conning in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for conning in the English»French Dictionary

conning tower [Brit ˈkɒnɪŋ ˌtaʊə, Am ˈkɑnɪŋ ˌtaʊ(ə)r] N NAUT

conning tower

kiosque m

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

Translations for conning in the French»English Dictionary

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tourelle (de sous-marin)

conning tower

conning in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for conning 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 conning in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

attrape-nigaud

con

taulard(e)

con

arnaque

con

couillonner

to con

arnaquer

to con

clim

air con Brit

charlatan

con man

conning 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

His last view of his boat was of water pouring down the conning tower hatch as she went under.

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The conning tower contained armoured glass windows to allow the pilot to see out.

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The conning tower was positioned on top of the turret and its sides were ten layers (250mmin 1) thick.

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The sonar dome and the conning tower are made of composite materials.

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Having first pretended to be psychic, the pair spent over a year conning the camp's commandant.

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Either clothing or electrical insulation which was smouldering from the first explosion triggered the second which was underneath the conning tower.

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The conning tower had 6 in thick sides and a 2.25 in thick roof.

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The first hit short of the stem; the second, just aft of the conning tower; the third, just forward of the conning tower.

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The armor of the conning tower was thick.

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One officer escaped from the flooded conning tower, and was rescued with the others.

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