avouer

avouer [avwe]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

[+ amour] to confess ; [+ crime] to confess to ; [+ fait] to acknowledge ; [+ faiblesse, vice] to admit to

• avouer avoir menti to admit that one has lied

• avouer que ... to admit that ...

• elle est douée, je l'avoue she is gifted, I must admit

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = se confesser) [coupable] to confess

   b. ( = admettre) to admit

• tu {{n}}avoueras{{/n}}, c'est un peu fort ! you must admit, it is a bit much!

3. reflexive verb

► s'avouer

• s'avouer coupable to admit one's guilt

• s'avouer vaincu to admit defeat

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avwe
1.

verbe transitif to confess [amour, haine]; to confess (to) [crime]; to admit, to confess [ignorance, dépit, peur]

avouer un penchant pour quelque chose — to admit (to) a weakness for something

avoue or tu avoueras que c'est ridicule — you must admit, it's ridiculous

2.

verbe intransitif [suspect] to confess; [fautif] to own up

3.

s'avouer verbe pronominal (se déclarer)

s'avouer rassuré — to say one feels reassured

s'avouer battu — to admit defeat

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avwe

1. vt

[crime, défaut] to confess to

avouer avoir fait — to admit to having done, to confess to having done

avouer que — to admit that, to confess that

avouer que oui; Je dois avouer que oui. — I must admit that this is so.

avouer que non; Je dois avouer que non. — I must admit that this is not so.

2. vi

[suspect, criminel] to confess

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avouer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 (confesser) to confess [amour, haine] (à qn to sb); to confess (to) [crime]; (admettre) to admit [incartade, faiblesse] (à qn to sb); to admit ou confess [ignorance, dépit, peur] (à qn to sb); avouer un penchant pour qch to admit (to) a weakness for sth; ‘je ne sais pas,’ avoua-t-il ‘I don't know,’ he admitted; avoue(-le), tu as triché admit it, you cheated; avouer avoir fait qch to admit ou confess to having done sth; elle avoue ne pas travailler she admits that she isn't working; j'avoue m'être trompé I admit I made a mistake; avouer que to admit ou confess (that); (il est) impossible de lui faire avouer que you'll never get him to admit that;

2 (reconnaître) to admit; c'est cher, je l'avoue I must admit, it's expensive; avoue or tu avoueras que c'est ridicule you must admit, it's ridiculous; j'avoue qu'il fait chaud I must admit (that) it's hot.

B vi (faire des aveux) [inculpé, suspect] to confess; [fautif] to own up.

C s'avouer vpr

1 (se déclarer) s'avouer rassuré/satisfait to say one feels reassured/satisfied; s'avouer coupable to admit one's guilt; s'avouer battu or vaincu to admit defeat;

2 (à soi-même) to admit [sth] to oneself [motif].

Idiome

faute avouée est à moitié pardonnée a fault confessed is half redressed.

[avwe] verbe transitif

1. [erreur, forfait] to admit, to confess (to), to own up to (inseparable)

elle a avoué voyager sans billet/tricher aux cartes she owned up to travelling without a ticket/to cheating at cards

(en usage absolu)

il a avoué [à la police] he owned up, he made a full confession

2. [doute, sentiment] to admit ou to confess to

elle refuse d'avouer ses angoisses/qu'elle a des ennuis she refuses to acknowledge her anxiety/admit that she has problems

je t'avoue que j'en ai assez I must admit that I've had all I can take

il lui a fallu du courage, j'avoue, mais ... what he did required courage, I grant you, but ...

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s'avouer verbe pronominal intransitif

elle ne s'avoue pas encore battue she won't admit defeat yet

je m'avoue complètement découragé I confess ou admit to feeling utterly discouraged