Significado de admit en inglés
admitadmit /ədˈmɪt/ verb (past tense and past participle admitted, present participle admitting) 
Ver todas las traducciones1accept truth [intransitive, transitive] to agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is rightadmitir de mala gana que algo es verdad o que otra persona tiene razón: 
‘Okay, so maybe I was a little bit scared,’ Jenny admitted.—Bueno, quizás estaba un poco asustada —admitió Jenny.admit (that) You may not like her, but you have to admit that she’s good at her job.Puede que no te guste, pero tienes que admitir que es buena en su trabajo.admit to somebody (that) Paul admitted to me that he sometimes feels jealous of my friendship with Stanley.Paul me admitió que a veces siente celos de mi amistad con Stanley. I must admit, I didn’t actually do anything to help her.Debo admitir que en realidad no hice nada para ayudarla. Admit it! I’m right, aren’t I?¡Admítelo! Tengo razón, ¿verdad?admit (to) doing something Dana admitted feeling hurt by what I had said.Dana admitió sentirse herida por lo que yo había dicho.freely/openly/frankly etc admit (=admit without being ashamed)(=admitir sin avergonzarse) Phillips openly admits to having an alcohol problem.Phillips admite abiertamente tener un problema con el alcohol.2accept blame [intransitive, transitive] to say that you have done something wrong, especially something criminalreconocer haber hecho algo malo, especialmente algo delictivo SYN confess OPP denyadmit doing something Greene admitted causing death by reckless driving.Greene admitió haber causado la muerte de alguien por conducción temeraria.admit to (doing) something A quarter of all workers admit to taking time off when they are not ill.Una cuarta parte de todos los trabajadores admite haberse ausentado del trabajo sin estar enfermos. After questioning, he admitted to the murder.Tras el interrogatorio, admitió el asesinato. No organization has admitted responsibility for the bombing.Ninguna organización ha admitido responsabilidad por el atentado.► see thesaurus at admit3allow to enter [transitive] to allow someone to enter a public place to watch a game, performance etcpermitir que alguien entre en un lugar público para ver un partido, una actuación, etc.admit somebody to/into something Only ticket-holders will be admitted into the stadium.Solo se permitirá la entrada al estadio a quienes tengan entrada.RegisterRegistroIn everyday English, people usually say let someone in rather than admit someone:· They won’t let you in without a ticket.En inglés cotidiano, la gente suele decir let someone in en lugar de admit someone:· They won't let you in without a ticket. (Sin entrada no te dejarán entrar.)4allow to join [transitive] to allow someone to join an organization, club etcpermitir que alguien ingrese a una organización, un club, etc.admit somebody to/into something Drake was admitted into the club in 1997.Drake fue admitido en el club en 1997.5hospital [transitive] if people at a hospital admit someone, that person is taken in to be given treatment, tests, or caresi el personal de un hospital admite a alguien, esa persona ingresa para recibir tratamiento, pruebas diagnósticas o cuidados: What time was she admitted?¿A qué hora fue ingresada?be admitted to hospital British English, be admitted to the hospital American English6admit defeat to stop trying to do something because you realize you cannot succeeddejar de intentar algo porque uno se da cuenta de que no puede lograrlo: For Haskill, selling the restaurant would be admitting defeat.Para Haskill, vender el restaurante sería admitir la derrota.7admit evidence to allow a particular piece of evidence to be used in a court of lawpermitir que una prueba determinada sea utilizada en un tribunal: Courts can refuse to admit evidence obtained illegally by police.Los tribunales pueden negarse a admitir pruebas obtenidas ilegalmente por la policía.admit of something phrasal verb formalformal if a situation admits of a particular explanation, that explanation can be accepted as possiblesi una situación admite una explicación determinada, esa explicación puede aceptarse como posible: The facts admit of no other explanation.Los hechos no admiten otra explicación.GRAMMAR: ComparisonGRAMÁTICA: Comparaciónadmit• You admit that you did something: · He admitted that he had made a mistake.• Se usa admit that you did something: · He admitted that he had made a mistake. (Admitió que había cometido un error.)