con in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for con in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.con¹ [Brit kɒn, Am kɑn] N inf (swindle)

con

truffa f

con

inganno m

con

fregatura f

it was all a con

è stata tutta una fregatura

II.con¹ <forma in -ing conning, pt, pp conned> [Brit kɒn, Am kɑn] VB trans inf (trick)

con

fregare, truffare, ingannare

to con sb into doing sth inf

convincere (con l'inganno) qn a fare qc

to con sb out of sth inf

fregare qc a qn

I was conned out of £5

mi hanno fregato 5 sterline

con² [Brit kɒn, Am kɑn] N (disadvantage)

con

svantaggio m

the pros and cons

i pro e i contro

the pros and cons of sth

i pro e i contro or i vantaggi e gli svantaggi di qc

con³ [Brit kɒn, Am kɑn] N inf

con short for convict

con

carcerato m / carcerata f

con

detenuto m / detenuta f

See also convict

I.convict N [Brit ˈkɒnvɪkt, Am ˈkɑnˌvɪkt]

1. convict (imprisoned criminal):

convict

detenuto m / detenuta f

convict

carcerato m / carcerata f

convict

recluso m / reclusa f

escaped convict

evaso

2. convict (deported criminal):

convict

forzato m / forzata f

II.convict VB trans [Brit kənˈvɪkt, Am kənˈvɪkt]

1. convict jury, court:

convict

giudicare colpevole (of di; of doing per aver fatto)

convict

condannare (of per; of doing per aver fatto)

to be convicted on a charge of

essere dichiarato colpevole per il reato di

a convicted murderer, drug dealer (in prison)

un detenuto per omicidio, per traffico di droga

a convicted murderer, drug dealer (now released)

un ex detenuto per omicidio, per traffico di droga

2. convict evidence:

convict

condannare also fig

con⁴ <forma in -ing conning, pt, pp conned> [Brit kɒn, Am kɑn] VB trans arch

con

studiare a fondo

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

ex-con short for ex-convict

ex-con

ex carcerato m / ex carcerata f

ex-con

ex detenuto m / ex detenuta f

See also ex-convict

ex-convict N

ex-convict

ex detenuto m / ex detenuta f

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

nem. con. short for nemine contradicente

nem. con.

all'unanimità

mod con [Brit mɒd ˈkɒn] N Brit

mod con short for modern convenience

mod con

comodità fpl moderne

“all mod cons” (in advert)

“tutti i comfort”

con trick [ˈkɒnˌtrɪk] N inf

con trick

raggiro m

con trick

bidone m

con artist [ˈkɒnˌɑːtɪst] N

con artist → conman

See also conman

conman <pl conmen> [Brit ˈkɒn man, Am ˈkɑn mæn] N

conman short for confidence man

conman

truffatore m

air con [ˈeəkən] N

air con → air conditioning

See also air conditioning

air conditioning [Brit, Am ɛr kənˈdɪʃ(ə)nɪŋ] N

air conditioning

aria f condizionata

air conditioning

climatizzazione f

con in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for con in the English»Italian Dictionary

con¹ <-nn-> [kɑ:n] VB trans inf

con

fregare

to con sb into doing sth

indurre qu a fare qc con l'inganno

to con sb into believing that …

far credere a qu che …

to con sb out of sth

sottrarre qc a qu con l'inganno

con² [kɑ:n] N (against)

con

contro m inv

the pros and cons of sth

i pro e i contro di qc

con³ [kɑ:n] N sl (convict)

con

carcerato(-a) m (f)

con artist [ˌkɑ:n·ˈɑ:r·t̬əst] N inf

con artist

imbroglione(-a) m (f)

con man [ˈkɑ:n·ˌmæn] N

con man abbreviation of confidence man

con man

truffatore m

Translations for con in the Italian»English Dictionary

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con bravura

con bravura

pesto (-a)

black con un occhio pesto

suonata

con

ci sono tanti -i

it's full of bars and restaurants con gli amici

con moto

con moto

con Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to con sb into doing sth

indurre qu a fare qc con l'inganno

to con sb into believing that …

far credere a qu che …

to con sb out of sth

sottrarre qc a qu con l'inganno

it's full of bars and restaurants con gli amici

ci sono tanti -i

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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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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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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The two totally different education ways all have their pros and cons.

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She is often the target of con men.

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Not all cons depicted are successful, and some episodes focus on the characters dealing with the consequences of their actions.

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He's a con man and has the gift of the gab.

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

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