Polyglot Dictionary

confessar

/kõfeˈsaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
confesso
preterite (eu)
confessei
past participle
confessado

Meaning

  1. to confess

    • Confessou o crime.

      He confessed the crime.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

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."

French

avouer

avouer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to confess."

French

passer aux aveux

passer aux aveux is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to confess."

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