to confess

If you want to marry, you go to communion, you've got to confess.

Si tu veux te marier, si tu veux communier, il faut te confesser.

— The Conformist (1971)

To get me to confess, it sucks.

Pour me faire avouer, c'est nul.

— Tell No One (2006)

You need to persuade Tom to confess.

Tu dois persuader Tom d’avouer.

Laura knew you would refuse to confess.

Laura savait que tu refuserais d'avouer.

— The Invisible Guest (2017)

To confess to him.

Pour lui avouer.

— Nights of Cabiria (1957)

She was forced to confess.

Elle a été forcée d’avouer.

I was coming to confess something to you.

Je venais te confesser quelque chose.

— The Housemaid (2025)

He said to confess and take all the blame or my girl would die, too.

Il m'a dit d'avouer et d'endosser toute la responsabilité, sinon ma fille mourrait elle aussi.

— Lady Vengeance (2005)

Later, she mentioned it and I had to confess where I got it.

Plus tard, elle en a parlé et j'ai dû avouer où je l'avais trouvé.

— The 400 Blows (1959)

Nor am I ashamed to confess my ignorance.

Je n'ai pas honte non plus d'avouer mon ignorance.