Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - con
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Con
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~1 v conned, conning 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 n 1 a method or process of getting money from someone, especially by pretending to be someone else (There are hardly any chocolates in this box at all - what a con!) (- see also mod cons, the pros and cons pro1 (3)) 2 slang a prisoner
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1. Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman’s title. (BRIT) ...Det Con Terence Woodwiss. N-TITLE 2. Con is the written abbreviation for Conservative. (BRIT) ...Philip Goodhart MP for Beckenham (Con). CON (cons, conning, conned) 1. If someone cons you, they persuade you to do something or believe something by telling you things that are not true. (INFORMAL) He claimed that the businessman had conned him of ?10,000... White conned his way into a job as a warehouseman with Dutch airline, KLM... The British motorist has been conned by the government. = cheat, trick VERB: V n of/out of/into n/-ing, V way into n, be V-ed, also V n 2. A con is a trick in which someone deceives you by telling you something that is not true. (INFORMAL) Slimming snacks that offer miraculous weight loss are a con... N-COUNT 3. A con is the same as a convict. (INFORMAL) N-COUNT 4. pros and cons: see pro see also mod cons ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. transitive verb (~ned; ~ning) Etymology: Middle English ~nen 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 ~n III. adverb Etymology: Middle English, short for ~tra Date: 15th century on the negative side ; in opposition so much has been written pro and ~ IV. noun Date: 1589 1. an argument or evidence in opposition 2. the negative position or one holding it an appraisal of the pros and ~s V. adjective Etymology: by shortening Date: 1889 ~fidence a ~ artist a ~ game VI. transitive verb (~ned; ~ning) Date: 1896 1. swindle accused of ~ning retirees out of their savings 2. manipulate 2b 3. persuade, cajole VII. noun Date: 1901 something (as a ruse) used deceptively to gain another's ~fidence; also a ~fidence game ; swindle VIII. noun Etymology: by shortening Date: 1893 ~vict IX. noun Etymology: short for ~sumption Date: 1915 slang a destructive disease of the lungs; especially tuberculosis X. abbreviation 1. Latin ~junx ~sort 2. ~solidated 3. ~sul 4. ~tinued ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. & v. sl. --n. a confidence trick. --v.tr. (conned, conning) swindle; deceive (conned him into thinking he had won). Phrases and idioms con man = confidence man. Etymology: abbr. 2. n., prep., & adv. --n. (usu. in pl.) a reason against. --prep. & adv. against (cf. pro(2)). Etymology: L contra against 3. n. sl. a convict. Etymology: abbr. 4. v.tr. (US conn) (conned, conning) Naut. direct the steering of (a ship). Etymology: app. weakened form of obs. cond, condie, f. F conduire f. L conducere conduct 5. v.tr. (conned, conning) archaic (often foll. by over) study, learn by heart (conned his part well). Etymology: ME cunn-, con, forms of can(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I сокр. от concentration 1) концентрация 2) обогащение II сокр. от concrete бетон III сокр. от connection 1) соединение 2) включение; подключение IV сокр. от console 1) пульт управления, пульт оператора 2) консоль V сокр. от constant константа, постоянная (величина) ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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(continuation) продолжение (заявки) CON сущ.; лат.; сокр. от contra нечто противоположное - the pros and cons ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. разг. учить; выучивать наизусть to con (over) a lesson —- вызубрить урок 2. (легкий) удар суставами, "костяшками" пальцев 3. управление рулем 4. вести судно, самолет 5. довод против (чего-л) 6. голос "против" the pros and cons —- голоса за и против 7. против we must consider the reasons con —- мы должны рассмотреть и возражения to argue pro and con for hours —- часами обсуждать вопрос, взвешивая все доводы за и против 8. мошенничество con man —- мошенник, жулик con game —- мошенничество, обман con artist —- "артист", мошенник-виртуоз 9. разг. мошенничать; обманом вовлекать во что-л или выманивать что-л they've conned me out of all my money —- они выманили у меня все деньги, они обобрали меня 10. сл. заключенный 11. сл. преступник, отбывший срок 12. сл. хулиган, громила 13. разг. чахотка 14. муз. с con amore —- с любовью con affetto —- с чувством con brio —- с жаром con anima —- с воодушевлением ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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console noun консоль CON console noun консоль CON out sl. выманить у кого-л. что-л. The man in the train conned me into lending him some money to put into his business. CON into sl. выманить у кого-л. что-л. The man in the train conned me into lending him some money to put into his business. ...Англо-русский словарь
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physiol. abbr. Connector NASA abbr. Controls Of Navigation U.S. gov. abbr. Convict U.S. gov. abbr. Certificate Of Need mil. abbr. Contingency comp. assem. abbr. Call Operator Now file ext. abbr. Simdir Configuration file law abbr. Convict ...English abbreviation dictionary
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