admit

admitir, reconocer, confesar

Decir que algo es verdad, especialmente si te avergüenza o preferirías ocultarlo.

En inglés sencillo: To say that something is true, especially when you feel embarrassed or would rather hide it.

• I admit I was wrong.
• She admitted taking the money.
• Will he ever admit his mistake?

Cómo se usa: admit that… (He admitted that he had forgotten my birthday.); admit doing something (She admitted breaking the window.); admit to something/doing something (He admitted to cheating in the exam.)

Sinónimos: acknowledge, confess, concede

Antónimos: deny

Expresiones frecuentes: admit a mistake, admit to something, admit doing something, admit the truth

ingresar, hospitalizar

Recibir oficialmente a alguien en un hospital o centro similar para darle cuidados o tratamiento.

En inglés sencillo: To officially take someone into a hospital or similar place for care or treatment.

• The hospital admitted him last night.
• She was admitted to a care home.
• Patients with serious injuries are admitted immediately.

Cómo se usa: admit someone to something (The doctor admitted her to the hospital for tests.); be admitted with something (He was admitted with severe chest pain.)

Sinónimos: hospitalize

Antónimos: discharge

Expresiones frecuentes: admit a patient, admit someone to hospital

dejar entrar, admitir

Permitir que alguien entre en un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: To allow someone to enter a place.

• This ticket admits two people.
• The guard admitted the visitors through the gate.
• Children under twelve are not admitted to the exhibition.

Cómo se usa: admit someone to/into something (The guard admitted us into the building.)

Sinónimos: let in, allow in

Antónimos: exclude

Expresiones frecuentes: admit someone, admit someone to something

admitir, autorizar

Autorizar oficialmente a alguien a ejercer una profesión o a disfrutar de un derecho concreto.

En inglés sencillo: To officially allow someone to join a profession or receive a particular right.

• The club admitted three new members.
• She was admitted to the legal profession last year.
• The association admits only applicants with the required qualifications.

Cómo se usa: admit someone to something (The society admits new members every spring.); admit someone to do something (Only qualified lawyers are admitted to practice before this court.)

Sinónimos: accept, authorize

Antónimos: exclude

Expresiones frecuentes: admit someone to something, admit new members