admit

admit
admit [{{t}}əd'mɪt] (pt & pp admitted, cont admitting)
transitive verb
(a) (concede) admettre, reconnaître, avouer;
∎ I admit I was wrong je reconnais que j'ai eu tort;
∎ I must admit it's more difficult than I thought je dois admettre que c'est plus difficile que je ne pensais;
∎ he admitted (that) he had failed il a reconnu qu'il avait échoué;
∎ she refused to admit defeat elle a refusé de reconnaître sa défaite;
∎ no one would admit doing it personne ne voulait admettre l'avoir fait;
∎ we had to admit the validity of his reasoning nous avons dû admettre la validité de son raisonnement;
∎ it is generally admitted that women live longer than men il est généralement admis que les femmes vivent plus longtemps que les hommes
(b) (confess) avouer;
∎ he admitted taking bribes il a reconnu avoir accepté des pots-de-vin;
∎ I had to admit to myself that… j'ai dû m'avouer à moi-même que…
(c) (allow to enter → person) laisser entrer, faire entrer; (→ air, light) laisser passer, laisser entrer;
∎ admit two (on ticket) valable pour deux personnes;
∎ children are not admitted les enfants ne sont pas admis;
∎ he was admitted to hospital il a été hospitalisé;
∎ to be admitted to university être admis à l'université
(d) (accommodate) (pouvoir) contenir ou recevoir
(e) {{}}formal{{}} (allow) admettre, permettre;
∎ the facts admit no other explanation d'après les faits, il n'y a pas d'autre explication possible
(f) {{}}Law{{}} (claim) faire droit à; (evidence) admettre comme valable
➲ admit of inseparable transitive verb
{{}}British{{}} {{}}formal{{}} admettre, permettre;
∎ her behaviour admits of no excuse son attitude est inexcusable;
∎ the text admits of only one interpretation le texte n'admet ou ne permet qu'une seule interprétation
➲ admit to inseparable transitive verb
(acknowledge) admettre, reconnaître; (confess) avouer;
∎ he admits to having opened the letter il a avoué avoir ouvert la lettre;
∎ she did admit to a feeling of loss elle a effectivement avoué ressentir un sentiment de perte

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