confess
/kənˈfes/ [confesses]Translation
v [t, i]
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⇨ confesar
The burglar finally confessed to committing the crime El ladrón acabó confesando que había perpetrado el delito
⇨ admitir
■ constr. to confess to + doing sth› (en religión)
⇨ confesar
to confess a sin confesar un pecado
(Definition of confess v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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