confess
1 verb admit TRANSITIVEadmhaigh verb she confessed her guilt d'admhaigh sí go raibh sí ciontachhe wouldn't confess that he had taken it ní admhódh sé gurbh eisean a thóg éhe confessed his doubts about the plan d'admhaigh sé go raibh amhras air faoin bplean
INTRANSITIVEadmhaigh verb I must confess caithfidh mé a admháil, ní mór dom a admháilshe confessed to not knowing the rules d'admhaigh sí nach raibh na rialacha ar eolas aicihe confessed to the robbery d'admhaigh sé gurb é féin a rinne an robáil
2 verb REL tell a priest or God INTRANSITIVEfaoistin a dhéanamh
TRANSITIVEadmhaigh verb faoistin a dhéanamh arhe confessed his sins to the priest d'inis sé a chuid peacaí don sagart
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3 verb REL (of priest) listen to confession TRANSITIVEthe priest confessed me d'éist an sagart m'fhaoistin