WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| confess⇒ vi | (admit sin) | opbiechten overg.ww |
| | | bekennen overg. ww |
| | If you don't confess, your conscience will torture you. |
| confess vi | (admit a crime) | bekennen onoverg. ww |
| | Police are hoping she'll confess to avoid a trial. |
| confess to [sth] vi + prep | (admit [sth]) | bekennen overg. ww |
| | | erkennen, toegeven overg. ww |
| | A woman came to the police station and confessed to the murder. |
| confess to doing [sth] v expr | (admit doing [sth]) | bekennen overg. ww |
| | | erkennen, toegeven overg. ww |
| | Jim confessed to making a mess in the office kitchen. |
| confess [sth]⇒ vtr | (admit: guilt) | bekennen overg.ww |
| | (van schuld) | toegeven overg. ww |
| | He confessed his guilt after hours of questioning. |
| confess [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (admit guilt to [sb]) | bekennen aan, opbiechten aan overg. ww + vz |
| | | erkennen, toegeven overg. ww |
| | Dwight confessed his guilt to his pastor. |
| confess [sth] vtr | (admit: sins to a priest) | biechten onoverg. ww |
| | Mary suddenly felt that she needed to confess her sins. |
| confess [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | (admit: sins to a priest) | biechten onoverg. ww |
| | Sophia confesses her sins to her priest frequently. |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| schuld bekennen nw+overg. ww | (toegeven dat men schuldig is) | confess vi |
| | | plead guilty vtr + adj |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
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fess up to [sth],
'fess up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | slang, abbreviation (admit) | iets bekennen overg.ww |