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1 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) -
2 admit
A vtr1 ( accept) reconnaître, admettre [mistake, fact] ; to admit that reconnaître que ; to admit to reconnaître [error, mistake, fact] ; he admits to making a mistake il reconnaît s'être trompé ; she admits to feeling angry elle reconnaît qu'elle était en colère ; it is annoying, I (must ou have to) admit c'est embêtant, je dois le reconnaître ; he would never admit that… il ne voudrait jamais admettre que… ; it is generally admitted that on s'accorde à reconnaître que ; to admit defeat s'avouer vaincu ;2 ( confess) avouer [crime, wrongdoing] reconnaître [guilt] ; to admit that one has done avouer avoir fait ; to admit to sth/doing avouer qch/avoir fait ;3 ( allow to enter) [person, authority] laisser entrer [person] (into dans) ; this ticket admits two (people) ce billet est valable pour deux personnes ; ‘this ticket admits you to the house and gardens’ ‘ce billet vous donne accès au bâtiment et aux jardins’ ; ‘dogs not admitted’ ‘entrée interdite aux chiens’ ; to be admitted to hospital être hospitalisé ;4 ( allow to become a member) admettre [person] (to à) ;5 Jur to admit sth in evidence admettre qch comme moyen de preuve. -
3 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
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