il avoua

admitted, confessed

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avou admit; confess + a 3rd person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #40,567
admitted, confessed Simple past (passé simple) form, mostly used in writing (e.g., literature, formal narration).
FR: Il avoua son erreur au juge.
EN: He admitted his mistake to the judge.
Conjugation of avouer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third avoua

Il avoua le meurtre.

He confessed to the murder.

Elle avoua clairement sa faute.

She clearly admitted her fault.

À la surprise de générale, Fadil avoua rapidement les meurtres.

To everyone's surprise, Fadil quickly confessed to the murders.

Tom avoua qu'il avait tué Mary.

Tom confessed that he had killed Mary.

Il s'avoua coupable.

He pleaded guilty.