confess

confess
1. transitive verb
1) zugeben; gestehen
2) (Eccl.) beichten
2. intransitive verb
1)

confess to something — etwas gestehen

2) (Eccl.) beichten (to somebody jemandem)
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[kən'fes]
verb
(to make known that one is guilty, wrong etc; to admit: He confessed (to the crime); He confessed that he had broken the vase; It was stupid of me, I confess.) gestehen
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- confessional
- confessor
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con·fess
[kənˈfes]
I. vi
1. (admit) zugeben, gestehen
▪ to \confess to sth etw gestehen
▪ to \confess having done sth gestehen, etw getan zu haben
to \confess to a crime ein Verbrechen gestehen
▪ to \confess to sb that ... jdm gestehen, dass ...
2. REL beichten
II. vt
1. (admit)
▪ to \confess sth etw zugeben [o gestehen]
the director has \confessed himself puzzled by the company's losses der Direktor räumte ein, angesichts der Firmenverluste vor einem Rätsel zu stehen
2. REL
▪ to \confess sth [to sb] [jdm] etw beichten
to \confess one's sins seine Sünden bekennen
to \confess one's sins to a priest einem Priester seine Sünden beichten
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[kən'fes]
1. vt
1) (= acknowledge) gestehen, zugeben; ignorance, mistake also bekennen, beichten (hum inf)
2) (ECCL) sins bekennen; (to priest) beichten; (priest) penitent die Beichte abnehmen (+dat)
2. vi
1) (= admit) gestehen (
to +acc)

to confess to sth — etw gestehen, sich zu etw bekennen

if you did it, you might as well confess — wenn du es warst, warum gestehst du es (dann) nicht?

2) (ECCL) beichten

to confess to sb/to sth — jdm/etw (acc) beichten

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confess [kənˈfes]
A v/t
1. bekennen, (ein)gestehen:
confess a debt eine Schuld anerkennen;
confess doing sth (ein)gestehen, etwas getan zu haben;
confess o.s. guilty of sth sich einer Sache schuldig bekennen
2. zugeben, (zu)gestehen, einräumen (alle auch that dass)
3. besonders REL
a) beichten
b) jemandes Beichte abnehmen oder hören:
confess s.o
4. BIBEL und poet offenbaren, kundtun
B v/i
1. (to) (ein)gestehen (akk), sich schuldig bekennen (gen, an dat), beichten (akk), sich bekennen (zu):
confess to doing sth (ein)gestehen, etwas getan zu haben;
he has confessed JUR er hat gestanden, er ist geständig
2. REL
a) beichten (to sb jemandem)
b) die Beichte abnehmen oder hören
* * *
1. transitive verb
1) zugeben; gestehen
2) (Eccl.) beichten
2. intransitive verb
1)

confess to something — etwas gestehen

2) (Eccl.) beichten (to somebody jemandem)
* * *
v.
beichten v.
bekennen v.
gestehen v.
zugeben v.

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