• You admit to someone that you did something: · He admitted to me that he had made a mistake. ✗Don’t say: He admitted me that he had made a mistake.• Se usa admit to someone that you did something: · He admitted to me that he had made a mistake. (Me admitió que había cometido un error.) ✗No se dice: He admitted me that he had made a mistake.• You admit doing something: · He admitted making a mistake. ✗Don’t say: He admitted to make a mistake.• Se usa admit doing something: · He admitted making a mistake. (Admitió haber cometido un error.) ✗No se dice: He admitted to make a mistake.confess• You confess that you did something: · He confessed that he had stolen the money.• Se usa confess that you did something: · He confessed that he had stolen the money. (Confesó que había robado el dinero.)• You confess to someone that you did something: · He confessed to the police that he had stolen the money.• Se usa confess to someone that you did something: · He confessed to the police that he had stolen the money. (Confesó a la policía que había robado el dinero.)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosrefuse to admit something· He refused to admit that it was his fault.Se negó a admitir que era culpa suya.be forced to admit something· The government was forced to admit that the policy had never really worked.El gobierno se vio obligado a admitir que la política nunca había funcionado realmente.somebody has to admit something· In the end, he had to admit I was right.Al final, tuvo que admitir que yo tenía razón.adverbsadverbiosfreely/readily/openly admit something (=admit without being ashamed)· I freely admit I’m hopeless at maths.Reconozco libremente que soy un desastre en matemáticas.grudgingly/reluctantly admit something (=admit something when you do not want to)· He grudgingly admitted that I was a better swimmer than him.Admitió a regañadientes que yo era mejor nadador que él.phrasesfrasesbe willing/prepared/happy/ready to admit something· She was willing to admit that she’d made a mistake.Ella estaba dispuesta a admitir que había cometido un error.be ashamed/loath to admit something· He was ashamed to admit that he had lied to her.Le daba vergüenza admitir que le había mentido.I must admit something (=used when saying that you admit that something is true)· I must admit I hate camping.Debo admitir que odio acampar.I hate to admit it but …· I hate to admit it but it looks like we’ve failed.Odio tener que admitirlo, pero parece que hemos fracasado.be the first to admit something· I know I’m lazy – I’m the first to admit it!Sé que soy perezoso; ¡soy el primero en admitirlo!I don’t mind admitting something· I’m scared and I don’t mind admitting it.Tengo miedo y no me importa admitirlo.THESAURUSSINÓNIMOSadmit something is trueadmitir que algo es verdadadmit to agree unwillingly that something is trueadmitir de mala gana que algo es verdad: · He admitted that the company was having financial difficulties.Admitió que la empresa estaba pasando por dificultades económicas.· I must admit I was disappointed by their reaction.Debo admitir que me decepcionó su reacción.concede formalformal to admit something in a discussion or argumentadmitir algo en una discusión o debate: · ‘You may be right,’ Bridget conceded.—Puede que tengas razón —concedió Bridget.· It was a decision which he now concedes was incorrect.Es una decisión que ahora reconoce que fue incorrecta.acknowledge /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/ formalformal to say that something is true or that a situation existsreconocer que algo es verdad o que existe una situación: · The report acknowledges that research on animals is not always a reliable guide when it comes to humans.El informe reconoce que la investigación con animales no siempre es una guía fiable cuando se trata de los seres humanos.· They do not want to acknowledge the fact that things have changed.No quieren reconocer el hecho de que las cosas han cambiado.confess to admit something that you feel embarrassed or ashamed aboutadmitir algo de lo que uno se siente avergonzado o incómodo: · Bradley confessed that he struggled to finish the race.Bradley confesó que le costó terminar la carrera.