Source term
confess
Translation
gestehen
CEFR Level
B2
Part of speech
verb

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Topic context

This word appears in the German Urteil und Versöhnung.

Example Sentences

Er gestand, dass er einen Fehler gemacht hatte, und bat um Vergebung.

English: He confessed that he had made a mistake and asked to be forgiven.

B2 · Judgment and Reconciliation

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