No. 2,486 in Portuguese
confessou
"Confessou" means "confessed" in English.
In a sentence
Ele confessou o crime à polícia.
He confessed the crime to the police.
In this sentence, 'confessou' is used in the past tense to indicate that he admitted to committing a crime.
Depois de muita pressão, ela confessou seus verdadeiros sentimentos.
After much pressure, she confessed her true feelings.
Here, 'confessou' signifies that she revealed something personal and sincere, showing emotional openness.
O suspeito confessou que estava no local do incidente.
The suspect confessed that he was at the scene of the incident.
In this usage, 'confessou' illustrates the act of acknowledging a fact or detail about a situation or event.
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