Polyglot Dictionary

passer aux aveux

/pɑ.se o za.vø/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
passe aux aveux
past
est passé aux aveux
perfect
passé aux aveux

Meaning

  1. to confess

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

avouer

passer aux aveux is more formal or legal, like confessing during an investigation; avouer is more general — both mean "to confess."

Similar in other languages

German

beichten

beichten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to confess."

Spanish

confesar

confesar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to confess."

Portuguese

confessar

confessar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to confess."

Practice

1 What does passer aux aveux mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le suspect finit par ___ aux aveux.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches passer aux aveux?

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