con

con ¹  (kn)

adv.

In opposition or disagreement; against: debated the issue pro and con.

n.

1. An argument or opinion against something.

2. One who holds an opposing opinion or view.

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[Short for contra.]

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con ²  (kn)

tr.v. conned, con·ning, cons

1. To study, peruse, or examine carefully.

2. To learn or commit to memory.

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[Middle English connen, to know, from Old English cunnan; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]

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conner n.

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con ³ or conn  (kn) Nautical

tr.v. conned, con·ning, cons or conns

To direct the steering or course of (a vessel).

n.

1. The station or post of the person who steers a vessel.

2. The act or process of steering a vessel.

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[From cond, from Middle English conduen, from Old French conduire, from Latin condcere, to lead together; see conduce.]

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con ⁴  (kn) Slang

tr.v. conned, con·ning, cons

To swindle (a victim) by first winning his or her confidence; dupe.

n.

A swindle.

adj.

Of, relating to, or involving a swindle or fraud: a con artist; a con job.

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[Short for confidence.]

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con ⁵  (kn)

n. Slang

A convict.

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con¹ Informal

n

a.  short for confidence trick

b.  (as modifier) con man

vb cons, conning, conned

(tr) to swindle or defraud

[from confidence]

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con²

n (usually plural)

1. an argument or vote against a proposal, motion, etc.

2. a person who argues or votes against a proposal, motion, etc. Compare pro¹ See also pros and cons

[from Latin contrā against, opposed to]

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con³

n

Slang short for convict

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con⁴ esp US, conn [kɒn] Nautical

vb cons, conns conning, conned

(Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr) to direct the steering of (a vessel)

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) the place where a person who cons a vessel is stationed

[C17 cun, from earlier condien to guide, from Old French conduire, from Latin condūcere; see conduct]

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con⁵

vb cons, conning, conned

(tr) Archaic to study attentively or learn (esp in the phrase con by rote)

[variant of can¹ in the sense: to come to know]

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con⁶

prep

(Music / Classical Music) Music with

[Italian]

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con - To con a ship is to steer it; to con is also "to learn by heart or study attentively."

See also related terms for steer.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	con - an argument opposed to a proposal argument, statement - a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" pro - an argument in favor of a proposal
	2.	con - a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison convict, yard bird, yardbird, inmate lifer - a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment captive, prisoner - a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war trusty - a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
	3.	con - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, sting sting operation - a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals) swindle, cheat, rig - the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"
Verb	1.	con - deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" bunco, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, short-change, victimize short, short-change - cheat someone by not returning him enough money cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
	2.	con - commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?" memorise, memorize, learn understudy, alternate - be an understudy or alternate for a role hit the books, study - learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
Adv.	1.	con - in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con" pro - in favor of a proposition, opinion, etc.

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con (Informal)

verb

swindle, trick, cheat, rip off (slang), sting (informal), kid (informal), skin (slang), stiff (slang), mislead, deceive, hoax, defraud, dupe, gull (archaic), rook (slang), humbug, bamboozle (informal), hoodwink, double-cross (informal), diddle (informal), take for a ride (informal), inveigle, do the dirty on (Brit. informal), bilk, sell a pup, pull a fast one on (informal) He claimed that the businessman had conned him out of his life savings. The British motorist has been conned by the government.

noun

swindle, trick, fraud, deception, scam (slang), sting (informal), bluff I am afraid you have been the victim of a con.

Translations

con¹ [kɒn]

A. VT → estafar, timar
I've been conned! → ¡me han estafado!
to con sb into doing sth → engañar a algn para que haga algo

B. N → estafa f, timo m
it was all a big con → no fue más que una estafa

C. CPD con artist, con man N → estafador(a) m/f, timador(a) m/f
con trick N = confidence trick

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con² [kɒn] N (= disadvantage) → contra m
the pros and cons → los pros y los contras

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con³ (archaic) [kɒn] VT (also to con over) → estudiar, repasar

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con⁴ [kɒn] N (= prisoner) → preso/a m/f

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con [ˈkɒn]

vt [+ person] → arnaquer, escroquer
to con sb into doing sth → tromper qn pour lui faire faire qch
to con sb out of sth → soutirer qch à qn

n → escroquerie f
con artist n → escroc m

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con¹

vt (rare: = learn) → sich (dat) → einprägen

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con³

vt (Naut) → steuern, lenken

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con⁴ (inf)

n → Schwindel m, → Beschiss m (inf); it’s a con! → das ist alles Schwindel or Beschiss (inf)

vt → hereinlegen (inf), → bescheißen (inf); he conned her out of all her money → er hat sie um ihr ganzes Geld gebracht; to con somebody into doing something → jdn durch einen faulen Trick dazu bringen, dass er etw tut (inf); don’t let him con you into believing it → lass dir das bloß nicht von ihm aufbinden (inf) → or einreden; he conned his way through the security check → er hat sich durch die Sicherheitskontrolle gemogelt (inf)

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con⁵ (inf) abbr of convict → Knastbruder m (inf)

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con¹ [kɒn] (fam)

1. vt → truffare
to con sb into doing sth → indurre qn a fare qc con raggiri
I've been conned! → mi hanno fregato!

2. n → truffa

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con

v con [kon]

to trick or persuade dishonestly He conned her into giving him money. bedrieg, beswendel يَخْدَع изигравам napálit, obalamutit narre; snyde; svindle reinlegen εξαπατώ estafar, timar pettusega meelitama خر کردن؛ شیادی کردن huijata escroquer לְרָמוֹת ठगना prevariti rászed menipu svindla á, plata raggirare, truffare だます 속이다 išvilioti, sugundyti izkrāpt; blēdīties menipu oplichten narre, lure, lokke, svindle naciągać vigarizar a prosti; a escroca обманом выманивать vylákať (podvodom) varati, premamiti prevariti lura, dra vid näsan หลองลวง kandırmak, üçkâgıda getirmek 哄騙 утягувати обманом у що چکر دینا دھوکا دینا lừa bịp 哄骗

n

a dishonest trick. bedrog, swendelary خِداع، حيلَه изиграване podfuk svindelnummer der Schwindel απάτη estafa, timo sulitemp حقه بازی؛ شیادی huijaus escroquerie תַרמִית झांसा prevara beugratás penipuan svindl truffa 信用詐欺 속임수 apgavystė blēdība penipuan oplichterij svindel, bondefangeri szwindel vigarice escrocherie; păcă­leală мошенничество podvod prevara prevara bondfångarknep, bluff การหลองลวง dolap, dümen, üçkâğıt 騙局 шахрайство trò lừa bịp 骗局

n con man

someone who cons people. bedrieër, swendelaar مُخادِع мошеник podvodník uærlig mand der/die Schwindler(in) απατεώνας estafador suli آدم شیاد huijari escroc רַמָאי ठग prevarant felhajtó, szélhámos penipu svindlari, bragðarefur truffatore 詐欺師 사기군 sukčius krāpnieks penipu oplichter, zwendelaar svindler, bondefanger vigarista escroc мошенник; аферист podvodník, -čka slepar prevarant bondfångare คนหลองลวง dolandırıcı, üçkâğıtçı 騙子 шахрай چکر باز ، فریبی kẻ lừa đảo 骗子