- I must confess that
- • ich muss gestehen, dass
English-German correspondence dictionary. 2014.
I must confess that
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I must confess — spoken phrase used when you are admitting a feeling or opinion that you would not normally tell people about I must confess I was slightly annoyed by his attitude. Thesaurus: ways of admitting somethingsynonym ways of giving your opinionsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
I must confess — spoken used when you are admitting a feeling or opinion that you would not normally tell people about I must confess I was slightly annoyed by his attitude … English dictionary
confess — /kənˈfɛs / (say kuhn fes) verb (t) 1. to acknowledge or avow: to confess a secret; to confess a fault; to confess a crime; to confess a debt. 2. to admit the truth or validity of; own: I must confess that I haven t read it. 3. to acknowledge one… …
confess — verb ADVERB ▪ freely, openly, publicly, readily ▪ allegedly VERB + CONFESS ▪ have to, must … Collocations dictionary
confess — verb 1》 (often confess to/that) admit to a crime or wrongdoing. ↘acknowledge reluctantly: I must confess that I was surprised. 2》 declare one s sins formally to a priest. ↘(of a priest) hear the confession of. Origin ME: from OFr.… … English new terms dictionary
confess — confessable, adj. confessingly, adv. /keuhn fes /, v.t. 1. to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, weakness, etc.) by way of revelation. 2. to own or admit as true: I must confess that I haven t read the book. 3. to declare or… … Universalium
confess — con•fess [[t]kənˈfɛs[/t]] v. i. 1) to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, or weakness) by way of revelation 2) to own or admit as true; concede: I must confess that I haven t read it[/ex] 3) rel to declare or acknowledge (one s sins),… … From formal English to slang
Confess — Con*fess , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confessing}.] [F. confesser, fr. L. confessus, p. p. of confiteri to confess; con + fateri to confess; akin to fari to speak. See 2d {Ban}, {Fame}.] 1. To make acknowledgment or avowal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confess — con|fess [ kən fes ] verb intransitive or transitive ** 1. ) to admit that you have committed a crime: After three hours of interrogation, he confessed everything. confess to someone: Eventually he confessed to the police. confess to (doing)… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
confess — con|fess [kənˈfes] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: confesser, from Latin confiteri to confess , from com ( COM ) + fateri to confess ] 1.) to admit, especially to the police, that you have done something wrong or illegal… … Dictionary of contemporary English
confess — verb (I, T) 1 to admit that you have done something wrong or illegal, especially to the police: After three hours of questioning the suspect broke down and confessed. | confess to doing sth: Edwards confessed to being a spy for the KGB. | confess … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
