Significado de admit em inglês
admitadmit /ədˈmɪt/ verb (past tense and past participle admitted, present participle admitting) 
Ver todas as traduções1accept truth [intransitive, transitive] to agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is rightconcordar relutantemente que algo é verdade ou que outra pessoa está certa: 
‘Okay, so maybe I was a little bit scared,’ Jenny admitted.— Tudo bem, talvez eu estivesse um pouco com medo — Jenny admitiu.admit (that) You may not like her, but you have to admit that she’s good at her job.Você pode não gostar dela, mas tem que admitir que ela é boa no que faz.admit to somebody (that) Paul admitted to me that he sometimes feels jealous of my friendship with Stanley.Paul admitiu para mim que às vezes sente ciúmes da minha amizade com Stanley. I must admit, I didn’t actually do anything to help her.Devo admitir que na verdade não fiz nada para ajudá-la. Admit it! I’m right, aren’t I?Admita! Eu estou certo, não estou?admit (to) doing something Dana admitted feeling hurt by what I had said.Dana admitiu ter se sentido magoada com o que eu disse.freely/openly/frankly etc admit (=admit without being ashamed)(=admitir sem se envergonhar) Phillips openly admits to having an alcohol problem.Phillips admite abertamente ter um problema com álcool.2accept blame [intransitive, transitive] to say that you have done something wrong, especially something criminaladmitir ter feito algo errado, especialmente algo criminoso SYN confess OPP denyadmit doing something Greene admitted causing death by reckless driving.Greene admitiu ter causado morte por direção imprudente.admit to (doing) something A quarter of all workers admit to taking time off when they are not ill.Um quarto de todos os trabalhadores admite ter tirado folga quando não estavam doentes. After questioning, he admitted to the murder.Após o interrogatório, ele admitiu o assassinato. No organization has admitted responsibility for the bombing.Nenhuma organização admitiu responsabilidade pelo atentado.► see thesaurus at admit3allow to enter [transitive] to allow someone to enter a public place to watch a game, performance etcpermitir que alguém entre em um lugar público para assistir a um jogo, espetáculo etc.admit somebody to/into something Only ticket-holders will be admitted into the stadium.Somente portadores de ingressos serão admitidos no estádio.RegisterRegistroIn everyday English, people usually say let someone in rather than admit someone:· They won’t let you in without a ticket.No inglês cotidiano, as pessoas costumam dizer let someone in em vez de admit someone:· They won't let you in without a ticket. (Sem ingresso não vão te deixar entrar.)4allow to join [transitive] to allow someone to join an organization, club etcpermitir que alguém entre para uma organização, clube etc.admit somebody to/into something Drake was admitted into the club in 1997.Drake foi admitido no clube em 1997.5hospital [transitive] if people at a hospital admit someone, that person is taken in to be given treatment, tests, or carese a equipe de um hospital admite alguém, essa pessoa é internada para receber tratamento, exames ou cuidados: What time was she admitted?A que horas ela foi internada?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 succeedparar de tentar fazer algo porque se percebe que não vai conseguir: For Haskill, selling the restaurant would be admitting defeat.Para Haskill, vender o restaurante seria admitir a derrota.7admit evidence to allow a particular piece of evidence to be used in a court of lawpermitir que uma determinada prova seja usada em um tribunal: Courts can refuse to admit evidence obtained illegally by police.Os tribunais podem se recusar a admitir provas obtidas ilegalmente pela polícia.admit of something phrasal verb formalformal if a situation admits of a particular explanation, that explanation can be accepted as possiblese uma situação admite uma determinada explicação, essa explicação pode ser aceita como possível: The facts admit of no other explanation.Os fatos não admitem outra explicação.GRAMMAR: ComparisonGRAMÁTICA: Comparaçãoadmit• You admit that you did something: · He admitted that he had made a mistake.• Usa-se admit that you did something: · He admitted that he had made a mistake. (Ele admitiu que tinha cometido um erro.)• 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.• Usa-se admit to someone that you did something: · He admitted to me that he had made a mistake. (Ele me admitiu que tinha cometido um erro.) ✗Não se diz: 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.• Usa-se admit doing something: · He admitted making a mistake. (Ele admitiu ter cometido um erro.) ✗Não se diz: He admitted to make a mistake.confess• You confess that you did something: · He confessed that he had stolen the money.• Usa-se confess that you did something: · He confessed that he had stolen the money. (Ele confessou que tinha roubado o dinheiro.)• You confess to someone that you did something: · He confessed to the police that he had stolen the money.• Usa-se confess to someone that you did something: · He confessed to the police that he had stolen the money. (Ele confessou à polícia que tinha roubado o dinheiro.)