conscious

conscious
'konʃəs
adjective
1) (aware of oneself and one's surroundings; not asleep or in a coma or anaesthetized etc: The patient was conscious.) bevisst, ved bevissthet
2) ((sometimes with of) aware or having knowledge (of): They were conscious of his disapproval.) (være) vitende om, (være) seg bevisst
- consciousness
bevisst
adj. \/ˈkɒnʃəs\/
1) bevisst
2) tenkende
man is a conscious being
mennesket er et tenkende vesen
3) ved bevissthet, klar
he was conscious to the last
han var klar til det siste
be conscious of være seg bevisst, være vitende om, være klar over merke, kjenne

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