| Principal Translations |
| confess⇒ vi | (admit sin) | confesarse⇒ v prnl |
| | If you don't confess, your conscience will torture you. |
| | Si no te confiesas, la conciencia te va a torturar. |
| confess vi | (admit a crime) | confesar⇒ vi |
| | Police are hoping she'll confess to avoid a trial. |
| | La policía espera que ella confiese para evitar el juicio. |
| confess to [sth] vi + prep | (admit [sth]) | confesar⇒ vtr |
| | A woman came to the police station and confessed to the murder. |
| | Una mujer vino a la comisaría de policía y confesó el asesinato. |
| confess to doing [sth] v expr | (admit doing [sth]) | confesar que vtr + conj |
| | (en el pasado) | confesar haber hecho algo loc verb |
| | Jim confessed to making a mess in the office kitchen. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Confieso que a menudo me siento frustrado con mi matrimonio. |
| | Jim confesó haber hecho un desastre en la cocina de la oficina. |
| confess [sth]⇒ vtr | (admit: guilt) | confesar⇒ vtr |
| | He confessed his guilt after hours of questioning. |
| | Confesó su culpabilidad después de horas de interrogamiento. |
| confess [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (admit guilt to [sb]) | confesarle algo a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | Dwight confessed his guilt to his pastor. |
| | Dwight le confesó su culpa a su pastor. |
| confess [sth] vtr | (admit: sins to a priest) | confesar⇒ vtr |
| | Mary suddenly felt that she needed to confess her sins. |
| | De repente, Mary sintió que necesitaba confesar sus pecados. |
| confess [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | (admit: sins to a priest) | confesarse de algo con alguien loc verb + prep |
| | | confesarle algo a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | Sophia confesses her sins to her priest frequently. |
| | Sophia se confiesa con frecuencia de sus pecados con su sacerdote. |