confession

confesión

Reconocimiento de que se ha hecho algo malo o de algo que se mantenía en secreto.

En inglés sencillo: An admission that you have done something wrong or something you kept secret.

• I have a confession to make.
• His confession surprised everyone in the room.
• Police questioned her again after the confession.

Cómo se usa: confession that… (Her confession that she had lied upset us.); confession to someone (His confession to the police came several days later.)

Sinónimos: admission

Antónimos: denial

Expresiones frecuentes: make a confession, confession to someone, confession that something

confesión escrita

Declaración formal por escrito en la que alguien reconoce haber hecho algo malo.

En inglés sencillo: A formal written statement in which someone admits doing something wrong.

• He signed a confession.
• The lawyer said the written confession was false.
• Two signed confessions were presented in court.

Sinónimos: written admission

Expresiones frecuentes: written confession, sign a confession, signed confession

confesión

Acto de contar los propios pecados a un sacerdote y pedir el perdón de Dios.

En inglés sencillo: The act of telling a priest about your sins and asking for God’s forgiveness.

• She went to confession on Saturday.
• The priest hears confession before the evening service.
• He felt calmer after his first confession.

Cómo se usa: go to confession (My grandmother goes to confession regularly.)

Expresiones frecuentes: go to confession, hear confession, first confession