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

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

3. con (indicando el instrumento, medio, material):

con
with
córtalo con la tijera
cut it with the scissors
córtalo con la tijera
use the scissors to cut it
agárralo con las dos manos
hold it with both hands
lo estás malcriando con tanto mimo
you're spoiling him with all this pampering o by pampering him so much
con estos retazos se puede hacer una colcha
you can make a quilt out of these bits of material
¡caray con la niña! y parecía tan modosita
well fancy that! o well would you believe it! and she seemed so demure
(con + infinit.) con llorar no se arregla nada
crying won't solve anything
no hay necesidad de escribir, con llamarlo ya cumples
there's no need to write; as long as o if you call him, that should do
¡con decirte que un café cuesta el triple que aquí!
I mean, to give you an example, a cup of coffee costs three times what it costs here
(con que + subj) me contento con que apruebes
as long as you pass I'll be happy
con tal de/con tal (de) que
provided (that)
con tal de/con tal (de) que
as long as
con tal de/con tal (de) que
so long as inf
no importa cómo lo hagas con tal (de) que lo hagas
it doesn't matter how you do it, just as long as you do it
con tal (de) que me lo devuelvas antes de marzo
as long as o provided I get it back by March
es capaz de cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención
he'll do anything to attract attention

4.2. con (al describir características, un estado):

amaneció con fiebre
he had a temperature when he woke up
amaneció con fiebre
he woke up with a temperature
ya estaba con dolores de parto
she was already having labor pains
andaba con ganas de bronca
he was looking o spoiling for a fight
con las manos en los bolsillos
with his hands in his pockets
¿vas a ir con ese vestido?
are you going in that dress?
me gusta más con el pelo suelto
I like her better with her hair down
una niña con ojos azules
a girl with blue eyes
una niña con ojos azules
a blue-eyed girl
una mujer con aspecto de extranjera
a foreign-looking woman
un monstruo con un solo ojo
a one-eyed monster
una casa con piscina
a house with a swimming pool

con in the PONS Dictionary

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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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II.con CONJ + infin

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con Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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sobre con las señas de uno y con sello
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
to be generous to sb
ser generoso con [o para con] alguien
affectionate to/towards sb
amoroso con/para con alguien
as long as
con tal de +infinit., con tal de que +subj (mientras)
provided
con tal de, con tal de que (condición)
it's your environment that counts, not your birth
no con quien naces, sino con quien paces prov
he doesn't put up with any nonsense
no hay que andar con bromas con él

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lubricación con bomba

secador con filtro

servicio con carga parcial

con transmisión directa

con transmisión indirecta

Mirilla con esfera

arranque con x polos

carga con esterol

motor con brida

con tuberías listas para conectar

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English
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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