avouer
/a.vwe/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- avoue
- past
- a avoué
- perfect
- avoué
Meaning
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to confess
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Elle avoue avoir fait une erreur.
She confesses to having made a mistake.
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Après des heures d'interrogatoire, le suspect a avoué avoir menti sur son alibi. L'enquête a pris une tournure complètement différente.
After hours of questioning, the suspect confessed to lying about his alibi. The investigation took a completely different turn.
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Similar words
passer aux aveux is more formal or legal, like confessing during an investigation; avouer is more general — both mean "to confess."
Practice
1 What does avouer mean?
to confess
2 Fill the gap: Elle ___ avoir fait une erreur.
Full sentence: Elle avoue avoir fait une erreur. (She confesses to having made a mistake.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avouer?
avouer: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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