awareness

S2 W1

BrE /əˈweər.nəs/ AmE /əˈwer.nəs/

noun en → es

1 KNOWLEDGE/UNDERSTANDING [singular] A2

the state of being aware or knowing that something exists, is happening, or is true

conciencia, conocimiento, percepción

  • awareness of sth

Collocations raise awareness · increase awareness

  • The company is trying to raise awareness about the importance of recycling.

    La empresa está intentando aumentar la conciencia sobre la importancia de reciclar.

2 SENSITIVITY [singular] B1

the ability to understand and be sensitive towards the feelings of other people

sensibilidad, empatía

  • awareness of sth

Collocations show awareness · lack of awareness

  • She showed a great deal of awareness about the needs of her patients.

    Ella demostró una gran sensibilidad hacia las necesidades de sus pacientes.

3 ENVIRONMENTAL [singular] B1

the state of being aware of environmental issues and the need to protect the environment

conciencia ambiental, sensibilidad ecológica

  • awareness of sth

Collocations environmental awareness · raise environmental awareness

  • The campaign aims to raise environmental awareness among young people.

    La campaña tiene como objetivo aumentar la conciencia ambiental entre los jóvenes.

1 PHRASAL [transitive] B2

to become aware of something or someone

darse cuenta de, notar

  • take sth into account
  • She took the situation into account when making her decision.

    Tomó la situación en cuenta al tomar su decisión.

Phrasal verbs

take something into account CONSIDER B2

tener en cuenta, considerar

  • When making a decision, you should take all the facts into account.

    Al tomar una decisión, deberías tener en cuenta todos los hechos.

take something on board ACCEPT C1

tomar a bordo, aceptar

  • The company has taken the new regulations on board.

    La empresa ha aceptado las nuevas regulaciones.