conning in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for conning in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. conning tower (on submarine):

conning tower

falsa torre f

2. conning tower (on warship):

conning tower

torre f de mando

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

con

timo m inf

con

estafa f

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

con (deceive)

timar inf

con (deceive)

estafar

con (sweet-talk)

engatusar

con (sweet-talk)

embaucar

con (sweet-talk)

camelar inf

to con sb into/out of sth I didn't want to go: I was conned into it

yo no quería ir: me embaucaron para que fuera

to con sb into/out of sth I didn't want to go: I was conned into it

yo no quería ir: me camelaron para que fuera inf

I was conned into thinking that …

me engatusaron haciéndome creer que …

he conned the old ladies out of their savings

embaucó a las ancianas y les quitó los ahorros

he conned his way into the house by posing as a doctor

consiguió meterse en la casa haciéndose pasar por médico

con² [Am kɑn, Brit kɒn] N

1. con inf (objection):

con

contra m

the cons outweigh the pros

hay menos pros que contras

2. con (voter):

con

votante mf en contra

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

con

preso m / presa f

con

taleguero m / taleguera f Spain sl

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

con

estudiar

con man N

con man

estafador m

con man

timador m

con trick N Brit inf

con trick

timo m inf

con trick

estafa f

con artist N

con artist

farsante mf

con artist

estafador m / estafadora f

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

ex-con → ex-convict

See also ex-convict

ex-convict [Am ˌɛksˈkɑnvɪkt, Brit ɛksˈkɒnvɪkt] N

ex-convict

expresidiario m / expresidiaria f

ex-convict

exconvicto m / exconvicta f form

Translations for conning in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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torreta (de un submarino)

conning tower

conning in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for conning in the English»Spanish Dictionary

con¹ [kɒn, Am kɑ:n] VB trans -nn- inf

con

engañar

to con sb (into doing sth)

engañar a alguien (para que haga algo)

to con sb into believing that ...

hacer creer a alguien que...

to con sb out of sth

estafar algo a alguien

con² [kɒn, Am kɑ:n] N

con

contra m

the pros and cons of sth

los pros y los contras de algo

con artist [ˌkɒnˈɑ:tɪst, Am ˌkɑ:nˈɑ:rt̬əst] N inf

con artist

estafador(a) m (f)

con man [ˈkɒnˌmæn, Am ˈkɑ:n-] N

con man abbreviation of confidence man

con man

estafador m

ex-con [ɛksˈkɒn, Am ˌɛksˈkɑn] N inf

ex-con

expresidiario(-a) m (f)

ex-con

exconvicto(-a) m (f)

air con, air-con N

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air con (air conditioning) inf clipping

aire acondicionado m

Translations for conning in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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camelo

con

engañabobos

con artist

timo

con

timar

to con

conning Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to con sb (into doing sth)

engañar a alguien (para que haga algo)

to con sb into believing that ...

hacer creer a alguien que...

to con sb out of sth

estafar algo a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The armor of the conning tower was thick.

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

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

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Despite its size, the equivalent of five city blocks long with a three story high conning tower, it has so far remained undetected.

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There was a mini conning tower to aid navigation.

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

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Having first pretended to be psychic, the pair spent over a year conning the camp's commandant.

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This advance considerably rationalised the separate armoured conning tower and myriad of decks and platforms of older designs.

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Obviously not foolproof, the conning officer of the vessel having made the course change, must continually monitor bearing lest the other vessel does the same.

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