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	English	German
	to admit to sth.; to own up to sth. / to having done sth. (mistake, responsibility, guilt)	etw. zugeben {vt} (Fehler, Urheberschaft; Schuld)
	I own that I judged her harshly at first.	Ich gebe zu, dass ich sie zu Beginn zu streng beurteilt habe.
	She admitted to having done it.; She owned to having done it.	Sie gab zu, der Urheber zu sein.
	We all know it was you so you may as well own up (to it).	Wir wissen alle, dass du es warst, du kannst es also ruhig zugeben.
	He frankly owned that the film was repulsive to him.	Er gab ganz offen zu, dass er den Film abstoßend findet.