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1 confess
[kən'fes] 1.1) confessare [crime, truth, mistake, desire]2) relig. confessare [ sins]; professare [faith, belief]2.1) (admit) confessare, ammettere2) relig. confessarsi* * *[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.) confessare- confessional
- confessor* * *[kən'fes] 1.1) confessare [crime, truth, mistake, desire]2) relig. confessare [ sins]; professare [faith, belief]2.1) (admit) confessare, ammettere2) relig. confessarsi -
2 confess con·fess
[kən'fɛs]1. vtconfessare, ammettereto confess o.s. guilty of — (sin, crime) confessare di essere colpevole di, dichiararsi colpevole di
2. vi(make one's confession) confessarsito confess (to sth/to doing sth) — confessare (qc/di aver fatto qc) -
3 admit
[əd'mɪt] 1.1) (accept) ammettere, riconoscere [mistake, fact]to admit that — ammettere o riconoscere che
it is annoying, I (must, have to) admit — è fastidioso, devo ammetterlo
3) (allow to enter) ammettere [ person] ( into in, a)2."dogs not admitted" — "vietato l'ingresso ai cani"
admit of — form. ammettere
- admit to* * *[əd'mit]past tense, past participle - admitted; verb1) (to allow to enter: This ticket admits one person.) far entrare2) (to say that one accepts as true: He admitted (that) he was wrong.) ammettere, riconoscere•- admission
- admittance
- admittedly* * *[əd'mɪt] 1.1) (accept) ammettere, riconoscere [mistake, fact]to admit that — ammettere o riconoscere che
it is annoying, I (must, have to) admit — è fastidioso, devo ammetterlo
3) (allow to enter) ammettere [ person] ( into in, a)2."dogs not admitted" — "vietato l'ingresso ai cani"
admit of — form. ammettere
- admit to
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confess — v. 1) to confess frankly, honestly; willingly 2) (B) he confessed his crime to the police 3) (D; intr.) to confess to (to confess to a crime; to confess to the police; he confessed to cheating on the exam) 4) (L; to) he confessed (to us) that he… … Combinatory dictionary
confess — confessable, adj. confessingly, adv. /keuhn fes /, v.t. 1. to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, weakness, etc.) by way of revelation. 2. to own or admit as true: I must confess that I haven t read the book. 3. to declare or… … Universalium
confess — con•fess [[t]kənˈfɛs[/t]] v. i. 1) to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, or weakness) by way of revelation 2) to own or admit as true; concede: I must confess that I haven t read it[/ex] 3) rel to declare or acknowledge (one s sins),… … From formal English to slang
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 — 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 — [kən fes′] vt. [ME confessen < OFr confesser < ML(Ec) * confessare < L confessus, pp. of confiteri, to acknowledge, confess < com , together + fateri, to acknowledge; akin to fari, to speak: see FAME] 1. a) to admit (a fault or crime) … English World dictionary
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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