con in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.con1 [Am kɑn, Brit kɒn] N inf (fraud)

II.con1 <pres part conning; pt, pp conned> [Am kɑn, Brit kɒn] VB trans inf

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con3 [Am kɑn, Brit kɒn] N inf (prisoner, convict)

con4 <pres part conning; pt, pp conned> [Am kɑn, Brit kɒn] VB trans arch (study)

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ex-con [Am ˌɛksˈkɑn, Brit ɛksˈkɒn] N inf

ex-con → ex-convict

See also ex-convict

ex-convict [Am ˌɛksˈkɑnvɪkt, Brit ɛksˈkɒnvɪkt] N

con game → confidence game

See also confidence game

con in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for con in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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con1 [kɒn, Am kɑ:n] VB trans -nn- inf

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con artist [ˌkɒnˈɑ:tɪst, Am ˌkɑ:nˈɑ:rt̬əst] N inf

con man [ˈkɒnˌmæn, Am ˈkɑ:n-] N

ex-con [ɛksˈkɒn, Am ˌɛksˈkɑn] N inf

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con Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to con sb (into doing sth)
engañar a alguien (para que haga algo)
to con sb into believing that ...
hacer creer a alguien que...
to con sb out of sth
estafar algo a alguien
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However, the author maintains that he tried to stay as objective as possible when weighing the pros and cons of each game.
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The scam artists who worked the docks would often play this con on a barrel top for the sailors.
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He is also a very experienced gambler, con artist, and thief.
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She is often the target of con men.
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She is drinking heavily, has lost her singing voice and much of her looks and spends time with card sharps and con artists.
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If a con is successful, the mark does not realize he has been taken (cheated), at least not until the con men are long gone.
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Johnny is a con-man who does petty-thefts (only on the greedy ones) to close the loan taken by his father.
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The two totally different education ways all have their pros and cons.
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I spent a long time talking about the pros and cons.
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Other cons see the team take on the world of slimming pills and pull off a gold heist.
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