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1 confess
[kən'fɛs] 1. vtsin, guilt wyznawać (wyznać perf); crime, ignorance, weakness przyznawać się (przyznać się perf) do +gen2. vito confess to — przyznawać się (przyznać się perf) do +gen
I must confess that I didn't enjoy it at all — muszę przyznać, że wcale mnie to nie bawiło
* * *[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.) wyznawać- confessional
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2 admit
[əd'mɪt]vt(confess, accept) przyznawać się (przyznać się perf) do +gen; ( permit to enter) wpuszczać (wpuścić perf); (to club, organization, hospital) przyjmować (przyjąć perf)"children not admitted" — "(wstęp) tylko dla dorosłych"
I must admit that … — muszę przyznać, że …
Phrasal Verbs:- admit of- admit to* * *[əd'mit]past tense, past participle - admitted; verb1) (to allow to enter: This ticket admits one person.) umożliwiać wstęp2) (to say that one accepts as true: He admitted (that) he was wrong.) przyznawać•- admission
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3 brainwash
['breɪnwɔʃ]vtrobić (zrobić perf) pranie mózgu +dat* * *verb (to force (a person) to confess etc by putting great (psychological) pressure on him: The terrorists brainwashed him into believing in their ideals.) indoktrynować, robić pranie mózgu -
4 torture
['tɔːtʃə(r)] 1. n 2. vttorturować; ( fig) zadręczać* * *['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.) torturować2. noun1) (the act or practice of torturing: The king would not permit torture.) tortury2) ((something causing) great suffering: the torture of waiting to be executed.) męczarnia
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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
Confess — Con*fess , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confessing}.] [F. confesser, fr. L. confessus, p. p. of confiteri to confess; con + fateri to confess; akin to fari to speak. See 2d {Ban}, {Fame}.] 1. To make acknowledgment or avowal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confess — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French confesser, from confés having confessed, from Latin confessus, past participle of confitēri to confess, from com + fatēri to confess; akin to Latin fari to speak more at ban Date: 14th century… … New Collegiate Dictionary
confess — con·fess /kən fes/ vt: to admit (as a charge or allegation) as true, proven, or valid unless you answer, the petition shall be taken as confessed vi: to make a confession con·fes·sor /kən fe sər/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
confess — verb (I, T) 1 to admit that you have done something wrong or illegal, especially to the police: After three hours of questioning the suspect broke down and confessed. | confess to doing sth: Edwards confessed to being a spy for the KGB. | confess … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
confess — verb ADVERB ▪ freely, openly, publicly, readily ▪ allegedly VERB + CONFESS ▪ have to, must … Collocations dictionary
confess vs confuse — Confess is a verb. It is used when someone admits or states that they have committed a crime or are at fault in some way. For example: She refused to confess to something she had not done. Confuse is a verb. It is used when someone causes… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
confess vs confuse — Confess is a verb. It is used when someone admits or states that they have committed a crime or are at fault in some way. For example: She refused to confess to something she had not done. Confuse is a verb. It is used when someone causes… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
confess, admit — Confess means to declare, own, or admit as true and is closely related in meaning to grant and concede. When one confesses some crime or wrongdoing, he admits it and also accepts responsibility for the soundness of that admission. I confess that… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
confess — verb 1》 (often confess to/that) admit to a crime or wrongdoing. ↘acknowledge reluctantly: I must confess that I was surprised. 2》 declare one s sins formally to a priest. ↘(of a priest) hear the confession of. Origin ME: from OFr.… … English new terms dictionary
confess — verb 1) he confessed that he had done it Syn: admit, acknowledge, reveal, disclose, divulge, avow, declare, profess; own up, tell all Ant: deny 2) they could not make him confess … Thesaurus of popular words