con in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for con in the English»French Dictionary

I.con [Brit kɒn, Am kɑn] N

1. con (swindle):

con inf

escroquerie f

con inf

arnaque f sl

it was all a con

c'était une escroquerie

2. con (convict):

con inf

taulard m inf

3. con (disadvantage):

con

désavantage m

II.con <pres part conning; pret, pp conned> [Brit kɒn, Am kɑn] VB trans (trick)

con inf

rouler inf

con inf

escroquer

to con sb into doing sth inf

amener qn à faire qc en abusant de sa crédulité

to con sb out of sth inf

obtenir qc de qn par la ruse

I was conned out of £5

on m'a eu de 5 livres sterling inf

III.con <pres part conning; pret, pp conned> [Brit kɒn, Am kɑn] VB intr archaic

con

étudier

See also public relations officer, Public Records Office, PRO

public relations officer, PRO N

public relations officer

responsable mf des relations publiques

Public Records Office, PRO N npl

Public Records Office

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PRO N

1. PRO abrév → public relations officer

2. PRO abrév → Public Records Office

con artist N

con artist

arnaqueur m sl

con artist

escroc m

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

ex-con

ex-taulard m inf

ex-con

ex-prisonnier m

mod con [Brit mɒd ˈkɒn] N Brit

mod con → modern convenience

mod con

confort m (moderne)

‘all mod cons’ (in advert)

‘tout confort’

con game N

con game

escroquerie f

con trick N

con trick

escroquerie f

con trick

duperie f

nem. con. [Brit nɛm ˈkɒn, Am ˌnɛm ˈkɑn]

nem. con. → nemine contradicente

nem. con.

à l'unanimité

Con. N Brit

Con. POL abrév → conservative

See also conservative

I.conservative [Brit kənˈsəːvətɪv, Am kənˈsərvədɪv] N

1. conservative POL:

conservative

conservateur/-trice m/f

Phrases:

Conservative Brit POL

Conservateur/-trice m/f

II.conservative [Brit kənˈsəːvətɪv, Am kənˈsərvədɪv] ADJ

1. conservative POL:

conservative person, society, policy

conservateur/-trice

2. conservative:

Conservative Brit POL

conservateur/-trice

the Conservative Party

le parti conservateur

Conservative MP

député m conservateur

to vote Conservative

voter pour le parti conservateur

3. conservative (cautious):

conservative attitude

prudent

conservative estimate

minimal

at a conservative estimate

au bas mot

4. conservative taste, dress, style:

conservative

classique

chilli con carne [Brit ˌtʃɪli kɒn ˈkɑːni, ˌtʃɪli kɒn ˈkɑːneɪ, Am ˌtʃɪleɪ kɑn ˈkɑrni] N

chilli con carne

chili m con carne

Translations for con in the French»English Dictionary

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attrape-couillon

con inf

attrape-couillon

con trick inf

con in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for con in the English»French Dictionary

I.con <-nn-> [kɒn, Am kɑ:n] VB trans

to con sb into believing that ...

tromper qn en lui faisant croire que ...

to con sb out of £10

escroquer qn de £10

to con sth out of sb

escroquer qc de qn

II.con <-nn-> [kɒn, Am kɑ:n] N inf

con

arnaque f

con man N

con man abbreviation of confidence man

con man

escroc m

con artist N

con artist

escroc m

Translations for con in the French»English Dictionary

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attrape-nigaud

con

taulard(e)

con

arnaque

con

couillonner

to con

arnaquer

to con

clim

air con Brit

charlatan

con man

con Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to con sb into believing that ...

tromper qn en lui faisant croire que ...

to con sb out of £10

escroquer qn de £10

to con sth out of sb

escroquer qc de qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He is also a very experienced gambler, con artist, and thief.

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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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When he inherits a mine from another well-known con man he assumes that it is false and tries to sell it.

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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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I spent a long time talking about the pros and cons.

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Hast ta geet a fiver tha con lend me?

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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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The scam artists who worked the docks would often play this con on a barrel top for the sailors.

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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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There are pros and cons to this move.

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