devo ammetterlo

I have to admit it

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I have to admit it Often used as a standalone phrase meaning “I have to admit.”
IT: Devo ammetterlo, hai ragione.
EN: I have to admit, you're right.

Devo ammetterlo, era bellissima.

I have to admit, she was beautiful.

— Una pallottola spuntata (2025)

Estenuante, devo ammetterlo.

Exhausting, I must admit.

— Dracula - L’amore perduto (2025)

Avevo torto marcio e devo ammetterlo senza cercare scuse inutili questa volta.

I was dead wrong and I have to admit it without making useless excuses this time.

Devo ammetterlo.

I have to admit it.

— Tempo d'estate (1955)

Parlo inglese meglio di quanto parli francese, devo ammetterlo.

I speak English better than I speak French, I must admit.