confession in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for confession in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. confession (gen) LAW:

confession

aveu m (of de)

to make a full confession

faire des aveux complets

2. confession (in title):

‘Confessions of…’

‘Les confessions de…’

3. confession REL:

confession

confession f

to go to confession

aller se confesser

to make one's confession

se confesser

to hear sb's confession

confesser qn

general confession N

general confession

confession f collective

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winkle out truth, confession

soutirer (of de)

extort confession

arracher (from à)

attr to make a deathbed conversion/confession

se convertir/se confesser sur son lit de mort

draw out (extract) information, confession

obtenir

draw out (using force) information, confession

soutirer

they managed to draw a confession out of him

ils ont réussi à lui soutirer des aveux

Translations for confession in the French»English Dictionary

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confesse

confession

être/aller à confesse

to be at/to go to confession

confession

confession

faire une confession à

to make a confession to

confession

confession

entendre qn en confession

to hear sb's confession

confesser qn

to hear sb's confession

se confesser

to go to confession

se confesser à un prêtre

to make one's confession to a priest

aveu

confession

arracher des aveux à qn

to extract a confession from sb

faire des aveux

to make a confession

faire des aveux complets

to make a full confession

confession in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for confession in the English»French Dictionary

confession [kənˈfeʃən] N

1. confession (admission):

confession

aveu m

to have a confession to make

avoir un aveu à faire

2. confession (admission of a crime):

confession

aveux mpl

to give a confession

faire des aveux

3. confession (admission of sin):

confession

confession f

to go to confession

aller se confesser

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to extract a confession from sb

arracher un aveu à qn

to force a confession out of sb

obtenir une confession par la force

to beat a confession out of sb

obtenir une confession de qn par la force

draw a confession

soutirer

Translations for confession in the French»English Dictionary

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confession

confession

entendre qn en confession

to hear sb's confession

aveu

confession

arracher des aveux à qn

to bully a confession out of sb

faire des aveux complets

to make a full confession

passer aux aveux

to make a confession

confesser

to go to confession

confesser qn

to hear sb's confession

aller se confesser

to go to confession

acculer qn aux aveux

to force a confession out of sb

confession Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a confession to make

avoir un aveu à faire

to give a confession

faire des aveux

to go to confession

aller se confesser

to force a confession out of sb

obtenir une confession par la force

to extract a confession from sb

arracher un aveu à qn

to beat a confession out of sb

obtenir une confession de qn par la force

to bully a confession out of sb

arracher des aveux à qn

to force a confession out of sb

acculer qn aux aveux

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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Confessions of judgment are permitted in many states.

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

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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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He is perfectly frank in his confessions of ignorance.

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