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESverbsverbosrefuse to admit something· He refused to admit that it was his fault.Ele se recusou a admitir que era culpa dele.be forced to admit something· The government was forced to admit that the policy had never really worked.O governo foi forçado a admitir que a política nunca funcionou de verdade.somebody has to admit something· In the end, he had to admit I was right.No fim das contas, ele teve que admitir que eu estava certo.adverbsadvérbiosfreely/readily/openly admit something (=admit without being ashamed)· I freely admit I’m hopeless at maths.Admito abertamente que sou péssimo em matemática.grudgingly/reluctantly admit something (=admit something when you do not want to)· He grudgingly admitted that I was a better swimmer than him.Ele admitiu a contragosto que eu era um nadador melhor do que ele.phraseslocuçõesbe willing/prepared/happy/ready to admit something· She was willing to admit that she’d made a mistake.Ela estava disposta a admitir que tinha cometido um erro.be ashamed/loath to admit something· He was ashamed to admit that he had lied to her.Ele tinha vergonha de admitir que havia mentido para ela.I must admit something (=used when saying that you admit that something is true)· I must admit I hate camping.Devo admitir que odeio acampar.I hate to admit it but …· I hate to admit it but it looks like we’ve failed.Odeio admitir isso, mas parece que fracassamos.be the first to admit something· I know I’m lazy – I’m the first to admit it!Sei que sou preguiçoso — sou o primeiro a admitir isso!I don’t mind admitting something· I’m scared and I don’t mind admitting it.Estou com medo e não me importo em admitir isso.THESAURUSSINÔNIMOSadmit something is trueadmitir que algo é verdadeadmit to agree unwillingly that something is trueconcordar relutantemente que algo é verdade: · He admitted that the company was having financial difficulties.Ele admitiu que a empresa estava enfrentando dificuldades financeiras.· I must admit I was disappointed by their reaction.Devo admitir que fiquei desapontado com a reação deles.concede formalformal to admit something in a discussion or argumentadmitir algo em uma discussão ou debate: · ‘You may be right,’ Bridget conceded.— Você pode estar certo — Bridget concedeu.· It was a decision which he now concedes was incorrect.Foi uma decisão que ele agora reconhece ter sido incorreta.acknowledge /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/ formalformal to say that something is true or that a situation existsreconhecer que algo é verdade ou que uma situação existe: · The report acknowledges that research on animals is not always a reliable guide when it comes to humans.O relatório reconhece que a pesquisa em animais nem sempre é um guia confiável quando se trata de seres humanos.· They do not want to acknowledge the fact that things have changed.Eles não querem reconhecer o fato de que as coisas mudaram.confess to admit something that you feel embarrassed or ashamed aboutadmitir algo sobre o qual se sente envergonhado ou constrangido: · Bradley confessed that he struggled to finish the race.Bradley confessou que teve dificuldades para terminar a corrida.· I must confess I don’t like his wife at all.Devo confessar que não gosto nada da esposa dele.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 ownusado ao admitir que algo é verdade, embora isso não faça muita diferença para o ponto principal. Granted normalmente é usado no início de uma frase ou sozinho: · She has a lot of experience, I grant you, but she’s not good at managing people.Ela tem muita experiência, eu reconheço, mas não é boa em gerenciar pessoas.· Granted he did play well in the last game, but generally his form hasn't been very good recently.É verdade que ele jogou bem no último jogo, mas de modo geral seu desempenho não tem sido muito bom ultimamente.admit you have done something wrongadmitir que você fez algo erradoadmit to say that you have done something wrong, especially something criminaladmitir ter feito algo errado, especialmente algo criminoso: · He admitted charges of theft and false accounting.Ele admitiu as acusações de roubo e fraude contábil.· Bennett admitted killing his wife.Bennett admitiu ter matado sua esposa.confess to tell the police or someone in authority that you have done something bad, especially when they have persuaded you to do thiscontar à polícia ou a uma autoridade que fez algo ruim, especialmente quando eles o persuadiram a fazer isso: · He finally confessed that he had stolen the money.Ele finalmente confessou que havia roubado o dinheiro.· They told him that if he confessed he would get a lighter sentence.Disseram a ele que se confessasse receberia uma pena mais 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 fez algo errado, geralmente algo não muito sério. Own up é mais informal do que admit ou confess: · He owned up to the mistake straight away.Ele assumiu o erro imediatamente.fess up informalinformal to admit that you have done something wrong that is not very seriousadmitir que fez algo errado que não é muito sério: · Come on, fess up! Where were you last night?Vamos, desembucha! Onde você estava ontem à noite?come clean informalinformal to finally admit something bad that you have been trying to hidefinalmente admitir algo ruim que você tentou esconder: · They want the government to come clean on where all the money has gone.Eles querem que o governo revele a verdade sobre para onde foi todo o dinheiro.
