BEOLINGUS
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water torture; waterboarding (method of torture) Wasserfolter {f}; Wasserkur {f} (Foltermethode)

by sb.'s own admission; it is now accepted eingestandenermaßen; wie jd. selbst eingesteht {adv}

The country has, by its own admission, used waterboarding on them. Das Land hat eingestandenermaßen die Wasserfolter bei ihnen angewandt.

By her own admission the pop singer has made a lot of fashion mistakes.; The pop singer has admitted having made a lot of fashion mistakes. Die Popsängerin hat, wie sie selbst eingesteht, viele Modesünden begangen.

It is now accepted that regional policy has not been able to solve the problem. Die Regionalpolitik war eingestandenermaßen nicht in der Lage, das Problem zu lösen.