Betydelse av con på svenska

• 0 to make someone believe something false, usually so that that person will give you their money or possessions:

  • She felt she had been conned into buying the car.

  • Thieves conned him out of his life savings.

  • He managed to con £20 out of them (= get that amount from them by deceiving them).

• 1 a trick to get someone's money or make someone do what you want:

  • It's a con - you get half the food for twice the price!

  • a con trick

• 2 a disadvantage or a reason for not doing something:

  • One of the cons of buying a bigger car is that it costs more to run.

  • You have to weigh up all the pros and cons of the matter before you make a decision.

• 3 a convict

• 4 together; with:

  • conspiracy

  • consortium

• 5 written abbreviation for Conservative

• 6 to deceive someone by using a trick, or to cheat someone of money:

  • I know when I’m being conned.

• 7 something done to trick or deceive someone:

  • a con game/job

  • It was a con, and he fooled us all.

• 8 to trick someone so they will give you money, or do something that you want them to do:

  • con sb out of sth Homeowners were conned out of millions of dollars in a huge real estate scam.

  • con sb into (doing) sth The website conned customers into giving their bank account and password information.

• 9 a trick to get someone's money, or to make them do what you want:

  • What seemed like a great investment opportunity turned out to be an elaborate con.

  • a con trick/game

  • a con merchant/artist