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con trick

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
con trick n	informal (confidence trick, swindle)	timo nm
		truco nm

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
confidence trick, confidence game n	(scam, fraudulent act)	timo nm
	(AR)	cuento del tío expr

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
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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Compound Forms: con | con trick | confidence trick
Inglés		Español
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.
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 woman, conwoman n	informal (female confidence trickster)	estafadora nf
		timadora nf
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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