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con1 English-Spanish

timo, estafa

con2 English-Spanish

timar fam, estafar

con man English-Spanish

estafador, timador

con1 US English

persuade (someone) to do or believe something, typically by use of a deception

con2 US English

a disadvantage

con3 US English

a convict

con4 US English

study attentively or learn by heart (a piece of writing)

con5 US English

a convention, especially one for science-fiction enthusiasts

con6 US English

variant spelling of conn.

con English-French

escroquerie f, arnaque

con French-English

bloody idiot, stupid jerk

con English-German

Schwindel

con1 English-Italian

→ pro

con2 English-Italian

fregatura f

con- US English

variant spelling of com- assimilated before c, d, f, g, j, n, q, s, t, v, and sometimes before vowels (as in concord, condescend, confide, etc.).

Con. US English

Conservative (denoting the political affiliation of a Member of Parliament)

con in conn (also con) US English

direct the steering of (a ship)

con- in com- (also co-, col-, con-, or cor-) US English

with; together; jointly; altogether

ex-con US English

an ex-convict; a former inmate of a prison

con man (also con artist) US English

a man who cheats or tricks someone by means of a confidence game

con man English-French

arnaqueur, escroc m

mod con English-French

confort m (moderne)

mod con English-Italian

all mod cons

body-con US English

relating to or denoting a very tight-fitting style of clothing

con amore US English

(especially as a direction) with tenderness

con brio US English

(especially as a direction) with vigor

con game US English

informal term for confidence game.

con moto US English

(especially as a direction) with movement

nem. con. US English

nemine contradicente, with no one dissenting; unanimously

con trick English-French

escroquerie f, duperie f

con trick English-German

→ see confidence trick

con trick English-Italian

raggiro m, truffa f

con sordino US English

(especially as a direction) with the use of a mute

con spirito US English

(as a direction) vigorously; in a spirited manner

café con leche US English

coffee with milk

arroz con pollo US English

a Spanish and Latin American dish of chicken and rice simmered with tomatoes, stock, and herbs

chili con carne US English

a spicy stew of beef and red chilies or chili powder, often with beans and tomatoes

con + inf Spanish-English

crying won't solve anything

neocon US English

(in politics) a person with neoconservative views

retcon US English

(in a film, television series, or other fictional work) a piece of new information that imposes a different interpretation on previously described events, typically used to facilitate a dramatic plot shift or account for an inconsistency

conacre US English

(in Ireland) the letting by a tenant of small portions of land prepared for crops or grazing