Meanings
proverb
- By confessing to one's own faults, one will begin to make amends.
Translations
Dutch beter ten halve gekeerd dan ten hele gedwaald
- beter ten halve gekeerd dan ten hele gedwaaldTranslations
Esperanto post konfeso venas forgeso
- post konfeso venas forgesoTranslations
Finnish tunnustettu virhe on puoliksi korjattu
- tunnustettu virhe on puoliksi korjattuTranslations
French faute avouée est à moitié pardonnée
- faute avouée est à moitié pardonnéeTranslations
Russian пови́нную го́лову и меч не сечёт
- пови́нную го́лову и меч не сечёт (povínnuju gólovu i meč ne sečót)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
a fault confessed is half redressed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20fault%20confessed%20is%20half%20redressed
MLA
“a fault confessed is half redressed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20fault%20confessed%20is%20half%20redressed. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “a fault confessed is half redressed,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20fault%20confessed%20is%20half%20redressed.
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