con

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.

[Short for CONTRA.]

con² (kŏn)
tr.v., conned, con·ning, cons.

1. To study, peruse, or examine carefully.
2. To learn or commit to memory.

[Middle English connen, to know, from Old English cunnan.]

conner con'ner n.
con³ or conn (kŏn) 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.

[From cond, from Middle English conduen, from Old French conduire, from Latin condūcere, to lead together. See conduce.]

con⁴ (kŏn) 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.

[Short for CONFIDENCE.]

con⁵ (kŏn)
n. Slang.

A convict.

(CONsole) The DOS name for the keyboard and screen. See DOS device names and DOS Copy con.

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verb

1. To apply one's mind to the acquisition or production of knowledge: lucubrate, study. See teach/learn.
2. To look at carefully or critically: check (out), examine, go over, inspect, peruse, scrutinize, study, survey, traverse, view. Informal case. Idioms: give a going-over. See investigate.
3. To commit to memory: learn, memorize. See remember/forget.

n

Definition: trick
Antonyms: honesty, truthfulness

v

Definition: deceive, defraud
Antonyms: be forthright, be honest

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[from SF fandom] A science-fiction convention. Not used of other sorts of conventions, such as professional meetings. This term, unlike many others imported from SF-fan slang, is widely recognized even by hackers who aren't fans. “We'd been corresponding on the net for months, then we met face-to-face at a con.”

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A prefix meaning with or together. A slang abbreviation for confidence, as in con man or con game. To con someone is to deceive or take advantage of a person through fraud or trickery after winning the person's confidence. Con is also used as a slang abbreviation for convict, as in ex-con to mean someone previously incarcerated. An abbreviation for contra, which means against. To show the pros and cons of a particular issue means to present arguments or evidence on both sides.

IN BRIEF: n. - A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property; An argument opposed to a proposal; A person serving a sentence in a jail or prison v. - Commit to memory; Deprive of by deceit adv. - On the negative side.

Tutor's tip: A "con" is a convict, while a "conn" is one who steers a ship.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - lokke, bondefange
n. - bondefangeri, svindel
adj. - svigagtig

idioms:

• con artist    fidusmager
• con into    narre til
• con man    bondefanger
• con out of    styre ud af

2.
n. - argument imod
adv. - imod, kontra-

3.
v. tr. - styre, dirigere styringen af
n. - styring af skib

4.
v. tr. - lære, studere

5.
n. - møde, kongres

6.
n. - straffefange

Nederlands (Dutch)
oplichterij, nadeel, contra, gevangene, (roer)commando, oplichten, (roer)commando voeren

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - escroquer, arnaquer
n. - escroquerie, arnaque
adj. - frauduleux

idioms:

• con artist    arnaqueur
• con into    persuader (qn) à faire (qch) par la ruse
• con man    escroc
• con out of    arnaquer de, se faire arnaquer de

2.
n. - désavantage, inconvénient
adv. - en opposition ou en désaccord

3.
v. tr. - (Naut) gouverner/piloter un bateau
n. - conduite/pilotage (d'un bateau)

4.
v. tr. - étudier (arch)

5.
n. - congrès (souvent des passionnés de science fiction)

6.
n. - prisonnier, détenu

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - reinlegen, betrügen, einreden
n. - Schwindel, Betrug, Trick
adj. - betrügerisch

idioms:

• con artist    erfolgreicher Betrüger
• con into    beschwatzen
• con man    Schwindler
• con out of    bringen um

2.
n. - Nachteil, Gegenargument
adv. - contra, gegen

3.
v. - steuern, leiten, das Steuern überwachen
n. - Überwachung des Steuerns eines Schiffes

4.
v. - prüfen, studieren, auswendig lernen, sorgfältig durchlesen

5.
n. - Konferenz (bes. von Sciencefiction Fans)

6.
n. - (salopp) Knacki

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξαπατώ, (ναυτ.) καθοδηγώ χειρισμό
n. - μειονέκτημα, αρνητικό (στοιχείο), (καθομ.) απάτη, εξαπάτηση, κατάδικος
pref. - συμ-, συν-

idioms:

