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• I've been conned! je me suis fait avoir ! (inf)2. nounb. (inf!) ( = convict) taulard (inf !) m3. compounds* * *[kɒn] 1.noun escroquerie f, arnaque (sl) f2.(colloq) transitive verb (p prés etc - nn-) ( swindle) rouler (colloq), escroquer; ( dupe) embobiner (colloq), duperto con somebody into doing something — (colloq) amener quelqu'un à faire quelque chose en abusant de sa crédulité
to con somebody out of something — (colloq) obtenir quelque chose de quelqu'un par la ruse
I was conned out of £5 — on m'a eu (colloq) de 5 livres sterling
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∎ don't try to con me! n'essayez pas de me faire marcher!;∎ I've been conned! je me suis fait avoir!, on m'a eu!;∎ he conned us into buying it il nous a persuadés de l'acheter et nous nous sommes fait avoir;∎ they were conned out of £500 ils se sont fait arnaquer de 500 livres2 noun(c) (disadvantage) contre m;∎ the pros and cons le pour et le contre►► familiar con artist arnaqueur m; -
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A n2 ○ ( convict) taulard ○ m ;B ○ vtr ( p prés etc - nn-) ( trick) rouler ○, escroquer ; to con sb into doing sth ○ amener qn à faire qch en abusant de sa crédulité ; to con sb out of sth ○ obtenir qch de qn par la ruse ; I was conned out of £5 on m'a eu ○ de 5 livres sterling. -
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I II[fam.] [U] voir sous confidence trickEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > con
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arg., EU abus de confiance; vol à l'américaine [JPB]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > confidence trick con
См. также в других словарях:
con trick — UK US noun [countable] [singular con trick plural con tricks] british informal a dishonest trick to make someone give you money Thesaurus: tricks, pretences and dishonest plans … Useful english dictionary
con trick — n a ↑confidence trick … Dictionary of contemporary English
con trick — ► NOUN informal ▪ a confidence trick … English terms dictionary
con trick — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms con trick : singular con trick plural con tricks British informal a dishonest trick to make someone give you money … English dictionary
con trick — noun informal term for confidence trick … English new terms dictionary
con trick — noun (C) a confidence trick … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
con trick — /ˈkɒn trɪk/ (say kon trik) noun Colloquial → confidence trick …
con — ▪ I. con con 1 [kɒn ǁ kɑːn] conned PTandPPX conning PRESPARTX verb [transitive] 1. informal to get money from someone by deceiving them: • Investors were conned out of thousands of d … Financial and business terms
con — [[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
con — I [[t]kɒn[/t]] adv. 1) against a proposition, opinion, etc.: arguments pro and con[/ex] 2) the argument, position, arguer, or voter against something Compare pro I • Etymology: 1575–85; short for L contrā in opposition II con [[t]kɒn[/t]] v. t.… … From formal English to slang
con — con1 /kon/, adv. 1. against a proposition, opinion, etc.: arguments pro and con. n. 2. the argument, position, arguer, or voter against something. Cf. pro1. [1575 85; short for L contra in opposition, against] con2 /kon/, v.t., conned, conning … Universalium