confession in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for confession in the English»Spanish Dictionary

confession [Am kənˈfɛʃən, Brit kənˈfɛʃ(ə)n] N

1. confession C (statement):

confession

confesión f

to make a confession

confesar

to make a confession

hacer una confesión

I have a confession to make

tengo que hacerte una confesión

I have a confession to make

tengo que confesar algo

a signed confession

una confesión por escrito

2.1. confession C or U (of sins):

confession

confesión f

to go to confession

ir a confesarse

to hear sb's confession

confesar a alguien

to hear sb's confession

oír a alguien en confesión

to make one's confession

confesarse

2.2. confession C (denomination):

confession

confesión f

2.3. confession C (profession):

confession of faith

profesión f de fe

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to be on one's deathbed attr confession/marriage

in extremis

to be on one's deathbed attr confession/marriage

in artículo mortis

to extort a confession/promise from sb

arrancarle a alguien or obtener de alguien una confesión/promesa

to extract a confession/promise from sb

arrancarle una confesión/promesa a alguien

to extract a confession/promise from sb

obtener una confesión/promesa de alguien

wring confession/information

arrancar

he trapped me into a confession/into admitting that …

me tendió una trampa y confesé/reconocí que …

Translations for confession in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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confesión

confession

me oyó en confesión

he heard my confession

confesión

confession

confesión

confession

confesó bajo coacción

he was coerced into making a confession

confesó bajo coacción

he was pressured into making a confession Am

el cura que siempre la confiesa

the priest who always hears her confession

confesar

to hear confession

confesar

to make a confession

confesarse

to go to confession

confesarse con alg.

to go to sb for confession

consiguieron arrancarle una confesión

they managed to extract a confession from o get a confession out of her

confession in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for confession in the English»Spanish Dictionary

confession [kənˈfeʃən] N

1. confession (admission):

confession

confesión f

I have a confession to make

tengo que hacer una confesión

2. confession (profession):

confession

profesión f

confession of faith

profesión de fe

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extort confession

arrancar

to beat a confession out of sb

arrancar una confesión a palos a alguien

to draw a confession from sb

sacar una confesión a alguien

Translations for confession in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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confesión

confession

sigilo sacramental

seal of confession

confesar a alguien

to hear sb's confession

secreto de confesión REL

seal of confession

confession Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to beat a confession out of sb

arrancar una confesión a palos a alguien

I have a confession to make

tengo que hacer una confesión

confession of faith

profesión de fe

to draw a confession from sb

sacar una confesión a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Confessions of judgment are permitted in many states.

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He is perfectly frank in his confessions of ignorance.

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An examination of the inconsistencies between their confessions led the prosecutor to question the veracity of the confessions.

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Confessions are often obtained after long periods of questioning by police as those arrested may be held for up to 23 days.

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Some big companies would voluntarily make 1,000 confessions a day to try to protect itself from the government.

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It was the first of the confessions magazines genre, having launched in 1919.

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Their confessions otherwise corroborated most of the evidence in the case.

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