confess in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for confess in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.confess [Am kənˈfɛs, Brit kənˈfɛs] VB trans

1. confess (admit) form:

confess error/ignorance

confesar

I was surprised, I must confess

debo confesar que me sorprendió

2.1. confess sin:

confess

confesar

2.2. confess penitent:

confess

confesar

II.confess [Am kənˈfɛs, Brit kənˈfɛs] VB intr

1.1. confess (admit):

confess

confesar

to confess to sth/-ing he confessed to five murders

confesó haber cometido cinco asesinatos

they confessed to having forgotten it was my birthday

me confesaron que se habían olvidado de que era mi cumpleaños

1.2. confess <confessed, pp >:

confessed thief/liar

declarado

a self-confessed Marxist

un marxista confeso

2. confess REL:

confess

confesarse

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I must confess to some trepidation about the outcome

tengo que reconocer que estoy muy preocupado or inquieto por lo que pueda pasar

it was a trick to get him to confess

fue una trampa or un ardid para que confesara

Translations for confess in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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confesar sentimiento/ignorancia

to confess

confesar error

to confess

confesar culpa/delito

to confess

confesar

to confess

confesarse de algo

to confess sth

confesarse con alg.

to confess one's sins to sb

confesarse + compl

to confess to being

le voy a hacer una confesión: a mí tampoco me gustó

I must confess o admit I didn't like it either

arrepentirse/confesarse de los pecados

to repent (of)/confess one's sins

acusarse de algo

to confess to sth

confess in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for confess in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.confess [kənˈfes] VB intr

confess

confesarse

to confess to a crime

confesar (haber cometido) un crimen

II.confess [kənˈfes] VB trans

confess

confesar

I must confess that I'm a little bit confused

tengo que admitir que estoy un poco confuso

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to confess a sin

confesar un pecado

Translations for confess in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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confesar

to confess

confesar

to confess

confesar a alguien

to confess

confesarse

to confess

condenarse

to confess

lo confieso con el rubor de mi cara

my blushing face leaves me no choice but to confess

confess Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to confess to a crime

confesar (haber cometido) un crimen

I must confess that I'm a little bit confused

tengo que admitir que estoy un poco confuso

to confess a sin

confesar un pecado

my blushing face leaves me no choice but to confess

lo confieso con el rubor de mi cara

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

After being pressed on the accident, he confesses to driving the car onto the tracks.

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He has confessed to a fascination with maps, sometimes spending hours studying them.

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During the final episode of the anime, he confesses his love in front of her.

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The song is sung from the perspective of a young woman whose lover has just confessed his feelings for her.

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In 1907, he could not resist himself and confessed his misdemeanour publicly, through press.

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She also confesses to her shocked brother that she has blamed this embezzlement on him.

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Several eventually made plea bargains, confessing to some of the charges.

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The lyrics were inspired by the idea of starting a romantic relationship with a person by confessing their interest for her.

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Then he confesses, however, that he is going to a wedding.

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