avow

avow
transitive verb
bekennen

an avowed opponent/supporter — ein erklärter Gegner/Befürworter

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avow
[əˈvaʊ]
vt (form)
to \avow sth etw bekennen
to \avow that ... eingestehen, dass ...
to \avow oneself to sth sich akk zu etw dat bekennen
to \avow one's love to sb jdm seine Liebe erklären liter
an \avowed opponent ein erklärter Gegner
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[ə'vaʊ]
vt (liter)
erklären; belief, faith bekennen

to avow one's love (to sb) — (jdm) seine Liebe erklären or gestehen, sich (jdm) erklären

he avowed himself to be a royalist — er bekannte (offen), Royalist zu sein

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avow [əˈvaʊ] v/t (offen) bekennen, (ein)gestehen:
avow o.s. (to be) the author sich als Autor bekennen
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transitive verb
bekennen

an avowed opponent/supporter — ein erklärter Gegner/Befürworter

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v.
bekennen v.

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