avouer
French → English
(communication) To confess or admit that something is true or that one is guilty; to admit
Le suspect a fini par avouer son crime après plusieurs heures d'interrogatoire.
(English) The suspect finally admitted his crime after several hours of interrogation.
Je dois avouer que je n'ai pas lu tout le rapport avant la réunion.
(English) I must admit that I didn't read the whole report before the meeting.
(general) To recognize oneself as the author, generator, or father of someone; to acknowledge
Il a fallu vingt ans pour que cet écrivain accepte d'avouer cet ouvrage anonyme.
(English) It took twenty years for this writer to acknowledge this anonymous work.
Le noble a finalement décidé d'avouer son fils naturel devant toute la cour.
(English) The nobleman finally decided to acknowledge his natural son before the entire court.
Entry ID: fr:en:avouer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary