con

  • 61con- — co ou com ou con CO.... COM.... CON..., suivant la lettre qui commence le mot composé avec co, com ou con. Préfixe qui indique réunion, adjonction, et qui répond à la préposition latine cum, avec. con ou com préfixe Préfixe du lat. cum, avec …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 62Con — confidence: con game , con man ; 2. confidence trick; swindle; 3. swindle; defraud; 4. deceive with intent to gain some advantage (from con(fidence)) 5. prisoner (from con(vict)) …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 63con — I Australian Slang confidence: con game , con man ; 2. confidence trick; swindle; 3. swindle; defraud; 4. deceive with intent to gain some advantage (from con(fidence)) 5. prisoner (from con(vict)) II Mawdesley Glossary can III North Country… …

    English dialects glossary

  • 64con — v. (colloq.) ( to trick ) 1) (D; tr.) to con into (to trick smb. into doing smt.) 2) (D; tr.) to con out of (he conned me out of my money) * * * [kɒn] (D; tr.) to con out of (he conned me out of my money) (colloq.) ( to trick ) (D;tr.) to con… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 65Con — 1) N TITLE Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman s title. [BRIT] ...Det Con Terence Woodwiss. 2) Con is the written abbreviation for Conservative. [BRIT] ...Philip Goodhart MP for Beckenham (Con) …

    English dictionary

  • 66con — [[t]kɒ̱n[/t]] cons, conning, conned 1) VERB If someone cons you, they persuade you to do something or believe something by telling you things that are not true. [INFORMAL] [V n of/out of/into n/ ing] He claimed that the businessman had conned him …

    English dictionary

  • 67con — I. transitive verb (conned; conning) Etymology: Middle English connen to know, learn, study, alteration of cunnen to know, infinitive of can more at can Date: 13th century 1. to commit to memory 2. to study or examine closely II. variant of conn …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 68con- — ► prefijo Componente de palabra procedente del lat. cum, que expresa cooperación, agregación: ■ confluir; congregar. * * * con (del lat. «cum»; var. «co , com ») Elemento prefijo que expresa *participación o cooperación: ‘consocio, conllevar,… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 69con — con1 [ kan ] noun count ** 1. ) INFORMAL a dishonest plan or method for making someone give you money: The insurance scheme was just a big con. 2. ) VERY INFORMAL a PRISONER con con 2 [ kan ] verb transitive INFORMAL to make someone believe… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 70con — 1 verb conned, conning (T) informal 1 to get money from someone by deceiving them: con sb out of: He conned me out of $5! 2 to persuade someone to do something by deceiving them: con sb into doing sth: We were conned into signing the contract. 2… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English