con

kɑːn
connedconning
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Translation of con from English into German,

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Noun

1.

deception

fraud or trick intended to deceive for personal gain
  • The email scam was just a con.Der E-Mail-Betrug war nur ein Schwindel.
2.

convict

US
convicted criminal serving a sentence in prison
US
  • The con was released after serving five years.Der Häftling wurde nach fünf Jahren Haft entlassen.

Verb

tr.
1.

deception

trick or deceive someone for personal gain
  • He conned her out of her savings.Er betrog sie um ihre Ersparnisse.
2.

navigation

Dated
direct the steering of a vessel
Dated
  • The captain conned the ship through the narrow channel.Der Kapitän steuerte das Schiff durch den engen Kanal.

Adverb

addition

together with something else
  • He went con his friend to the park.Er ging mit seinem Freund in den Park.
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Expressions with con: examples in English and translations in German

Betrug
Schwindel
The investment offer was a con job designed to steal savings.
Betrüger
Trickbetrüger
The con artist tricked them out of their savings.
Betrug
betrugsmasche
He fell victim to a con game and lost his savings.
Hochstapler
Betrüger
He was known as a con man in the business world.
jemanden hereinlegen
jemanden übertölpeln
He conned her into giving him money.
betrügen
He conned her out of her savings with a fake investment scheme.

Synonyms and analogies of con in English

Examples of con in a sentence

  • The con was elaborate and well-planned.
  • The con escaped from the high-security prison.
  • She wrote a book about her life as a con.
  • A major con of remote work is the isolation.
  • We weighed every pro and con before signing.
  • The tech con showcased the latest innovations.
CON
/kɒn/
Acronym
1.

acr: Conservative Party

Rare
political group in the UK
Rare
Konservative Partei
  • She’s campaigning for the CON candidate in the upcoming UK general election.Sie macht im Wahlkampf für die Kandidatin der Konservativen Partei bei der kommenden Unterhauswahl mit.
2.

acr: Certificate of Need

TECH.
legal document for hospital construction approval
TECH.
Bedarfszertifikat
  • The hospital applied for a CON to expand.Das Krankenhaus beantragte ein Bedarfszertifikat zur Erweiterung.
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