confession
gb/kənfˈɛʃən/ us/kənfˈɛʃən/
B1
אנגלית
~ 3800
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
B1
action
1
admitting to a fault or crime
When someone says they did something wrong or bad.
תבנית שימוש:
make [a] confession
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confession' with 'profession'; 'profession' is about one's job, not admitting something.
מילים נרדפות
admission (Neutral term for accepting responsibility or revealing a fact, not always about wrongdoing.)
הפכים
denial (Refusal to admit wrongdoing or truth.)
צירופים
make a confession
|false confession
|written confession
|public confession
נושאים
law
|emotions
|relationships
|communication
דוגמאות
- The suspect gave a full confession to the police.
- Her tearful confession shocked her friends.
- He made a public confession about his role in the scandal.
- The letter contained a written confession of the crime.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- He made a confession to the police.
- She gave a confession to her friend.
- The man signed a confession.
שם עצם
B2
action
2
sharing private feelings openly
When you tell someone your secret feelings or thoughts.
תבנית שימוש:
make [a] confession to [someone]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may think 'confession' only refers to crimes; it can also mean admitting personal feelings.
מילים נרדפות
disclosure (A more formal term for revealing information, not always emotional.)
הפכים
concealment (The act of hiding feelings or information.)
צירופים
love confession
|private confession
|emotional confession
נושאים
relationships
|emotions
|communication
דוגמאות
- His love confession took her by surprise.
- She made a quiet confession of her fears.
- The letter read like a heartfelt confession.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- He made a love confession to her.
- She told him a confession about her life.
- I have a confession: I am afraid of the dark.
שם עצם
B1
action
3
telling sins to a priest
When a person tells a priest about their sins so they can be forgiven.
תבנית שימוש:
go to confession
טעות נפוצה:
Some learners confuse 'confession' with 'sermon'; a sermon is a speech given by a priest, not admitting sins.
מילים נרדפות
penance (A related religious act involving repentance, but not exactly the same as the spoken admission.)
צירופים
go to confession
|hear confession
|sacrament of confession
נושאים
religion
|communication
דוגמאות
- Catholics are encouraged to go to confession regularly.
- The priest heard her confession and offered guidance.
- Confession is an important sacrament in the Catholic Church.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I went to confession yesterday.
- He gave his sins in confession.
- She goes to confession every month.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
confession
IPA
GB/kənfˈɛʃən/
US/kənfˈɛʃən/
הברות והטעמה
con - fes - sion (3 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fes)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: confession
- Plural: confession, confessions
משפחת מילים
Forms
confessions
noun
Core family
confess
verb B1
Related words
confessional
adjective
confessor
noun
ביטויים
go to confession
1/ɡˈoʊ tə kənfˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
to tell sins to a priest in church
To visit a priest and say your sins so you can be forgiven in church.
דוגמאות
- She goes to confession every Sunday morning.
- After months of guilt, he finally went to confession.
have a confession to make
1/hˈæv ə kənfˈɛʃən tə mˈeɪk/
fixed phrase
to say you want to admit something
To tell someone you have something secret or wrong to say.
דוגמאות
- I have a confession to make: I ate the last piece of cake.
- He began by saying he had a confession to make.
make a confession
1/mˈeɪk ə kənfˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
to admit something openly
To say that you did something wrong or tell the truth about something secret.
דוגמאות
- The suspect decided to make a confession after hours of questioning.
- She made a confession about taking the money.