conning tower in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for conning tower in the English»French Dictionary

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

conning tower

kiosque m

Translations for conning tower in the French»English Dictionary

baignoire

conning tower

tourelle (de sous-marin)

conning tower

kiosque (de sous-marin)

conning tower

Translations for conning tower in the English»French Dictionary

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

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

Archives fpl nationales

PRO N

1. PRO abrév → public relations officer

2. PRO abrév → Public Records Office

I.tower [Brit ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r] N (gen)

tower COMPUT

tour f

II.tower [Brit ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r] VB intr

1. tower:

to tower above, to tower over (dominate) village, countryside

dominer

to tower above or over sb (gen)

être plus grand que qn

to tower above or over sb (menacingly)

dominer qn de toute sa hauteur

Phrases:

to tower above (outstrip) rival, peer

dominer

III.tower [Brit ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r]

to be a tower of strength

être solide comme un roc

she's been a tower of strength to me

elle a été d'un grand soutien pour moi

conning tower in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for conning tower 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

I.tower [ˈtaʊəʳ, Am ˈtaʊɚ] N

tower

tour f

Phrases:

a tower of strength

un roc

II.tower [ˈtaʊəʳ, Am ˈtaʊɚ] VB intr

tower

s'élever

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The conning tower sides were 400mm 1 thick with a 250-mm 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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His last view of his boat was of water pouring down the conning tower hatch as she went under.

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The circular turrets were protected by armor thick and the walls of the ship's oval conning tower were also 4.5 inches thick.

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The armor of the conning tower was thick.

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The wheelhouse/chart room deck was expanded, and a conning tower added.

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There was a mini conning tower to aid navigation.

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She was then attacked on the 23rd (twice), the first of which resulted in a flooded conning tower.

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The submarine then submerged until only the conning tower was visible.

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The walls of the ship's oval conning tower were also 4.5 inches thick.

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