avouer
/avwe/
2.
verbInf1st
to admit (frankly); used as a discourse marker meaning "I must admit"
J'avoue que je n'aime pas trop sa nouvelle coupe.
I must admit I don't really like his new haircut.
1.
verbInf1st
to confess
to admit (a wrongdoing, a secret, or one's feelings)
Il a fini par avouer qu'il avait tort.
He finally admitted that he was wrong.
