Fess Meaning in English

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Definición

(Informal, chiefly US) To confess or admit something, usually used in the phrase 'fess up' when someone is being honest about something they did.

Uso & Matices

'Fess' is always informal and almost always used in the phrase 'fess up'. Most common in American English. It is similar to 'confess' but more casual. Not used in formal writing.

• Spanish: confesar (informal) - admitir (coloquial)
• Portuguese (BR): confessar (informal) - admitir (coloquial)
• Portuguese (PT): confessar (informal) - admitir (coloquial)
• Chinese (Simplified): 坦白 (口语) - 承认 (口语)
• Chinese (Traditional): 坦白 (口語) - 承認 (口語)
• Hindi: कबूल करना (अनौपचारिक) - मानना (स्लैंग)
• Arabic: اعترف (عامية) - أقر (غير رسمي)
• Bengali: কবুল করা - স্বীকার করা (অফিসিয়াল নয়, কথ্য)
• Russian: признаться - сознаваться (разговорное)
• Japanese: 白状する - 自白する（カジュアル）
• Vietnamese: thú nhận - nhận tội (thân mật, không trang trọng)
• Korean: 실토하다 - 자백하다 (비격식)
• Turkish: itiraf etmek (gayriresmî)
• Urdu: قبول کرنا - اعتراف کرنا (غیر رسمی)
• Indonesian: ngaku - mengaku (tidak resmi)

Oraciones de Ejemplo

He didn't want to fess to making a mistake.

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It's better to fess up now than later.

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Come on, just fess up! We all know it was you.

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Eventually, she had to fess up to her parents.

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You should fess up if you broke the window.

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If you fess up now, you might avoid more trouble.

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