· I must confess I don’t like his wife at all.Debo confesar que su esposa no me gusta nada.Granted/I grant you formalformal spokenoral used when admitting that something is true, although you do not think it makes much difference to the main point. Granted is usually used at the beginning of a sentence, or on its ownse usa al admitir que algo es verdad aunque no se crea que eso cambie mucho el punto principal. Granted se usa normalmente al inicio de una oración o de forma independiente: · She has a lot of experience, I grant you, but she’s not good at managing people.Reconozco que tiene mucha experiencia, pero no se le da bien gestionar personas.· Granted he did play well in the last game, but generally his form hasn't been very good recently.Es cierto que jugó bien en el último partido, pero en general su rendimiento no ha sido muy bueno últimamente.admit you have done something wrongadmitir que uno ha hecho algo maloadmit to say that you have done something wrong, especially something criminalreconocer haber hecho algo malo, especialmente algo delictivo: · He admitted charges of theft and false accounting.Admitió los cargos de robo y falsedad contable.· Bennett admitted killing his wife.Bennett admitió haber matado a su esposa.confess to tell the police or someone in authority that you have done something bad, especially when they have persuaded you to do thisdecirle a la policía o a una autoridad que uno ha hecho algo malo, especialmente cuando le han persuadido para que lo haga: · He finally confessed that he had stolen the money.Finalmente confesó que había robado el dinero.· They told him that if he confessed he would get a lighter sentence.Le dijeron que si confesaba recibiría una condena más leve.own up to admit that you have done something wrong, usually something that is not very serious. Own up is more informal than admit or confessadmitir que uno ha hecho algo malo, generalmente algo no muy grave. Own up es más informal que admit o confess: · He owned up to the mistake straight away.Reconoció el error de inmediato.fess up informalinformal to admit that you have done something wrong that is not very seriousadmitir que uno ha hecho algo malo que no es muy grave: · Come on, fess up! Where were you last night?¡Venga, confiésalo! ¿Dónde estabas anoche?come clean informalinformal to finally admit something bad that you have been trying to hideadmitir por fin algo malo que uno ha intentado ocultar: · They want the government to come clean on where all the money has gone.Quieren que el gobierno sea transparente sobre adónde ha ido todo el dinero.
Ver todas las traducciones1accept truth [intransitive, transitive] to agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is rightadmitir de mala gana que algo es verdad o que otra persona tiene razón: ‘Okay, so maybe I was a little bit scared,’ Jenny admitted.—Bueno, quizás estaba un poco asustada —admitió Jenny.admit (that) You may not like her, but you have to admit that she’s good at her job.Puede que no te guste, pero tienes que admitir que es buena en su trabajo.admit to somebody (that) Paul admitted to me that he sometimes feels jealous of my friendship with Stanley.Paul me admitió que a veces siente celos de mi amistad con Stanley. I must admit, I didn’t actually do anything to help her.Debo admitir que en realidad no hice nada para ayudarla. Admit it! I’m right, aren’t I?¡Admítelo! Tengo razón, ¿verdad?admit (to) doing something Dana admitted feeling hurt by what I had said.Dana admitió sentirse herida por lo que yo había dicho.freely/openly/frankly etc admit (=admit without being ashamed)(=admitir sin avergonzarse) Phillips openly admits to having an alcohol problem.Phillips admite abiertamente tener un problema con el alcohol.2accept blame [intransitive, transitive] to say that you have done something wrong, especially something criminalreconocer haber hecho algo malo, especialmente algo delictivo SYN confess OPP denyadmit doing something Greene admitted causing death by reckless driving.Greene admitió haber causado la muerte de alguien por conducción temeraria.admit to (doing) something A quarter of all workers admit to taking time off when they are not ill.Una cuarta parte de todos los trabajadores admite haberse ausentado del trabajo sin estar enfermos. After questioning, he admitted to the murder.Tras el interrogatorio, admitió el asesinato. No organization has admitted responsibility for the bombing.Ninguna organización ha admitido responsabilidad por el atentado.