con man in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

II.con1 <pres part conning; pt, pp conned> [Am kɑn, Brit kɒn] VB trans inf

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con3 [Am kɑn, Brit kɒn] N inf (prisoner, convict)

con4 <pres part conning; pt, pp conned> [Am kɑn, Brit kɒn] VB trans arch (study)

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1. Con → Conservative

2. Con → constable

See also constable

constable [Am ˈkɑnstəb(ə)l, Brit ˈkʌnstəb(ə)l, ˈkɒnstəb(ə)l] N Brit

Man → Manitoba

I.man <pl men [men]> [Am mæn, Brit man] N

1.1. man (adult male):

man
hombre m
four men and five women
cuatro hombres y cinco mujeres
say thank you to the nice man
dale las gracias a ese señor tan amable
I pronounce you man and wife
los declaro marido y mujer
her new man
su nueva pareja (or su nuevo compañero etc.)
a young man
un joven
her young man dated
su novio
her young man dated
su galán dated
he's a man's man
tiene intereses típicamente masculinos
I don't feel half the man I used to
ya no soy lo que era
take it like a man!
¡aguanta como un hombre!
we'll make a man of you
haremos de ti un hombre
he was man enough to admit his error
fue lo bastante hombre como para admitir su error
if you've got the patience to deal with him, you're a better man than I am
si no pierdes la paciencia con él, te admiro
in the West, where men were men
en el Oeste, donde los hombres eran hombres de verdad
he's an influential man
es una persona or un hombre influyente
you're a lucky man
tú sí que tienes suerte
he's a sick man
está muy enfermo
I feel a new man
me siento como nuevo
don't listen to him: the man's a fool
no le hagas caso: es un estúpido
he's the man to ask
es a él a quien hay que preguntar(le)
the police think he's their man
la policía cree que es la persona que andan buscando
here's the man who can tell you
aquí está la persona que te lo puede decir
it's a man's world!
¡el mundo es de los hombres!
a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do
un hombre tiene que cumplir con su deber
are you a man or a mouse?
¿eres hombre o gallina?
to be low man on the totem pole Am
ser el último mono inf
to be low man on the totem pole Am
ser el último orejón del tarro RioPl inf
to be one's own man
ser independiente
to be one's own man
ir por libre Spain inf
to separate or Brit also sort out the men from the boys
ser una verdadera prueba de fuego
the initial training separates the men from the boys
el entrenamiento inicial es una verdadera prueba de fuego

1.2. man (type):

he's not a man for the quiet life
no es de las personas a las que les gusta la vida tranquila
he's the right/wrong man for the job
es/no es la persona indicada para el puesto
he's a Harvard man
estudió en Harvard
I was a Nixon man in '68
era partidario de Nixon en 1968
he's a local/Boston man
es del lugar/de Boston
he's a family man
es un padre de familia
I'm a vodka man myself
yo personalmente prefiero el vodka
he's the best transplant man in the business inf
es el mejor especialista en trasplantes
a man of the world
un hombre de mundo
the man in the street
el hombre de la calle
the man in the street
el ciudadano medio or de a pie
the man of the match Brit
el mejor jugador
man of God (Protestant)
pastor m
man of God (Catholic)
sacerdote m
man of letters
literato m
man of letters
hombre m de letras

II.man <pres part manning; pt, pp manned> [Am mæn, Brit man] VB trans

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con man in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for con man in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for con man in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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con1 [kɒn, Am kɑ:n] VB trans -nn- inf

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

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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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As collateral, the con man leaves his only worldly possession, the violin that provides his livelihood.
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He's a con man and has the gift of the gab.
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With script readings he grew confident that he could play the role of a con man in the movie, and rehearsed extensively.
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Once there, the con man abandons the group and leaves the site.
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A coney-catcher was a thief or con man.
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Most locals see him as a con man.
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They are referred to as a chess expert and 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 civilian life, he was a con man.
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