confesses, admits
Quem confessa algo que ia fazer mas não o fez, porque foi preso antes?
Who confesses to something they were going to do but didn't because they were arrested beforehand?
— Durante a Tormenta (2018)
Confessa o fato e reconhece a sua culpa?
Does he confess to the act and acknowledge his guilt?
— Arrependimento Sem Perdão (1987)
Ela confessa ter roubado as joias.
She confesses to stealing the jewels.