〔自白する〕confess ((that; to));〔認める〕admit,《文》 acknowledge
- 信仰の告白
- 「a confession [an avowal] of faith
- 告白させる
- extort [force] a confession ((from))
- 彼は自己の罪を神父に告白した
- He confessed his sins to the priest.
- 彼女は地下組織の一員であることを告白した
- She confessed 「herself to be [that she was] a member of the underground organization.
- 彼は己の過ちを告白した
- He acknowledged his mistake.
- 彼は母の花瓶を割ったことを告白した
- He admitted breaking [having broken] his mother's vase.
- 彼は彼女への愛を告白した
- He declared his love for her.