con man in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for con man in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

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

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

con3 [Brit kɒn, Am kɑn] N inf

See also convict

I.convict N [Brit ˈkɒnvɪkt, Am ˈkɑnˌvɪkt]

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

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

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See also conservative

I.conservative [Brit kənˈsəːvətɪv, Am kənˈsərvədɪv] ADJ

II.conservative [Brit kənˈsəːvətɪv, Am kənˈsərvədɪv] N POL

I.man <pl men> [Brit man, Am mæn] N

1. man (adult male):

man
uomo m
middle-aged man
uomo di mezza età
married man
uomo sposato
as one man to another
da uomo a uomo
he's not a man to do
non è uomo or tipo da fare
a blind man
un cieco
an old man
un vecchio
a single man
uno scapolo
a ladies' man
un gran conquistatore
a beer, whisky man
un gran bevitore di birra, whisky
a leg, bum man inf
= uno cui piacciono le belle gambe, i bei sederi
a man of God, the people
un uomo di chiesa, del popolo
a man of iron, steel
un uomo di ferro, d'acciaio
they've arrested the right man
hanno arrestato l'uomo giusto
he's your man
è l'uomo che fa per te
he has worked for the party, man and boy Brit
ha lavorato per il partito fin da ragazzo
man of the match
l'uomo partita
good man! (well done)
bravo!
my good man!
vecchio mio!
my little man (to a child) inf
il mio ometto

III.man [Brit man, Am mæn] INTERJ

IV.man <forma in -ing manning, pt, pp manned> [Brit man, Am mæn] VB trans

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con man in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for con man in the English»Italian Dictionary

Translations for con man in the English»Italian Dictionary

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con1 <-nn-> [kɑ:n] VB trans inf

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II.man <-nn-> [mæn] VB trans (operate)

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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A coney-catcher was a thief or con man.
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They are referred to as a chess expert and a con man.
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In civilian life, he was a con man.
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Having grown cynical about religion, she teams up with a con man and performs fake miracles for profit.
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In actuality, the mark would be fleeing from his own money, which the con man still has (or has handed off to an accomplice).
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Soapy's power grew to the point that he admitted to the press that he was a con man and saw nothing wrong with it.
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As collateral, the con man leaves his only worldly possession, the violin that provides his livelihood.
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They encounter a con man who offers to buy the house, but he leaves when they reveal that they're renting.
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Most locals see him as a con man.
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The next day, the band discovers their musical instruments and rent money stolen by the con man who offered to rent his apartment.
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