WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| confesar⇒ vtr | (admitir) | confess⇒ vtr |
| | | admit⇒ vtr |
| | | own up to v expr |
| | El acusado confesó su crimen. |
| | The accused confessed his crime. |
| confesar vtr | (decir pecados) (religion) | confess⇒ vtr |
| | Confesé mis pecados y el padre me dio la absolución. |
| | I confessed my sins and the priest absolved me. |
| Additional Translations |
| confesarse⇒ v prnl | (reconocer culpabilidad) | confess⇒, admit⇒ vi |
| | | plead guilty vtr + adj |
| | (religion) | be damned vi + adj |
| | Los sospechosos se confesaron culpables del homicidio. |
| | The suspects confessed (or: admitted) their guilt. |
| confesarse v prnl | (acusarse de pecados) (religion) | confess⇒ vi |
| | ¿Cuándo fue la última vez que te confesaste y comulgaste? |
| | When was the last time you confessed and received the Holy Sacrament? |
| confesarse v prnl | (expresar, revelarse) | confess⇒ vi |
| | (verbally) | confess oneself⇒ vi |
| | El pintor se confesó agnóstico en la exposición de su obra. |
| | The painter confessed being agnostic through his works. |
| confesar⇒ vtr | (manifestar, expresar) (truth) | admit⇒, confess⇒ vi |
| | Confieso que siempre pensé que no ganaríamos. |
| | I admit (or: confess) that I always thought we would not win. |
| confesar vtr | (escuchar pecados) (religion) | hear confession vtr + n |
| | El sacerdote confiesa a los penitentes en el confesonario. |
| | The priest hears confessions from the penitents in the confessional. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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