What does confesar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word confesar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use confesar in Spanish.

The word confesar in Spanish means confess, confess, confess, admit, confess, confess, admit, confess, hear confession, confess to, confess that, confess a sin. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word confesar

confess

verbo transitivo (admitir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El acusado confesó su crimen.
The accused confessed his crime.

confess

verbo transitivo (decir pecados) (religion)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Confesé mis pecados y el padre me dio la absolución.
I confessed my sins and the priest absolved me.

confess, admit

verbo pronominal (reconocer culpabilidad)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Los sospechosos se confesaron culpables del homicidio.
The suspects confessed (or: admitted) their guilt.

confess

verbo pronominal (acusarse de pecados) (religion)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
¿Cuándo fue la última vez que te confesaste y comulgaste?
When was the last time you confessed and received the Holy Sacrament?

confess

verbo pronominal (expresar, revelarse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El pintor se confesó agnóstico en la exposición de su obra.
The painter confessed being agnostic through his works.

admit, confess

verbo transitivo (manifestar, expresar) (truth)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Confieso que siempre pensé que no ganaríamos.
I admit (or: confess) that I always thought we would not win.

hear confession

verbo transitivo (escuchar pecados) (religion)

El sacerdote confiesa a los penitentes en el confesonario.
The priest hears confessions from the penitents in the confessional.

confess to

locución verbal (revelar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El hombre le confesó a su compañero de trabajo que sabía quién había robado las herramientas.

confess that

(admitir algo)

ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Margaret confessed that she stole the candy from the store.

confess a sin

(descargar la conciencia)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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