Admettant (en. Admitting)

/admɛtɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Accepting a fact or an obvious truth.

Assuming you are right, we need to change the plan.

Admettant que tu as raison, il faut changer de plan.

Acknowledging a limit or a condition.

Acknowledging the risks, we decided to continue.

Admettant les risques, nous avons décidé de continuer.

Granting an opinion or a point of view.

Accepting the argument, I agree with the proposed solution.

Admettant l'argument, je suis d'accord avec la solution proposée.

Accepting the existence of a problem.

Admitting that there are difficulties, we must act now.

Admettant qu'il y a des difficultés, nous devons agir maintenant.

From the verb 'admettre', derived from the Latin 'admittere'.

admitting that

by accepting that something is true.

admettant que

admit

To accept or recognize something.

admettre

acceptance

The action of accepting or recognizing something.

acceptation

Indirect acknowledgment

It's as if we were admitting we failed without really saying it.

C'est comme si on admettait qu'on a échoué sans le dire vraiment.