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avercela

to be mad at, to resent, to have it on one’s conscience

a ˈv e r . t͡ʃ e . l a → avere
aver have + ce 1st-person plural clitic (us/there) + la 3rd-person singular feminine direct-object clitic
verb Rare #36,807
to be mad at, to resent Often used with con: avercela con qualcuno means “to be mad at someone.”
IT: Non avercela con lui.
EN: Don’t be mad at him.
to have it on one’s conscience Used in the expression avercela sulla coscienza.
IT: Potresti avercela sulla coscienza.
EN: You could have it on your conscience.
Conjugation of avere
Indicative
avercela

E tu dovrai avercela per forza, Fabiè.

And you'll absolutely have to have it, Fabio.

— È stata la mano di Dio (2021)

Sei convinto che siano loro ad avercela sulla coscienza?

Are you convinced that it's on their conscience?

— Il nastro bianco (2009)

Oh, scusami, questa donna deve avercela d'oro.

Oh, sorry, this woman must have a golden pussy.

— Laurence Anyways e il desiderio di una donna... (2012)

Avercela con me non ti rende meno un fallimento.

Being mad at me doesn't make you any less of a failure.

— Together (2025)

Ti prego, non avercela con me.

Please don't hold it against me.

— Zootropolis 2 (2025)

Quindi devi avercela.

So you have to have it.

— Hong Kong Express (1994)