mod con in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mod con in the English»French Dictionary

mod con [Brit mɒd ˈkɒn] N Brit

mod con → modern convenience

mod con

confort m (moderne)

‘all mod cons’ (in advert)

‘tout confort’

Translations for mod con in the English»French Dictionary

MoD N Brit

MoD → Ministry of Defence

MoD

ministère m de la Défense

I.mod [Brit mɒd, Am mɑd] N Brit a. Mod

mod

mod mf (jeune des années 60, adepte de la musique soul ou ska)

II.mod [Brit mɒd, Am mɑd] ADJ inf Am (up-to-date)

mod

branché inf

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

mod con in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mod con in the English»French Dictionary

MOD N Brit

MOD abbreviation of Ministry of Defense

MOD

ministère m de la Défense

mod. ADJ

mod. abbreviation of modern

mod.

moderne

See also modern

modern [ˈmɒdən, Am ˈmɑ:dɚn] ADJ

modern

moderne

modern children

les enfants d'aujourd'hui

modern languages

les langues modernes

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The main property has a huge living room, a kitchen with every conceivable mod con, and most of the ten bedrooms have an en suite bathroom and terrace.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I'd love to try living somewhere with no mobile phones, internet or mod cons.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The house now has all mod cons, including internet connection and satellite television.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Stunning period features in this listed building yet fitted with all mod cons.

www.fft.ie

Our room was a cut-up lorry container superbly appointed with all mod cons.

www.telegraph.co.uk

In the modern conventional system, farmers must rear calves in small groups in open barns, with straw bedding and all mod cons.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The apartments are large and bright with all mod cons.

www.independent.ie

This boutique hotel is intimate yet has all the mod cons you'd expect at this level.

www.herald.ie

In good condition, the property is one of four units in the block and is being sold with private residents' parking and all mod cons.

www.advertiser.ie

All the mod cons in terms of driving aids are there, including the must have information display screen in the centre of the dash.

www.offalyexpress.ie