B1 — Intermediate😤 Emotions
Avere la coscienza sporca
To have a guilty conscience
Literal Translation
"To have a dirty conscience"
What it means
To feel guilty about something bad one has done
Example in context
"Non riesce a dormire, ha la coscienza sporca."
"He cannot sleep, he has a guilty conscience."
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