► see thesaurus at admit3allow to enter [transitive] to allow someone to enter a public place to watch a game, performance etcpermitir que alguien entre en un lugar público para ver un partido, una actuación, etc.admit somebody to/into something Only ticket-holders will be admitted into the stadium.Solo se permitirá la entrada al estadio a quienes tengan entrada.RegisterRegistroIn everyday English, people usually say let someone in rather than admit someone:· They won’t let you in without a ticket.En inglés cotidiano, la gente suele decir let someone in en lugar de admit someone:· They won't let you in without a ticket. (Sin entrada no te dejarán entrar.)4allow to join [transitive] to allow someone to join an organization, club etcpermitir que alguien ingrese a una organización, un club, etc.admit somebody to/into something Drake was admitted into the club in 1997.Drake fue admitido en el club en 1997.5hospital [transitive] if people at a hospital admit someone, that person is taken in to be given treatment, tests, or caresi el personal de un hospital admite a alguien, esa persona ingresa para recibir tratamiento, pruebas diagnósticas o cuidados: What time was she admitted?¿A qué hora fue ingresada?be admitted to hospital British English, be admitted to the hospital American English6admit defeat to stop trying to do something because you realize you cannot succeeddejar de intentar algo porque uno se da cuenta de que no puede lograrlo: For Haskill, selling the restaurant would be admitting defeat.Para Haskill, vender el restaurante sería admitir la derrota.7admit evidence to allow a particular piece of evidence to be used in a court of lawpermitir que una prueba determinada sea utilizada en un tribunal: Courts can refuse to admit evidence obtained illegally by police.Los tribunales pueden negarse a admitir pruebas obtenidas ilegalmente por la policía.admit of something phrasal verb formalformal if a situation admits of a particular explanation, that explanation can be accepted as possiblesi una situación admite una explicación determinada, esa explicación puede aceptarse como posible: The facts admit of no other explanation.Los hechos no admiten otra explicación.GRAMMAR: ComparisonGRAMÁTICA: Comparaciónadmit• You admit that you did something: · He admitted that he had made a mistake.• Se usa admit that you did something: · He admitted that he had made a mistake. (Admitió que había cometido un error.)• You admit to someone that you did something: · He admitted to me that he had made a mistake. ✗Don’t say: He admitted me that he had made a mistake.• Se usa admit to someone that you did something: · He admitted to me that he had made a mistake. (Me admitió que había cometido un error.) ✗No se dice: He admitted me that he had made a mistake.• You admit doing something: · He admitted making a mistake. ✗Don’t say: He admitted to make a mistake.• Se usa admit doing something: · He admitted making a mistake. (Admitió haber cometido un error.) ✗No se dice: He admitted to make a mistake.confess• You confess that you did something: · He confessed that he had stolen the money.• Se usa confess that you did something: · He confessed that he had stolen the money. (Confesó que había robado el dinero.)• You confess to someone that you did something: · He confessed to the police that he had stolen the money.• Se usa confess to someone that you did something: · He confessed to the police that he had stolen the money. (Confesó a la policía que había robado el dinero.)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosrefuse to admit something· He refused to admit that it was his fault.Se negó a admitir que era culpa suya.be forced to admit something· The government was forced to admit that the policy had never really worked.El gobierno se vio obligado a admitir que la política nunca había funcionado realmente.somebody has to admit something· In the end, he had to admit I was right.Al final, tuvo que admitir que yo tenía razón.adverbsadverbiosfreely/readily/openly admit something (=admit without being ashamed)· I freely admit I’m hopeless at maths.Reconozco libremente que soy un desastre en matemáticas.grudgingly/reluctantly admit something (=admit something when you do not want to)· He grudgingly admitted that I was a better swimmer than him.Admitió a regañadientes que yo era mejor nadador que él.phrasesfrasesbe willing/prepared/happy/ready to admit something· She was willing to admit that she’d made a mistake.Ella estaba dispuesta a admitir que había cometido un error.be ashamed/loath to admit something· He was ashamed to admit that he had lied to her.Le daba vergüenza admitir que le había mentido.I must admit something (=used when saying that you admit that something is true)· I