conning tower in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for conning tower in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

conning tower

torretta f (di sommergibile)

Translations for conning tower in the Italian»English Dictionary

torretta (di sottomarino)

conning tower

Translations for conning tower 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

Con. N

Con. POL → conservative

Con.

(partito) conservatore

See also conservative

I.conservative [Brit kənˈsəːvətɪv, Am kənˈsərvədɪv] ADJ

1. conservative POL:

conservative person, society, policy

conservatore

2. conservative Brit POL:

Conservative

conservatore

the Conservative Party

il partito conservatore

Conservative MP

deputato conservatore

to vote Conservative

votare (per il partito) conservatore

3. conservative (cautious):

conservative attitude

cauto, prudente

conservative estimate

prudente, per difetto

at a conservative estimate

come minimo

4. conservative taste, dress, style:

conservative

classico

conservative

tradizionale

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

1. conservative:

conservative

conservatore m / conservatrice f

2. conservative Brit POL:

Conservative

conservatore m / conservatrice f

I.tower [Brit ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r] N

tower

torre f

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

1. tower (dominate):

to tower above or over village, countryside

torreggiare su or dominare

to tower above or over sb

torreggiare su or sovrastare qn

to tower above or over sb (menacingly)

sovrastare qn dall'alto della propria statura

2. tower (outstrip):

to tower above rival, peer

dominare

III.tower [Brit ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r]

to be a tower of strength

essere saldo come una torre

she's been a tower of strength to me

per me è stata un vero sostegno

conning tower in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for conning tower 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)

tower [ˈta·ʊɚ] N

tower

torre f

Phrases:

a tower of strength

un pilastro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The armor of the conning tower was thick.

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

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Her hull has been crushed from just abaft the conning tower all the way to the stern, though the forward hull appeared intact.

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

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The conning tower was connected to the armored citadel by a 14in mm thick communications tube.

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

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

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

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