L'avoué (en. The attorney)

/la.vwe/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Definition: An individual who confesses or admits a truth.

Example sentence: The court's confessing lawyer presented incriminating evidence.

L'avoué du tribunal a présenté des preuves incriminantes.

Definition: In certain contexts, a "l'avoué" is a lawyer or a defender.

Example sentence: The defense attorney pleaded not guilty.

L'avoué de la défense a plaidé non coupable.

Etymology/Origin: From the verb "avouer," which comes from the Latin 'advatere,' meaning 'to confess, to admit.'

Phrase: confessing to oneself

Meaning: Admitting a personal truth.

l'avouer à soi-même

Phrase: confessing to someone

Meaning: Confessing something to another person.

l'avouer à quelqu'un

Phrase: without confessing it

Meaning: Doing something without acknowledging it.

sans l'avouer

Related word: confess

Description: To admit or recognize something.

avouer

Related word: confession

Description: Act of confessing something, often in relation to sins.

confession

Related word: acknowledgment

Description: Action of acknowledging something as true or real.

reconnaissance

Meaning: To admit frankly.

Example: He decided to confess it because it was too heavy to keep the secret.

Il a décidé de l'avouer parce que c'était trop lourd de garder le secret.

Meaning: To confide.

Example: She confessed to me that she had doubts about her decision.

Elle m'a avoué qu'elle avait des doutes sur sa décision.