Marvo Dict en → vi · Tiếng Việt

confess

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in Vietnamese Khai nhận, thú tội

BrE /kənˈfes/ AmE /kənˈfes/

verb en → vi

past confessed pp confessed ing confessing

1 ADMIT FAULT [transitive] B1

Khai nhận, thú tội

to admit that you have done something wrong or illegal

  • confess to sb/sth

Collocations confess a crime · confess to the police

  • He confessed to stealing money from his employer.

    Anh ta đã khai nhận việc lấy tiền của sếp mình.

2 REVEAL SECRET [transitive] B1

Bày tỏ, chia sẻ bí mật

to tell someone about something that you have been keeping secret, especially a personal matter or feeling

  • confess to sb/sth

Collocations confess a secret · confess your love

  • She confessed her feelings for him.

    Cô ấy đã bày tỏ tình cảm của mình với anh ấy.

3 RELIGIOUS [transitive] B2

Khám hối (tôn giáo)

to tell a priest or religious leader about your sins, especially in the Christian church

  • confess to sb/sth

Collocations confess sins · confess to a priest

  • She confessed her sins to the priest.

    Cô ấy đã khám hối tội lỗi với linh mục.

4 REVEAL INFORMATION [transitive] B2

Khai báo thông tin

to admit that you know something or have information about a situation, especially when this is embarrassing or difficult to say

  • confess to sb/sth

Collocations confess a mistake · confess the truth

  • He confessed that he had lied.

    Anh ta đã khai báo rằng mình đã nói dối.