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1 confess
confess [kənˈfes]a. [+ crime, mistake] avouer• she confessed herself guilty of... elle a avoué qu'elle était coupable de...b. [+ sins] confesser• to confess to [+ crime, mistake] avouer* * *[kən'fes] 1.transitive verb1) avouer, confesser [crime, truth, mistake]; avouer, reconnaître [liking, weakness]2) Religion confesser2.1) ( admit) avouer2) Religion se confesser -
2 confess
confess [kən'fes](a) (admit → fault, crime) avouer, confesser;∎ to confess one's guilt or that one is guilty avouer sa culpabilité, s'avouer coupable;∎ I must or I have to confess I was wrong je dois reconnaître ou admettre que j'avais tort;∎ I don't understand either, I must confess je dois avouer que je ne comprends pas non plus;∎ medical experts confess themselves helpless les médecins s'avouent impuissants(a) (criminal) avouer, faire des aveux;∎ to confess to a crime avouer un crime;∎ the thief confessed le voleur est passé aux aveux;∎ she confessed to five murders elle a avoué ou confessé cinq meurtres∎ he confessed to having lied il a reconnu ou avoué avoir menti;∎ I confess to not liking her j'avoue que je ne l'aime pas;∎ I confess to a weakness for sweets j'avoue ou je reconnais que j'ai un faible pour les sucreries -
3 confess
[kən'fes](to make known that one is guilty, wrong etc; to admit: He confessed (to the crime); He confessed that he had broken the vase; It was stupid of me, I confess.) avouer- confessional - confessor -
4 brainwash
verb (to force (a person) to confess etc by putting great (psychological) pressure on him: The terrorists brainwashed him into believing in their ideals.) faire un lavage de cerveau à -
5 admit
∎ I admit I was wrong je reconnais que j'ai eu tort;∎ I must admit it's more difficult than I thought je dois admettre que c'est plus difficile que je ne pensais;∎ he admitted (that) he had failed il a reconnu qu'il avait échoué;∎ she refused to admit defeat elle a refusé de reconnaître sa défaite;∎ no one would admit doing it personne ne voulait admettre l'avoir fait;∎ we had to admit the validity of his reasoning nous avons dû admettre la validité de son raisonnement;∎ it is generally admitted that women live longer than men il est généralement admis que les femmes vivent plus longtemps que les hommes∎ he admitted taking bribes il a reconnu avoir accepté des pots-de-vin;∎ I had to admit to myself that… j'ai dû m'avouer à moi-même que…(c) (allow to enter → person) laisser entrer, faire entrer; (→ air, light) laisser passer, laisser entrer;∎ admit two (on ticket) valable pour deux personnes;∎ children are not admitted les enfants ne sont pas admis;∎ he was admitted to hospital il a été hospitalisé;∎ to be admitted to university être admis à l'université(d) (accommodate) (pouvoir) contenir ou recevoir∎ the facts admit no other explanation d'après les faits, il n'y a pas d'autre explication possible∎ her behaviour admits of no excuse son attitude est inexcusable;∎ the text admits of only one interpretation le texte n'admet ou ne permet qu'une seule interprétation(acknowledge) admettre, reconnaître; (confess) avouer;∎ he admits to having opened the letter il a avoué avoir ouvert la lettre;∎ she did admit to a feeling of loss elle a effectivement avoué ressentir un sentiment de perte -
6 clean
clean [kli:n]1. adjectivea. propre• as clean as a new pin or as a whistle propre comme un sou neufb. [joke, story, film] non vulgaired. [sheet of paper] viergee. [image, reputation] sans tachef. [smell, taste] pur ; [sound, edge, stroke, shape] netg. [operation, job] sans bavuresh. to be clean (inf) ( = innocent of wrongdoing) n'avoir rien à se reprocher ; ( = not in possession of drugs, weapon, stolen property) n'avoir rien sur soi ; ( = off drugs) être clean (inf)i. ( = total) to make a clean break tourner la page• to make a clean sweep of all the trophies/awards remporter tous les trophées/prix2. adverb3. noun( = do housework) faire le ménage6. compounds[+ drawer, box, cupboard, room] nettoyer à fond• she had to clean up after the children's visit elle a dû tout remettre en ordre après la visite des enfants[+ room, mess, person, the environment] nettoyer• to clean o.s. up se laver* * *[kliːn] 1. 2.1) ( not dirty) [clothes, dishes, floor] propre; [air, water] pur; [syringe] désinfectémy hands are clean — lit, fig j'ai les mains propres