Ver todas as traduções1accept truth [intransitive, transitive] to agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is rightconcordar relutantemente que algo é verdade ou que outra pessoa está certa: ‘Okay, so maybe I was a little bit scared,’ Jenny admitted.— Tudo bem, talvez eu estivesse um pouco com medo — Jenny admitiu.admit (that) You may not like her, but you have to admit that she’s good at her job.Você pode não gostar dela, mas tem que admitir que ela é boa no que faz.admit to somebody (that) Paul admitted to me that he sometimes feels jealous of my friendship with Stanley.Paul admitiu para mim que às vezes sente ciúmes da minha amizade com Stanley. I must admit, I didn’t actually do anything to help her.Devo admitir que na verdade não fiz nada para ajudá-la. Admit it! I’m right, aren’t I?Admita! Eu estou certo, não estou?admit (to) doing something Dana admitted feeling hurt by what I had said.Dana admitiu ter se sentido magoada com o que eu disse.freely/openly/frankly etc admit (=admit without being ashamed)(=admitir sem se envergonhar) Phillips openly admits to having an alcohol problem.Phillips admite abertamente ter um problema com álcool.2accept blame [intransitive, transitive] to say that you have done something wrong, especially something criminaladmitir ter feito algo errado, especialmente algo criminoso SYN confess OPP denyadmit doing something Greene admitted causing death by reckless driving.Greene admitiu ter causado morte por direção imprudente.admit to (doing) something A quarter of all workers admit to taking time off when they are not ill.Um quarto de todos os trabalhadores admite ter tirado folga quando não estavam doentes. After questioning, he admitted to the murder.Após o interrogatório, ele admitiu o assassinato. No organization has admitted responsibility for the bombing.Nenhuma organização admitiu responsabilidade pelo atentado.► see thesaurus at admit3allow to enter [transitive] to allow someone to enter a public place to watch a game, performance etcpermitir que alguém entre em um lugar público para assistir a um jogo, espetáculo etc.admit somebody to/into something Only ticket-holders will be admitted into the stadium.Somente portadores de ingressos serão admitidos no estádio.RegisterRegistroIn everyday English, people usually say let someone in rather than admit someone:· They won’t let you in without a ticket.No inglês cotidiano, as pessoas costumam dizer let someone in em vez de admit someone:· They won't let you in without a ticket. (Sem ingresso não vão te deixar entrar.)4allow to join [transitive] to allow someone to join an organization, club etcpermitir que alguém entre para uma organização, clube etc.admit somebody to/into something Drake was admitted into the club in 1997.Drake foi admitido no clube em 1997.5hospital [transitive] if people at a hospital admit someone, that person is taken in to be given treatment, tests, or carese a equipe de um hospital admite alguém, essa pessoa é internada para receber tratamento, exames ou cuidados: What time was she admitted?A que horas ela foi internada?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 succeedparar de tentar fazer algo porque se percebe que não vai conseguir: For Haskill, selling the restaurant would be admitting defeat.Para Haskill, vender o restaurante seria admitir a derrota.7admit evidence to allow a particular piece of evidence to be used in a court of lawpermitir que uma determinada prova seja usada em um tribunal: Courts can refuse to admit evidence obtained illegally by police.Os tribunais podem se recusar a admitir provas obtidas ilegalmente pela polícia.admit of something phrasal verb formalformal if a situation admits of a particular explanation, that explanation can be accepted as possiblese uma situação admite uma determinada explicação, essa explicação pode ser aceita como possível: The facts admit of no other explanation.Os fatos não admitem outra explicação.GRAMMAR: ComparisonGRAMÁTICA: Comparaçãoadmit• You admit that you did something: · He admitted that he had made a mistake.• Usa-se admit that you did something: · He admitted that he had made a mistake. (Ele admitiu que tinha cometido um erro.)• 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.• Usa-se admit to someone that you did something: · He admitted to me that he had made a mistake. (Ele me admitiu que tinha cometido um erro.) ✗Não se diz: 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.• Usa-se admit doing something: · He admitted making a mistake. (Ele admitiu ter cometido um erro.) ✗Não se diz: He admitted to make a mistake.confess• You confess that you did something: · He confessed that he had stolen the money.• Usa-se confess that you did something: · He confessed that he had stolen the money. (Ele confessou que tinha roubado o dinheiro.)• You confess to someone that you did something: · He confessed to the police that he had stolen the money.• Usa-se confess to someone that you did something: · He confessed to the police that he had stolen the money. (Ele confessou à polícia que tinha roubado o dinheiro.)