think it's going to rain

secondo gli esperti — in the experts' opinion

il Vangelo secondo... — the Gospel according to

secondo le loro abitudini — as they usually do

tutto procede secondo i piani — everything is proceeding according to plan

giocare secondo le regole — to play by the rules

l'idea, la teoria secondo cui — the idea, the theory that

ragionare secondo schemi fissi — to follow set patterns

donate secondo le vostre possibilità — please give what you can afford

secondo le circostanze, il caso — depending on the circumstances, as the case may be

deciderà secondo il suo umore — his decision will depend on his mood

secondo quanto mi ha detto — from what he said

secondo come, dove — it depends how, where

secondo che — depending on whether

A is followed by B — auf A folgt B

follow after somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache folgen

as follows — wie folgt

follow from something — (result) die Folge von etwas sein; (be deducible) aus etwas folgen

he followed me about — er folgte mir überallhin

he followed me out — er folgte mir nach draußen

we're being followed — wir werden verfolgt

to have sb followed — jdn verfolgen lassen

his eyes followed her, he followed her with his eyes — er folgte ihr mit den Augen

he arrived first, followed by the ambassador — er kam als Erster, gefolgt vom Botschafter

he followed his father into the business —

the earthquake was followed by looting — auf das Erdbeben folgte Plünderung

the toast was followed by a vote of thanks —

to follow the hounds — (mit den Hunden) auf die Jagd gehen

how do you follow that? — das ist kaum zu überbieten

potatoes are the most popular food, followed by white bread — Kartoffeln sind das beliebteste Essen, und an zweiter Stelle steht Weißbrot

the boat followed the coast — das Boot fuhr die Küste entlang

do you follow me? — können Sie mir folgen?

to follow the horses — sich für Pferderennen interessieren

which team do you follow? — für welchen Verein sind Sie?

the film follows the fortunes of two women — der Film verfolgt das Schicksal zweier Frauen

as follows — wie folgt

his argument was as follows — er argumentierte folgendermaßen

what follows — das Folgende

it follows from this that... — hieraus folgt, dass...

it doesn't follow that... — daraus folgt nicht, dass...

that doesn't follow — nicht unbedingt!

you're being followed — Sie werden verfolgt

A is followed by B — auf A folgt B

do you follow me?, are you following me? — verstehst du, was ich meine?

follow after somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache folgen

as follows — wie folgt

follow from something — (result) die Folge von etwas sein; (be deducible) aus etwas folgen