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∎ 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
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