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confession

confession

Meaning of confession

an admission that you have done something wrong

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British English/kənˈfeʃən/
American English/kənˈfɛʃən/
Russian transcription[prʲɪzˈnanʲɪje]
confession
confession - признание
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confession with Russian translation

confession usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Её признание объяснило, почему она солгала.

Her confession explained why she had lied.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

После долгой паузы он дал признание полиции.

After a long pause, he gave a confession to the police.

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confession synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between confession / admission / acknowledgement

🇬🇧English
confession

признание — an admission that you have done something wrong

B2Often

Her confession explained why she had lied.

Её признание объяснило, почему она солгала.

C
🇬🇧English
confession

an admission of wrongdoing, often personal, formal, or made under pressure

B2Very Often

His confession brought the investigation to an end.

Его признание положило конец расследованию.

A
🇬🇧English
admission

an acknowledgment that something is true, especially a fault, mistake, or crime

B2Very Often

The admission of guilt was enough to convict him.

Признания вины было достаточно, чтобы его осудить.

A
🇬🇧English
acknowledgement

a formal recognition or acceptance that something is true, exists, or has happened

B2Often

The company issued an acknowledgement of its mistake.

Компания признала свою ошибку.

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How to pronounce confession and what this word means

confession translation: признание. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce confession

/kənˈfeʃən/

confession translation

признание

confession examples

Her confession explained why she had lied.

confession transcription

/kənˈfeʃən/, /kənˈfɛʃən/

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confession meaning: what does it mean?

an admission that you have done something wrong

confession pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

confession is pronounced as /kənˈfeʃən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

confession definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Her confession explained why she had lied. Translation: Её признание объяснило, почему она солгала.

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