cons in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cons in the English»French Dictionary

mod con [Brit mɒd ˈkɒn] N Brit

mod con → modern convenience

mod con

confort m (moderne)

‘all mod cons’ (in advert)

‘tout confort’

I.con [Brit kɒn, Am kɑn] N

1. con (swindle):

con inf

escroquerie f

con inf

arnaque f sl

it was all a con

c'était une escroquerie

2. con (convict):

con inf

taulard m inf

3. con (disadvantage):

con

désavantage m

II.con <pres part conning; pret, pp conned> [Brit kɒn, Am kɑn] VB trans (trick)

con inf

rouler inf

con inf

escroquer

to con sb into doing sth inf

amener qn à faire qc en abusant de sa crédulité

to con sb out of sth inf

obtenir qc de qn par la ruse

I was conned out of £5

on m'a eu de 5 livres sterling inf

III.con <pres part conning; pret, pp conned> [Brit kɒn, Am kɑn] VB intr archaic

con

étudier

See also public relations officer, Public Records Office, PRO

public relations officer, PRO N

public relations officer

responsable mf des relations publiques

Public Records Office, PRO N npl

Public Records Office

Archives fpl nationales

PRO N

1. PRO abrév → public relations officer

2. PRO abrév → Public Records Office

con artist N

con artist

arnaqueur m sl

con artist

escroc m

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

ex-con

ex-taulard m inf

ex-con

ex-prisonnier m

con game N

con game

escroquerie f

con trick N

con trick

escroquerie f

con trick

duperie f

nem. con. [Brit nɛm ˈkɒn, Am ˌnɛm ˈkɑn]

nem. con. → nemine contradicente

nem. con.

à l'unanimité

Con. N Brit

Con. POL abrév → conservative

See also conservative

I.conservative [Brit kənˈsəːvətɪv, Am kənˈsərvədɪv] N

1. conservative POL:

conservative

conservateur/-trice m/f

Phrases:

Conservative Brit POL

Conservateur/-trice m/f

II.conservative [Brit kənˈsəːvətɪv, Am kənˈsərvədɪv] ADJ

1. conservative POL:

conservative person, society, policy

conservateur/-trice

2. conservative:

Conservative Brit POL

conservateur/-trice

the Conservative Party

le parti conservateur

Conservative MP

député m conservateur

to vote Conservative

voter pour le parti conservateur

3. conservative (cautious):

conservative attitude

prudent

conservative estimate

minimal

at a conservative estimate

au bas mot

4. conservative taste, dress, style:

conservative

classique

chilli con carne [Brit ˌtʃɪli kɒn ˈkɑːni, ˌtʃɪli kɒn ˈkɑːneɪ, Am ˌtʃɪleɪ kɑn ˈkɑrni] N

chilli con carne

chili m con carne

Translations for cons in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

le pour et le contre

pros and cons pl

cons in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cons in the English»French Dictionary

mod cons N

mod cons

confort m moderne

I.con <-nn-> [kɒn, Am kɑ:n] VB trans

to con sb into believing that ...

tromper qn en lui faisant croire que ...

to con sb out of £10

escroquer qn de £10

to con sth out of sb

escroquer qc de qn

II.con <-nn-> [kɒn, Am kɑ:n] N inf

con

arnaque f

con man N

con man abbreviation of confidence man

con man

escroc m

con artist N

con artist

escroc m

Translations for cons in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

attrape-nigaud

con

taulard(e)

con

arnaque

con

couillonner

to con

arnaquer

to con

clim

air con Brit

cons Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the pros and cons of sth

le pour et le contre de qc

to con sb into believing that ...

tromper qn en lui faisant croire que ...

to con sb out of £10

escroquer qn de £10

to con sth out of sb

escroquer qc de qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

After weighing the pros and cons, they decided to spend more than $40,000 ($335,943 in 2011 dollars) for the new dry cleaning equipment.

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How about staying in a top class, air-conditioned lodge or motherboat with all the mod cons?

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Surrounded by an electric fence, and accessible only by a footbridge, it's beautifully constructed from wood, with all mod cons.

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Giving the gift of a share certificate this holiday season has pros and cons.

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In the modern conventional system, farmers must rear calves in small groups in open barns, with straw bedding and all mod cons.

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The cons were indicated to be the low graphics capabilities, few USB ports, and the lack of wireless networking.

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You've got some mod cons, then, but what are the main challenges of living underwater?

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Our room was a cut-up lorry container superbly appointed with all mod cons.

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Another time, he cons nearly every member of MASH 4077 into buying mail order shoes.

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The apartments are large and bright with all mod cons.

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