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a fault confessed is half redressed

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

By confessing to one's own faults, one will begin to make amends.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: beter ten halve gekeerd dan ten hele gedwaald — Translations
  • Esperanto: post konfeso venas forgeso — Translations
  • Finnish: tunnustettu virhe on puoliksi korjattu — Translations
  • French: faute avouée est à moitié pardonnée — Translations
  • Russian: пови́нную го́лову и меч не сечёт (povínnuju gólovu i meč ne sečót) — Translations