2) ( with no pollution) [fuel] propre3) ( not obscene) [joke] anodin4) ( unsullied) [reputation] sans tache; [record, licence] vierge5) ( no longer addicted) désintoxiqué6) (colloq) ( without illicit property)7) Sport [tackle] sans faute; [hit] préciskeep it clean — ( in match) pas de bavures
8) ( neat) [lines, profile] pur; [edge] net/netteclean break — Medicine fracture f simple
3. 4.to make a clean break with the past — fig rompre définitivement avec le passé
transitive verb1) nettoyer [room, shoes, gun]; effacer [blackboard]to clean something from ou off — enlever quelque chose de [hands, car]
2) Culinary vider [fish]5.intransitive verb ( do housework) faire le ménage6.to clean itself — [animal] faire sa toilette
Phrasal Verbs:- clean up••to clean up one's act — [person] devenir plus sérieux
I'll have to come clean — (colloq) il va falloir que je dise la vérité
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7 sing
sing [sɪŋ]• to sing sb's/sth's praises chanter les louanges de qn/qchchanter ; [ears] bourdonner* * *[sɪŋ] 1. 2.1) [person] chanterto sing in/out of tune — chanter juste/faux
2) [bird, cricket, kettle] chanter; [wind] siffler3) (colloq) ( confess) se mettre à table (colloq)•Phrasal Verbs:- sing out- sing up••to sing a different ou another song — changer d'avis
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8 sing
∎ to sing like a lark or a nightingale chanter comme un rossignol∎ bullets sang past his ears des balles sifflaient à ses oreilles;∎ the noise made my ears sing ce bruit m'a fait bourdonner les oreilles∎ he sang like a songbird at the trial il s'est mis à table au procès;∎ somebody's been singing to our competitors quelqu'un a vendu la mèche à ou tuyauté nos concurrents(a) (song, note, mass) chanter;∎ to sing opera/jazz chanter de l'opéra/du jazz;∎ who sings tenor? qui est ténor?;∎ to sing sb to sleep chanter pour endormir qn;∎ figurative now they're singing another or a different tune ils ont changé de ton∎ to sing the praises of sb/sth chanter ou célébrer les louanges de qn/qch;∎ to sing one's own praises chanter ses propres louanges, faire son propre élogechanter (tous) ensemble ou en chœur;∎ they sang along with her in the chorus ils ont repris le refrain avec elle;∎ to sing along to or with the radio chanter en même temps que la radio(a) (sing loudly) chanter fort∎ when you're ready, sing out quand tu seras prêt, fais-moi signe□chanter plus fort;∎ sing up! plus fort! -
9 admit
admit [ədˈmɪt]a. ( = let in) laisser entrerb. ( = acknowledge) admettre• I must admit that... je dois admettre que...c. [criminal, wrongdoer] avouer* * *[əd'mɪt]transitive verb (p prés etc - tt-)1) ( accept) reconnaître, admettre [mistake, fact]to admit to — reconnaître [error, mistake, fact]
it is annoying, I (must ou have to) admit — c'est embêtant, je dois l'avouer
2) ( confess) avouer [crime]; reconnaître [guilt]3) laisser entrer [person] ( into dans)‘dogs not admitted’ — ‘entrée interdite aux chiens’
4) [club] admettre [person] (to à) -
10 torture
['to: ə] 1. verb(to treat (someone) cruelly or painfully, as a punishment, or in order to make him/her confess something, give information etc: He tortured his prisoners; She was tortured by rheumatism/jealousy.) torturer2. noun1) (the act or practice of torturing: The king would not permit torture.) torture2) ((something causing) great suffering: the torture of waiting to be executed.) torture
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confess — ► VERB 1) admit to a crime or wrongdoing. 2) acknowledge reluctantly. 3) declare one s sins formally to a priest. 4) (of a priest) hear the confession of. ORIGIN Old French confesser, from Latin confiteri acknowledge … English terms dictionary
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