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESverbsverbosrefuse to admit something· He refused to admit that it was his fault.Ele se recusou a admitir que era culpa dele.be forced to admit something· The government was forced to admit that the policy had never really worked.O governo foi forçado a admitir que a política nunca funcionou de verdade.somebody has to admit something· In the end, he had to admit I was right.No fim das contas, ele teve que admitir que eu estava certo.adverbsadvérbiosfreely/readily/openly admit something (=admit without being ashamed)· I freely admit I’m hopeless at maths.Admito abertamente que sou péssimo em matemática.grudgingly/reluctantly admit something (=admit something when you do not want to)· He grudgingly admitted that I was a better swimmer than him.Ele admitiu a contragosto que eu era um nadador melhor do que ele.phraseslocuçõesbe willing/prepared/happy/ready to admit something· She was willing to admit that she’d made a mistake.Ela estava disposta a admitir que tinha cometido um erro.be ashamed/loath to admit something· He was ashamed to admit that he had lied to her.Ele tinha vergonha de admitir que havia mentido para ela.I must admit something (=used when saying that you admit that something is true)· I must admit I hate camping.Devo admitir que odeio acampar.I hate to admit it but …· I hate to admit it but it looks like we’ve failed.Odeio admitir isso, mas parece que fracassamos.be the first to admit something· I know I’m lazy – I’m the first to admit it!Sei que sou preguiçoso — sou o primeiro a admitir isso!I don’t mind admitting something· I’m scared and I don’t mind admitting it.Estou com medo e não me importo em admitir isso.THESAURUSSINÔNIMOSadmit something is trueadmitir que algo é verdadeadmit to agree unwillingly that something is trueconcordar relutantemente que algo é verdade: · He admitted that the company was having financial difficulties.Ele admitiu que a empresa estava enfrentando dificuldades financeiras.· I must admit I was disappointed by their reaction.Devo admitir que fiquei desapontado com a reação deles.concede formalformal to admit something in a discussion or argumentadmitir algo em uma discussão ou debate: · ‘You may be right,’ Bridget conceded.— Você pode estar certo — Bridget concedeu.· It was a decision which he now concedes was incorrect.Foi uma decisão que ele agora reconhece ter sido incorreta.acknowledge /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/ formalformal to say that something is true or that a situation existsreconhecer que algo é verdade ou que uma situação existe: · The report acknowledges that research on animals is not always a reliable guide when it comes to humans.O relatório reconhece que a pesquisa em animais nem sempre é um guia confiável quando se trata de seres humanos.· They do not want to acknowledge the fact that things have changed.Eles não querem reconhecer o fato de que as coisas mudaram.confess to admit something that you feel embarrassed or ashamed aboutadmitir algo sobre o qual se sente envergonhado ou constrangido: · Bradley confessed that he struggled to finish the race.Bradley confessou que teve dificuldades para terminar a corrida.· I must confess I don’t like his wife at all.Devo confessar que não gosto nada da esposa dele.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 ownusado ao admitir que algo é verdade, embora isso não faça muita diferença para o ponto principal. Granted normalmente é usado no início de uma frase ou sozinho: · She has a lot of experience, I grant you, but she’s not good at managing people.Ela tem muita experiência, eu reconheço, mas não é boa em gerenciar pessoas.· Granted he did play well in the last game, but generally his form hasn't been very good recently.É verdade que ele jogou bem no último jogo, mas de modo geral seu desempenho não tem sido muito bom ultimamente.admit you have done something wrongadmitir que você fez algo erradoadmit to say that you have done something wrong, especially something criminaladmitir ter feito algo errado, especialmente algo criminoso: · He admitted charges of theft and false accounting.Ele admitiu as acusações de roubo e fraude contábil.· Bennett admitted killing his wife.Bennett admitiu ter matado sua esposa.confess to tell the police or someone in authority that you have done something bad, especially when they have persuaded you to do thiscontar à polícia ou a uma autoridade que fez algo ruim, especialmente quando eles o persuadiram a fazer isso: · He finally confessed that he had stolen the money.Ele finalmente confessou que havia roubado o dinheiro.· They told him that if he confessed he would get a lighter sentence.Disseram a ele que se confessasse receberia uma pena mais 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 fez algo errado, geralmente algo não muito sério. Own up é mais informal do que admit ou confess: · He owned up to the mistake straight away.Ele assumiu o erro imediatamente.fess up informalinformal to admit that you have done something wrong that is not very seriousadmitir que fez algo errado que não é muito sério: · Come on, fess up! Where were you last night?Vamos, desembucha! Onde você estava ontem à noite?come clean informalinformal to finally admit something bad that you have been trying to hidefinalmente admitir algo ruim que você tentou esconder: · They want the government to come clean on where all the money has gone.Eles querem que o governo revele a verdade sobre para onde foi todo o dinheiro.