mod con

mɑd kɑn

Definition of mod con - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

home convenience

Dated

modern convenience in homes like appliances

Dated

The apartment comes with all the mod cons.
Every room is equipped with mod cons.
They upgraded the house with the latest mod cons.

domestic appliance

modern convenience

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Expressions with mod

pot mod

modification for a cannabis container

She added a pot mod to keep her stash fresh.

all mod cons

modern conveniences in a living space

The apartment comes with all mod cons.

Expressions with con

con artist

person who tricks others to steal money or valuables

The con artist tricked them out of their savings.

con game

trick to cheat someone after gaining trust

He fell victim to a con game and lost his savings.

con job

dishonest plan to get money

He lost his savings in a con job investment scheme.

con man

swindler exploiting trust for gain

He was known as a con man in the business world.

con into doing

trick someone by lying to make them do something

He conned her into giving him money.

con out of

deceive someone to get something

He conned her out of her savings with a fake investment scheme.

con someone into

trick someone so they do something

He conned her into giving him her password.

con amore

adv.

with love or affection

She crafted the gift con amore.

run a con

carry out a trick to cheat someone

They tried to run a con on the tourists.

chili con carne

spicy stew with meat, beans, and chili peppers

We enjoyed a bowl of chili con carne for dinner.

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French:commodités modernes, ...
German:moderne Annehmlichkeiten, ...
Italian:comodità moderna, ...
Spanish:comodidades modernas, ...
Portuguese:conveniências modernas, ...
Chinese:现代化设施, ...
Japanese:最新設備, ...
Arabic:وَسَائِل الرَّاحَة الحَدِيثَة, ...
Hebrew:כָּל הַנּוֹחוּת הַמּוֹדֶרְנִית, ...
Russian:современные удобства, ...
Ukrainian:сучасні зручності, ...
Hindi:आधुनिक सुविधाएं, ...
Bengali:আধুনিক সুবিধা, ...
Catalan:comoditat moderna, ...
Czech:moderní vymoženosti, ...
Danish:moderne bekvemmelighed, ...
Dutch:moderne gemakken, ...
Greek:σύγχρονη άνεση, ...
Hungarian:kényelmi felszerelés, ...
Khmer:សម្ភារៈបរិក្ខារទំនើបក្នុងផ្ទះ, ...
Korean:현대적 편의 시설, ...
Persian:وسایل مدرن, ...
Polish:nowoczesne udogodnienia, ...
Portuguese (BR):modernidades, ...
Romanian:conforturi moderne, ...
Swedish:modern bekvämlighet, ...
Thai:เครื่องอำนวยความสะดวกสมัยใหม่, ...
Turkish:modern konfor, ...
Vietnamese:tiện nghi hiện đại, ...

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