English-Spanish translations for admit

• admitir
  Es algo que admitiré aquí con gusto. I will gladly admit that here.
  Debo admitir que el argumento del señor Ministro es convincente. I must admit that the Minister's argument is convincing.
  Debo admitir que parece inofensiva. I have to admit that is seems innocuous.
• concordar
• dar entrada
• dejar entrar
  Quisiera pedirle, señor Presidente, que se mantenga el procedimiento de admisión tal como era antes: proceder a la identificación, hacer una tarjeta y dejar entrar a la gente. I would like to ask you, Mr President, to change the admission procedure in Brussels back to how it used to be: you identify yourself, a badge is made and you are admitted.
• ingresar
• permitir
  Sin duda la Comisión nos promete una ley-marco que debería permitir una mejor programación en materia cultural. Admittedly, the Commission is promising us a framework law which should allow cultural matters to be better programmed.
  Los transportes de animales de fuera de la Unión sólo se les debe permitir el acceso cuando se les trata de la misma manera que en la Unión. Transport of animals from outside the Union should only be admitted if they have been treated in the same way as in the Union.
  La Junta militar sigue sin permitir el acceso de personal de ayuda occidental, como el Comisario Michel acaba de confirmar en su sobrecogedor relato. The military junta remains unwilling to admit Western aid workers, as Commissioner Michel just confirmed in his powerful speech.
• reconocer
  Reconocerán que esto es extraño. You must admit that it is surprising.
  ¡Debe reconocer que es una exageración! You must admit that this is going too far.
  No nos avergüenza reconocer que necesitamos ayuda. There is no shame in admitting the need for help.

Definition of admit

• To allow to enter; to grant entrance , whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
• To allow to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise
• To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny
• To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted
• To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+
• To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment

Examples

• A ticket admits one into a playhouse
• They were admitted into his house
• to admit a serious thought into the mind
• to admit evidence in the trial of a cause
• to admit an attorney to practice law
• the prisoner was admitted to bail
• the argument or fact is admitted
• he admitted his guilt
• she admitted taking drugs / she admitted to taking drugs
• the words do not admit such a construction
• circumstances do not admit of this
• the text does not admit of this interpretation

Related words

• admittance
• admittedly
• admitted
• admitter
• readmit
• admit; () extradite
• admit to something
• admit for quotation
• admit water