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1 (to) confess
(to) confess /kənˈfɛs/v. t. e i.1 confessare ( anche leg.); ammettere; riconoscere: I confess that I did it ( o I confess to doing it), ammetto d'averlo fatto io; I confess myself a traditionalist, confesso d'essere un tradizionalista; to confess to an offence, riconoscersi colpevole di un reato● (prov.) A fault confessed is half redressed, peccato confessato è mezzo perdonato. -
2 (to) confess
(to) confess /kənˈfɛs/v. t. e i.1 confessare ( anche leg.); ammettere; riconoscere: I confess that I did it ( o I confess to doing it), ammetto d'averlo fatto io; I confess myself a traditionalist, confesso d'essere un tradizionalista; to confess to an offence, riconoscersi colpevole di un reato● (prov.) A fault confessed is half redressed, peccato confessato è mezzo perdonato.
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