l'aveu in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for l'aveu in the French»English Dictionary

aveu <pl aveux> [avø] N m

1. aveu (de méfait):

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

faire l'aveu de crime, faute

to confess to

passer aux aveux

to confess

2. aveu (sans action blâmable):

aveu

admission

un aveu d'échec/de faiblesse

an admission of failure/of weakness

de l'aveu de qn

on the admission of sb

de son propre aveu

on his own admission

c'est un aveu d'impuissance

it's an admission of powerlessness

après de tendres aveux liter

after tender avowals of love liter

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soutirer qc à qn aveu, promesse

to extract [sth] from sb

interpréter le silence de qn comme un aveu

to interpret sb's silence as an admission of guilt

Translations for l'aveu in the English»French Dictionary

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avowal

aveu m

confessedly (by one's own admission)

de son propre aveu

confessedly (by general admission)

de l'aveu de tous

avowedly

de son/leur etc propre aveu

professedly (avowedly) form antagonistic, supportive

de son/leur etc propre aveu

admission

aveu m

his admission that …

son aveu selon lequel …

by your/his/her etc own admission

de votre/son etc propre aveu

an admission of guilt, failure, weakness

un aveu de

confession

aveu m (of de)

acknowledgement (of error, guilt)

aveu m (of de, that que)

l'aveu in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for l'aveu in the French»English Dictionary

aveu <x> [avø] N m

aveu

confession

faire l'aveu de qc à qn

to confess sth to sb

arracher des aveux à qn

to bully a confession out of sb

faire des aveux complets

to make a full confession

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sincère aveu

sincere

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admission

aveu m

acknowledg(e)ment of guilt

aveu m

confession

aveu m

to have a confession to make

avoir un aveu à faire

to extract a confession from sb

arracher un aveu à qn