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passer aux aveux

French, verb/pa.se o.z‿a.vø/

passer aux aveux is a French verb meaning “to confess guilt, to own up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Avouer”.

What does passer aux aveux mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to confess guilt, to own up

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Avouer.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce passer aux aveux?

  • /pa.se o.z‿a.vø/
  • /pɑ.se o.z‿a.vø/
  • /pa.sɛ.ʁ‿o.z‿a.vø/

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.