Avouez (en. Confess)

/avɥe/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Declare, confess something.

One must admit that I made a mistake.

Il faut avouer que j'ai fait une erreur.

Acknowledge a reality or truth.

She confesses her love for him.

Elle avoue son amour pour lui.

Admit something unpleasant or painful.

They admitted their weakness.

Ils ont avoué leur faiblesse.

From Old French avouer, coming from Latin 'ad-voveré', meaning 'to call to oneself'.

admit it

Acknowledge it.

avouez-le

confess one's love

Share one's romantic feelings.

avouer son amour

admit one's mistakes

Acknowledge one's faults.

avouer ses erreurs

avow

Confirming a truth difficult to accept.

avouer

confession

Act of revealing a truth or a fault.

confession

acknowledgment

Action of recognizing something as true.

reconnaissance

Admitting something in a humorous way.

He admitted jokingly that he had forgotten his birthday.

Il a avoué en rigolant qu'il avait oublié son anniversaire.

Acknowledge something scandalous.

She admitted with a wink that she had cheated on the quiz.

Elle a avoué avec un clin d'œil qu'elle avait triché au quiz.