confesser
French → English
(truth) To confess: to admit to a fault, a crime, or an embarrassing truth
Le suspect a fini par confesser son crime après plusieurs heures d'interrogatoire.
(English) The suspect eventually confessed to his crime after several hours of interrogation.
Je vous confesse que j'ai eu tort d'agir ainsi sans vous consulter.
(English) I confess to you that I was wrong to act that way without consulting you.
(religion) To confess: to declare one's sins to a priest for penance and absolution
Le prêtre a confessé un grand nombre de pénitents avant la messe de Pâques.
(English) The priest confessed a large number of penitents before the Easter mass.
Elle va se confesser tous les dimanches pour demander le pardon de Dieu.
(English) She goes to confession every Sunday to ask for God's forgiveness.
Entry ID: fr:en:confesser · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary