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1 avouer
avouer [avwe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ amour] to confess ; [+ crime] to confess to ; [+ fait] to acknowledge ; [+ faiblesse, vice] to admit to• avouer que... to admit that...• elle est douée, je l'avoue she is gifted, I must admit2. intransitive verba. ( = se confesser) [coupable] to confessb. ( = admettre) to admit• tu avoueras, c'est un peu fort ! you must admit, it is a bit much!3. reflexive verb► s'avouer* * *avwe
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verbe transitif to confess [amour, haine]; to confess (to) [crime]; to admit, to confess [ignorance, dépit, peur]avoue or tu avoueras que c'est ridicule — you must admit, it's ridiculous
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verbe intransitif [suspect] to confess; [fautif] to own up
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s'avouer verbe pronominal ( se déclarer)* * *avwe1. vt[crime, défaut] to confess toavouer avoir fait — to admit to having done, to confess to having done
avouer que — to admit that, to confess that
avouer que oui; Je dois avouer que oui. — I must admit that this is so.
avouer que non; Je dois avouer que non. — I must admit that this is not so.
2. vi[suspect, criminel] to confess* * *avouer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( confesser) to confess [amour, haine] (à qn to sb); to confess (to) [crime]; ( admettre) to admit [incartade, faiblesse] (à qn to sb); to admit ou confess [ignorance, dépit, peur] (à qn to sb); avouer un penchant pour qch to admit (to) a weakness for sth; ‘je ne sais pas,’ avoua-t-il ‘I don't know,’ he admitted; avoue(-le), tu as triché admit it, you cheated; avouer avoir fait qch to admit ou confess to having done sth; elle avoue ne pas travailler she admits that she isn't working; j'avoue m'être trompé I admit I made a mistake; avouer que to admit ou confess (that); (il est) impossible de lui faire avouer que you'll never get him to admit that;2 ( reconnaître) to admit; c'est cher, je l'avoue I must admit, it's expensive; avoue or tu avoueras que c'est ridicule you must admit, it's ridiculous; j'avoue qu'il fait chaud I must admit (that) it's hot.B vi ( faire des aveux) [inculpé, suspect] to confess; [fautif] to own up.C s'avouer vpr1 ( se déclarer) s'avouer rassuré/satisfait to say one feels reassured/satisfied; s'avouer coupable to admit one's guilt; s'avouer battu or vaincu to admit defeat;2 ( à soi-même) to admit [sth] to oneself [motif].faute avouée est à moitié pardonnée a fault confessed is half redressed.[avwe] verbe transitifelle a avoué voyager sans billet/tricher aux cartes she owned up to travelling without a ticket/to cheating at cardsil a avoué [à la police] he owned up, he made a full confession2. [doute, sentiment] to admit ou to confess toelle refuse d'avouer ses angoisses/qu'elle a des ennuis she refuses to acknowledge her anxiety/admit that she has problemsil lui a fallu du courage, j'avoue, mais... what he did required courage, I grant you, but...————————s'avouer verbe pronominal intransitifje m'avoue complètement découragé I confess ou admit to feeling utterly discouraged
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