AVOUERAS - Translation from French into English | PONS

How would you like to use PONS.com?

Already a PONS subscriber?

PONS with ads

Go to PONS.com as usual with ad tracking and advertisements.

You can find details of tracking in Information about data protection and under Privacy settings.

PONS Pur

without advertising by third parties

without ad tracking

If you already have a user account for PONS.com, then you can subscribe to PONS Pur here.

Legal notice Data protection Privacy settings

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

French

English

I. avouer [avwe] VB trans

1. avouer:

avouer (confesser) amour, haine: to confess (à qn to sb)

avouer crime: to confess (to)

avouer (admettre) incartade, faiblesse: to admit (à qn to sb)

avouer ignorance, dépit, peur: to admit ou confess (à qn to sb)

avouer un penchant pour qc: to admit (to) a weakness for sth

‘je ne sais pas, ’ avoua-t-il: ‘I don't know, ’ he admitted

avoue(-le), tu as triché: admit it, you cheated

avouer avoir fait qc: to admit ou confess to having done sth

elle avoue ne pas travailler: she admits that she isn't working

j'avoue m'être trompé: I admit I made a mistake

avouer que: to admit ou confess (that)

(il est) impossible de lui faire avouer que …: you'll never get him to admit that …

2. avouer (reconnaître):

avouer: to admit

c'est cher, je l'avoue: I must admit, it's expensive

avoue ou tu avoueras que c'est ridicule: you must admit, it's ridiculous

j'avoue qu'il fait chaud: I must admit (that) it's hot

II. avouer [avwe] VB intr (faire des aveux)

avouer inculpé, suspect:: to confess

avouer fautif:: to own up

III. s'avouer VB refl

1. s'avouer (se déclarer):

s'avouer rassuré/satisfait: to say one feels reassured/satisfied

s'avouer coupable: to admit one's guilt

s'avouer battu ou vaincu: to admit defeat

2. s'avouer (à soi-même):

s'avouer motif: to admit [sth] to oneself

IV. avouer [avwe]

faute avouée est à moitié pardonnée: a fault confessed is half redressed

s'avouer vaincu: to admit defeat (face à qn to sb, face à qc faced with sth)

avouer qc en confession: to confess sth to a priest

tu avoueras franchement que tu es allé trop loin!: you must admit that you went too far!

sous la menace avouer, signer: under duress

English

French

fess up: avouer

avow: avouer

own up: avouer

to own up to having done or to doing: avouer or reconnaître avoir fait

to own up to the murder/theft: avouer avoir commis le meurtre/vol

confess crime, truth, mistake: avouer, confesser

confess desire, liking, weakness: avouer, reconnaître

to confess that …: avouer que …

confess: avouer

to confess to a crime: avouer (avoir commis) un crime

to confess to a liking for sth: avouer avoir un faible pour qc

to admit defeat: s'avouer vaincu

admit crime, wrongdoing: avouer

to admit that one has done: avouer avoir fait

to admit to sth/doing: avouer qc/avoir fait

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

I. avouer [avwe] VB trans

avouer: to admit

avouer faire qc: to admit to doing sth

je dois vous avouer que: I must confess to you that

II. avouer [avwe] VB intr

1. avouer (confesser):

avouer: to confess

2. avouer (admettre):

avouer: to admit

III. avouer [avwe] VB refl

s'avouer coupable: to confess one's guilt

s'avouer vaincu: to admit defeat

s'avouer vaincu: to admit defeat

sincèrement avouer, dire: honestly

English

French

own up: avouer

to own up to sth: avouer qc

to confess to sth: avouer qc

to confess to having done sth: avouer avoir fait qc

confess: avouer

to confess oneself sth: s'avouer qc

admit: avouer

to admit one's guilt: s'avouer coupable

to admit having done sth: avouer avoir fait qc

acknowledge mistake: avouer

own: avouer

I must say: je dois avouer

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

I. avouer [avwe] VB trans

avouer: to admit

avouer faire qc: to admit to doing sth

je dois vous avouer que: I have to confess to you that

II. avouer [avwe] VB intr

1. avouer (confesser):

avouer: to confess

2. avouer (admettre):

avouer: to admit

III. avouer [avwe] VB refl

s'avouer vaincu: to admit defeat

s'avouer vaincu: to admit defeat

sincèrement avouer, dire: honestly

English

French

own up: avouer

to own up to sth: avouer qc

to confess to sth: avouer qc

to confess to having done sth: avouer avoir fait qc

confess: avouer

to confess oneself sth: s'avouer qc

admit: avouer

to admit one's guilt: s'avouer coupable

to admit having done sth: avouer avoir fait qc

acknowledge mistake: avouer

I must say: je dois avouer

Présent
j'	avoue
tu	avoues
il/elle/on	avoue
nous	avouons
vous	avouez
ils/elles	avouent

Imparfait
j'	avouais
tu	avouais
il/elle/on	avouait
nous	avouions
vous	avouiez
ils/elles	avouaient

Passé simple
j'	avouai
tu	avouas
il/elle/on	avoua
nous	avouâmes
vous	avouâtes
ils/elles	avouèrent

Futur simple
j'	avouerai
tu	avoueras
il/elle/on	avouera
nous	avouerons
vous	avouerez
ils/elles	avoueront

See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

avouer faire qc: to admit to doing sth

je dois vous avouer que: I must confess to you that

s'avouer coupable: to confess one's guilt

s'avouer vaincu: to admit defeat

s'avouer vaincu: to admit defeat

Browse the dictionary

dev

dev

dev

dev