• con artist    (καθομ.) απατεώνας, κομπιναδόρος
• con into    εξαπατώ, ξεγελώ
• con man    (καθομ.) απατεώνας
• con out of    αποσπώ (π.χ. χρήματα) με απάτη

Italiano (Italian)
truffare, truffa, inconveniente

idioms:

• con artist    truffatore
• con into    truffare
• con man    truffatore
• con out of    estorcere a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - estudar, aprender, decorar
n. - voto (m), votante (m), piloto (m), pilotagem (f), prisioneiro (m) (coloq.)

idioms:

• con into    persuadir alguém a fazer algo através de uma mentira
• con man    homem (m) de confiança
• con out of    enganar alguém

Русский (Russian)
мошенничать, мошенничество, афера

idioms:

• con artist    аферист
• con into    вовлечь обманным путем
• con man    аферист
• con out of    выманить

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - estafar, timar, lograr con engaños que uno haga algo
n. - estafa, timo
adj. - fraudulento

idioms:

• con artist    estafador, engañabobos
• con into    embaucar, camelar, engatusar y hacer creer
• con man    estafador, timador
• con out of    birlar, sustraer, estafar, timar

2.
n. - contra, desventaja
adv. - en desacuerdo, en desventaja

3.
v. tr. - timonear
n. - acto de gobernar un barco

4.
v. tr. - estudiar atentamente

5.
n. - convención usada especialmente por entusiastas de la ciencia ficción

6.
n. - convicto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - studera, lära sig utantill, styra fartyg, lura
n. - förtroende, bekvämlighet, straffånge, förbrytare, sammanfattning, förbindelse, självförtroende
pref. - fortsatt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 精读, 欺诈, 指挥开, 反对论, 反对票, 欺诈的, 反面的

idioms:

• con artist    骗子, 以花言巧语骗人的人
• con into    骗...去做...
• con man    骗子
• con out of    骗到...

2. 反对者, 肺病, 反对票, 反面地

3. 指挥开, 反对者, 肺病, 反对票

4. 精读, 欺诈, 指挥开

5. 反对者, 肺病, 反对票

6. 反对者, 肺病, 反对票

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 反對者, 肺病, 反對票
adv. - 反面地

2.
v. tr. - 精讀, 欺詐, 指揮開
n. - 反對論, 反對票
adj. - 欺詐的, 反面的

idioms:

• con artist    騙子, 以花言巧語騙人的人
• con into    騙...去做...
• con man    騙子
• con out of    騙到...

3.
v. tr. - 指揮開
n. - 反對者, 肺病, 反對票

4.
n. - 反對者, 肺病, 反對票

5.
v. tr. - 精讀, 欺詐, 指揮開

6.
n. - 反對者, 肺病, 反對票

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 거짓말로 설득하다, 사기하다
n. - 도용, 횡령, 사기꾼
adj. - 사기의, 협잡의

idioms:

• con into    속여서 ~하게 하다
• con out of    속여서 ~을 빼앗다

2.
n. - 불이익, 불리
adv. - 반대하여

3.
v. tr. - 배의 조타를 지휘하다
n. - 조타지휘

4.
v. tr. - 학습하다, 열심히 배우다

5.
n. - 집회

6.
n. - 죄수, 전과자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 反対意見, 反対投票
adv. - 反対して

idioms:

• con artist    ペテン師, 利発な子
• con into    だます
• con man    詐欺師, 口先のうまい男, 取り込み詐欺師
• con out of    だまして取る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) خدع, حفظ عن ظهر قلب (الاسم) حجه معارضه (بادئه الكلمه) بدايه كلمه تعني مع أو ب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הונה‬
n. - ‮הונאה, רמאות, מתנגד‬
adj. - ‮מתנגד‬
n. - ‮מתנגד‬
adv. - ‮נגד‬
v. tr. - ‮כיוון הגה (של אוניה)‬
n. - ‮ניווט אוניה‬
v. tr. - ‮למד על-פה‬
n. - ‮מוסכמה (בעיקר במדע בדיוני)‬
n. - ‮אסיר, מי שהורשע במשפט (מדוברת)‬

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