confess

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• /kənˈfɛs/
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From Middle English confessen, from Anglo-Norman confesser, from Old French confesser, from Latin confessus (Old French confés), past participle of cōnfiteor (“to confess, admit”) from con- + fateor (“to admit”). Displaced Middle English andetten (“to confess, admit”) (from Old English andettan). Doublet of confiteor. Sense 6 is a calque of 告白 (kokuhaku).

127 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: اِعْتَرَفَ (iʕtarafa) — to admit to the truth
• Arabic: أَقَرَّ (ʔaqarra) — to admit to the truth
• Arabic: قر (ʔarr) — to admit to the truth
• Armenian: խոստովանել (xostovanel) — to admit to the truth
• Bulgarian: признавам (priznavam) — to admit to the truth
• Catalan: confessar — to admit to the truth
• Chinese Mandarin: 承認 /承认 (chéngrèn) — to admit to the truth
• Chinese Mandarin: 懺悔 /忏悔 (chànhuǐ) — to admit to the truth
• Chinese Mandarin: 供認 /供认 (gòngrèn) — to admit to the truth
• Chinese Mandarin: 招認 /招认 (zhāorèn) — to admit to the truth
• Chinese Mandarin: 坦白 (tǎnbái) — to admit to the truth
• Chinese Mandarin: 招供 (zhāogòng) — to admit to the truth
• Czech: přiznat — to admit to the truth
• Czech: přiznat se — to admit to the truth
• Czech: doznat se — to admit to the truth
• Danish: bekende — to admit to the truth
• Danish: tilstå — to admit to the truth
• Dutch: bekennen — to admit to the truth
• Esperanto: allasi — to admit to the truth
• Esperanto: konfesi — to admit to the truth
• Finnish: tunnustaa — to admit to the truth
• French: avouer — to admit to the truth
• French: confesser — to admit to the truth
• Galician: confesar — to admit to the truth
• Georgian: გამოტყდომა (gamoṭq̇doma) — to admit to the truth
• German: gestehen — to admit to the truth
• German: bekennen — to admit to the truth
• German: verraten — to admit to the truth
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (andhaitan) — to admit to the truth
• Greek: εξομολογώ (exomologó) — to admit to the truth
• Greek: ομολογώ (omologó) — to admit to the truth
• Ancient Greek: ὁμολογέω (homologéō) — to admit to the truth
• Hebrew: התוודה (hitvadá) — to admit to the truth
• Hiligaynon: tuad — to admit to the truth
• Hungarian: bevall — to admit to the truth
• Hungarian: kivall — to admit to the truth
• Hungarian: megvall — to admit to the truth
• Hungarian: vall — to admit to the truth
• Hungarian: beismer — to admit to the truth
• Ingrian: tunnustaa — to admit to the truth
• Irish: admhaigh — to admit to the truth
• Italian: confessare — to admit to the truth
• Japanese: 認める (mitomeru) — to admit to the truth
• Japanese: 自白する (jihaku suru) — to admit to the truth
• Japanese: 告白する (kokuhaku suru) — to admit to the truth
• Japanese: 告解する (kokkai suru) — to admit to the truth
• Khmer: សារភាព (saa phiəp) — to admit to the truth
• Latin: fateor — to admit to the truth
• Latin: confiteor — to admit to the truth
• Maltese: qarr — to admit to the truth
• Māori: whāki — to admit to the truth
• Mongolian: улайх (ulajx) — to admit to the truth
• Mongolian: үнэнээ хэлэх (ünenee xelex) — to admit to the truth
• Norwegian: tilstå — to admit to the truth
• Old English: andettan — to admit to the truth
• Persian: خستو شدن (xostu šodan) — to admit to the truth
• Polish: przyznawać się — to admit to the truth
• Polish: przyznać się — to admit to the truth
• Portuguese: confessar — to admit to the truth
• Romanian: mărturisi — to admit to the truth
• Romanian: spovedi — to admit to the truth
• Russian: созна́ться (soznátʹsja) — to admit to the truth
• Russian: призна́ться (priznátʹsja) — to admit to the truth
• Russian: пока́яться (pokájatʹsja) — to admit to the truth
• Russian: призна́ть (priznátʹ) — to admit to the truth
• Scottish Gaelic: aidich — to admit to the truth
• Spanish: confesar — to admit to the truth
• Swedish: erkänna — to admit to the truth
• Swedish: tillstå — to admit to the truth
• Tagalog: amin (aminin) — to admit to the truth
• Tagalog: kumpisal (magkumpisal) — to admit to the truth
• Tagalog: mangumpisal — to admit to the truth
• Thai: สารภาพ (sǎa-rá-pâap) — to admit to the truth
• Turkish: itiraf etmek — to admit to the truth
• Vietnamese: thú nhận — to admit to the truth
• Bulgarian: изповядвам се (izpovjadvam se) — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Chinese Mandarin: 告解 (gàojiě) — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Czech: zpovídat se — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Czech: vyzpovídat se — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Czech: vyznat se — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Danish: skrifte — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Dutch: biechten — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Esperanto: konfesi — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Galician: confesar — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• German: beichten — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Hungarian: gyónik — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Icelandic: skrifta — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Japanese: 告解 (kokkai) — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Korean: 고해 (gohae) — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Maltese: qarr — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Norwegian: skrifte — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Polish: spowiadać się — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Russian: испове́доваться (ispovédovatʹsja) — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Russian: испове́даться (ispovédatʹsja) — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Swedish: bikta — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Turkish: günah çıkarmak — to disclose everything to a Catholic priest
• Bulgarian: изповядвам (izpovjadvam) — to acknowledge faith in
• Chinese Mandarin: 宣信 (xuānxìn) — to acknowledge faith in
• Dutch: belijden — to acknowledge faith in
• Finnish: tunnustaa — to acknowledge faith in
• French: confesser — to acknowledge faith in
• Greek: ομολογώ (omologó) — to acknowledge faith in
• Ancient Greek: ὁμολογέω (homologéō) — to acknowledge faith in
• Hungarian: elismer — to acknowledge faith in
• Irish: admhaigh — to acknowledge faith in
• Greek: εξομολογώ (exomologó) — to hear or receive a confession of sins from
• Bulgarian: признавам (priznavam) — to disclose or reveal
• Bulgarian: изповядвам (izpovjadvam) — to disclose or reveal
• Chinese Mandarin: 披露 (pīlù) — to disclose or reveal
• Chinese Mandarin: 透露 (tòulù) — to disclose or reveal
• Danish: indrømme — to disclose or reveal
• Danish: tilstå — to disclose or reveal
• Esperanto: konfesi — to disclose or reveal
• Finnish: tunnustaa — to disclose or reveal
• Finnish: ilmiantaa — to disclose or reveal
• Greek: ομολογώ (omologó) — to disclose or reveal
• Greek: παραδέχομαι (paradéchomai) — to disclose or reveal
• Hiligaynon: tuad — to disclose or reveal
• Hungarian: vall — to disclose or reveal
• Irish: admhaigh — to disclose or reveal
• Japanese: 告白する (kokuhaku suru) — to disclose or reveal
• Māori: whāki — to disclose or reveal
• Portuguese: confessar — to disclose or reveal
• Russian: созна́ться (soznátʹsja) — to disclose or reveal
• Russian: призна́ться (priznátʹsja) — to disclose or reveal
• Scottish Gaelic: aidich — to disclose or reveal
• Tagalog: amin (aminin) — to disclose or reveal