confession russian
призна́ние
recognition, acknowledgement
confession, admission, declaration (of love)
и́споведь
confession
покая́ние
repentance, penitence, contrition
confession
испове́довать
to profess, to adhere to (a faith), to espouse
to hear confession, to confess (a penitent)
to confess, to avow openly
to draw out, to sound out, to pump (for information)
испове́дание
creed, confession, denomination, faith
profession (of faith), professing, avowal
confession (of sins)
creed, outlook, conviction
гове́ть
to fast (before confession and Communion), to prepare for Communion by fasting
пови́нная
confession
испове́довавшийся
confessed, having confessed, having made confession
гове́вший
who has fasted, who has observed a fast, who has prepared for confession and communion
исповеда́льня
confessional
вероиспове́дный
confessional, denominational
Examples
Аге́нт смог доби́ться призна́ния от террори́ста.
The agent was able to squeeze a confession out of the terrorist.
You signed a confession.
Tom signed a confession.
Призна́ние, сделанное под пы́тками, не признаётся зако́ном.
The law does not accept confession under torture.
Is that a confession?
Том подписа́л э́то призна́ние добровольно?
Did Tom sign that confession voluntarily?
Тому не надо бы́ло подпи́сывать призна́ние.
Tom shouldn't have signed a confession.
Тому не сле́довало подпи́сывать призна́ние.
Tom shouldn't have signed a confession.
Почему Вы подписа́ли призна́ние?
Why did you sign the confession?
Почему ты подписа́л призна́ние?
Why did you sign the confession?
Антон регулярно испове́дуется.
Anton regularly goes to confession.
Чистосерде́чное призна́ние облегча́ет наказа́ние.
A frank confession lightens the punishment.
Чистосерде́чное призна́ние смягча́ет наказа́ние.
A frank confession mitigates the punishment.
Он вошёл в исповедальню и сел напротив священника.
He entered the confessional and sat down opposite the priest.
Перед праздником он исповедовался и причащался.
Before the feast, he went to confession and received communion.
В воскресенье она исповедалась и причастилась.
On Sunday, she went to confession and received Communion.
Вымучиваемое признание не имело никакой ценности.
The confession wrung out of him was of no value at all.



















