conning tower in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for conning tower 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

Translations for conning tower in the Spanish»English Dictionary

torreta (de un submarino)

conning tower

Translations for conning tower in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. Con → Conservative

2. Con → constable

See also constable

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

constable

agente mf de policía

constable (as form of address)

señor m agente / señora f agente

constable (as form of address)

agente mf

tower [Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r, Brit ˈtaʊə] N

1. tower:

tower

torre f

church or bell tower

campanario m

the Tower of Babel

la Torre de Babel

radio/television tower

torre de radio/televisión

to be a tower of strength

ser un gran apoyo

2. tower COMPUT:

tower

torre f

conning tower in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for conning tower 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

tower [ˈtaʊəʳ, Am ˈtaʊɚ] N

tower

torre f

Phrases:

a tower of strength

un gran apoyo

tower N

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tower COMPUT

torre f

tower N

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the Twin Towers (in New York) ARCHIT

las Torres Gemelas fpl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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Above the seating area was the conning tower, where the operator stood and controlled the sub's speed.

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

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Either clothing or electrical insulation which was smouldering from the first explosion triggered the second which was underneath the 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 submarine then submerged until only the conning tower was visible.

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They also received a streamlined sail in place of the traditional conning tower fairwater.

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The wheelhouse/chart room deck was expanded, and a conning tower added.

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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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