confess

[US]/kənˈfes/
[UK]/kənˈfes/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. admettre; dire la vérité; reconnaître; se repentir
vi. admettre; dire la vérité; reconnaître; se repentir
Word Forms
Troisième personne du singulierconfesses
Passé simpleconfessed
Participe présentconfessing
Participe passéconfessed

Phrases & Collocations

make a confession

faire une confession

Example Sentences

She decided to confess her feelings to him.

Elle a décidé de lui avouer ses sentiments.

He finally confessed to stealing the money.

Il a finalement avoué qu'il avait volé l'argent.

It took a lot of courage for him to confess his mistake.

Il lui a fallu beaucoup de courage pour avouer son erreur.

She couldn't keep the secret any longer and had to confess.

Elle ne pouvait plus garder le secret et a dû avouer.

He confessed his love for her in a heartfelt letter.

Il lui a avoué son amour dans une lettre pleine d'émotion.

The criminal finally confessed to the crime after hours of interrogation.

Le criminel a finalement avoué le crime après des heures d'interrogatoire.

She felt relieved after confessing her guilt to the authorities.

Elle s'est sentie soulagée après avoir avoué sa culpabilité aux autorités.

He confessed that he had been lying about his whereabouts.

Il a avoué qu'il avait menti sur son emplacement.

The suspect refused to confess to the murder despite the evidence against him.

Le suspect a refusé d'avouer le meurtre malgré les preuves à son encontre.

She was hesitant to confess her involvement in the scandal.

Elle hésitait à avouer son implication dans le scandale.

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