must admit I hate camping.Debo admitir que odio acampar.I hate to admit it but …· I hate to admit it but it looks like we’ve failed.Odio tener que admitirlo, pero parece que hemos fracasado.be the first to admit something· I know I’m lazy – I’m the first to admit it!Sé que soy perezoso; ¡soy el primero en admitirlo!I don’t mind admitting something· I’m scared and I don’t mind admitting it.Tengo miedo y no me importa admitirlo.THESAURUSSINÓNIMOSadmit something is trueadmitir que algo es verdadadmit to agree unwillingly that something is trueadmitir de mala gana que algo es verdad: · He admitted that the company was having financial difficulties.Admitió que la empresa estaba pasando por dificultades económicas.· I must admit I was disappointed by their reaction.Debo admitir que me decepcionó su reacción.concede formalformal to admit something in a discussion or argumentadmitir algo en una discusión o debate: · ‘You may be right,’ Bridget conceded.—Puede que tengas razón —concedió Bridget.· It was a decision which he now concedes was incorrect.Es una decisión que ahora reconoce que fue incorrecta.acknowledge /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/ formalformal to say that something is true or that a situation existsreconocer que algo es verdad o que existe una situación: · The report acknowledges that research on animals is not always a reliable guide when it comes to humans.El informe reconoce que la investigación con animales no siempre es una guía fiable cuando se trata de los seres humanos.· They do not want to acknowledge the fact that things have changed.No quieren reconocer el hecho de que las cosas han cambiado.confess to admit something that you feel embarrassed or ashamed aboutadmitir algo de lo que uno se siente avergonzado o incómodo: · Bradley confessed that he struggled to finish the race.Bradley confesó que le costó terminar la carrera.· I must confess I don’t like his wife at all.Debo confesar que su esposa no me gusta nada.Granted/I grant you formalformal spokenoral used when admitting that something is true, although you do not think it makes much difference to the main point. Granted is usually used at the beginning of a sentence, or on its ownse usa al admitir que algo es verdad aunque no se crea que eso cambie mucho el punto principal. Granted se usa normalmente al inicio de una oración o de forma independiente: · She has a lot of experience, I grant you, but she’s not good at managing people.Reconozco que tiene mucha experiencia, pero no se le da bien gestionar personas.· Granted he did play well in the last game, but generally his form hasn't been very good recently.Es cierto que jugó bien en el último partido, pero en general su rendimiento no ha sido muy bueno últimamente.admit you have done something wrongadmitir que uno ha hecho algo maloadmit to say that you have done something wrong, especially something criminalreconocer haber hecho algo malo, especialmente algo delictivo: · He admitted charges of theft and false accounting.Admitió los cargos de robo y falsedad contable.· Bennett admitted killing his wife.Bennett admitió haber matado a su esposa.confess to tell the police or someone in authority that you have done something bad, especially when they have persuaded you to do thisdecirle a la policía o a una autoridad que uno ha hecho algo malo, especialmente cuando le han persuadido para que lo haga: · He finally confessed that he had stolen the money.Finalmente confesó que había robado el dinero.· They told him that if he confessed he would get a lighter sentence.Le dijeron que si confesaba recibiría una condena más leve.own up to admit that you have done something wrong, usually something that is not very serious. Own up is more informal than admit or confessadmitir que uno ha hecho algo malo, generalmente algo no muy grave. Own up es más informal que admit o confess: · He owned up to the mistake straight away.Reconoció el error de inmediato.fess up informalinformal to admit that you have done something wrong that is not very seriousadmitir que uno ha hecho algo malo que no es muy grave: · Come on, fess up! Where were you last night?¡Venga, confiésalo! ¿Dónde estabas anoche?come clean informalinformal to finally admit something bad that you have been trying to hideadmitir por fin algo malo que uno ha intentado ocultar: · They want the government to come clean on where all the money has gone.Quieren que el gobierno sea transparente sobre adónde ha ido todo el dinero.