avoir un poids sur la conscience
/a.vwaʁ œ̃ pwa syʁ la kɔ̃.sjɑ̃s/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a un poids sur la conscience
- past
- a eu un poids sur la conscience
- perfect
- eu un poids sur la conscience
Meaning
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to have something weighing on one's conscience
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Il a un poids sur la conscience depuis ce mensonge.
He has had something weighing on his conscience since that lie.
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Il avait un poids sur la conscience depuis qu'il avait menti à son meilleur ami. Il a fini par tout lui avouer un soir.
He had something weighing on his conscience since lying to his best friend. He finally confessed everything to him one evening.
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Practice
1 What does avoir un poids sur la conscience mean?
to have something weighing on one's conscience
2 Fill the gap: Il a un poids sur la ___ depuis ce mensonge.
Full sentence: Il a un poids sur la conscience depuis ce mensonge. (He has had something weighing on his conscience since that lie.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir un poids sur la conscience?
avoir un poids sur la conscience: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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