con

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kɑn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kon)

Inflections of 'con' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
cons
v 3rd person singular
conning
v pres p
conned
v past
conned
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
con [sb]⇒ vtr informal (trick, swindle)estafar a vtr + prep
  timar a vtr + prep
  engañar a vtr + prep
 The suspect apparently conned a number of elderly people.
 El sospechoso aparentemente estafó a varios ancianos.
con [sb] into doing [sth] v expr informal (trick [sb] into doing [sth])engañar a alguien para que haga algo loc verb
 My friends conned me into going to see a musical.
 Mis amigos me engañaron para que fuese a ver un musical.
con [sb] out of [sth] v expr informal (swindle money from [sb]) (informal)sacarle algo a alguien vtr + prep
  estafarle algo a alguien vtr + prep
 The criminal conned one of his victims out of ten thousand dollars.
 El delincuente le sacó diez mil dólares a una de sus víctimas.
con n informal (trick, swindle)estafa nf
  timo nm
 Fred lost two hundred dollars in a con.
 Fred perdió doscientos dólares en una estafa.
con n (disadvantage) (informal)contra nf
  desventaja nf
  punto en contra nm + loc adj
 The plan's major con is its high cost.
 La principal contra del plan es su elevado coste.
con n usually plural (disadvantage, point against [sth]) (informal)contras nfpl
  desventajas nfpl
  puntos en contra nmpl + loc adj
 Each of the options has its pros and its cons.
 The plan's major con is its high cost.
 Cada opción tiene sus pros y sus contras.
con n informal, abbreviation (convict: prisoner)preso, presa nm, nf
  prisionero, prisionera nm, nf
  (PR)confinado, confinada nm, nf
 The guard led the cons back to their cells.
 El guardia llevó a los presos de nuevo a sus celdas.
Con,
Con. adj		 UK, written, abbreviation (politics: Conservative)conservador/a adj
 Fred Bloggs (Con.) has been elected as the MP for this constituency.
 Fred Bloggs, conservador, ha sido elegido como representante.
con [sth]⇒ vtr archaic (learn by heart)aprender de memoria loc verb
  estudiar aplicadamente loc verb
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
con | Con.
InglésEspañol
arroz con pollo (cuisine)arroz con pollo nm + loc adj
chili con carne,
chile con carne (US),
chilli con carne (UK) n		 (dish: meat, beans, chili peppers)chile con carne loc nom m
  (voz inglesa)chili con carne loc nom m
con amore adv Italian (with love and zeal)con amor loc adv
  amorosamente adv
con amore adv (music: tenderly, lovingly) (música: carácter)con amore loc adv
con artist n informal (confidence trickster, fraud)estafador, estafadora nm, nf
 They thought he was a Wall Street genius but really he was no more than a con artist.
 Pensaban que era un genio de Wall Street pero realmente no era más que un estafador.
  timador, timadora nm, nf
 Creían que era un genio de Wall Street pero resultó ser un timador de primera.
con brio adv (music: at a lively pace) (música: carácter)con brío loc adv
con forza adv Italian (music: with force)con forza loc adv
con job n informal (confidence trick)timo nm
  estafa nf
  engaño nm
con job n informal (deceptive manipulation)engatusamiento nm
 The political campaign was a con job, full of meaningless, feel-good slogans, but with no real substance.
con man,
conman n		 informal (male confidence trickster)estafador nm
  timador nm
 The con man persuaded the elderly lady to give him a cheque for £400.
 El estafador convenció a la anciana de que le hiciera un cheque por $400.
con trick n informal (confidence trick, swindle)timo nm
  truco nm
con woman,
conwoman n		 informal (female confidence trickster)estafadora nf
  timadora nf
confidence trick,
confidence game n		 (scam, fraudulent act)timo nm
  (AR)cuento del tío expr
confidence trickster n (swindler)embaucador, embaucadora nm, nf
ex-con n informal, abbreviation (ex-convict)ex presidiario nm
ex-convict n (former jail inmate)expresidiario nm
nem con adj (law: unanimous) (voz latina)némine discrepante expr
  sin oposición loc prep
  sin objeciones loc prep
  por unanimidad loc prep
pro and con expr (for and against)en contra y a favor expr
 Before making her decision, Maria made a list of arguments, pro and con.
pro-and-con expr (for and against)en contra y a favor expr
 The class debated the pro-and-con arguments around nuclear power.
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'con' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
chili - chili dog - diddle - gyp - okey-doke - put-up job - rip off - ripoff - sharper - swizz
Spanish:
camelo - embaucar - engaña pichanga - engañar - trique - alucinar - atracador - cabulear - caimán - calote - charlatán - con - cuentero - engañapichanga - engaño - engatusar - engrupir - estafa - estafador - estafar - fraude - gol - macaneador - maña - pícaro - pufo - sacaperras - timador - timo - tramposo - transa - transar - trapacero - trilero

Collocations: He fell for the con., was tricked by the con, is a [media, publication, magazine] con, more...

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