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arnaquer, escroquer

Tromper quelqu’un pour obtenir son argent ou lui faire faire quelque chose à son propre avantage.

En anglais simple : To trick someone into giving you money or doing something that benefits you.

• That man conned me.
• They conned her out of her savings.
• He conned us into paying for a useless service.

Comment l'utiliser : con someone out of something (The caller conned him out of two hundred pounds.); con someone into doing something (She conned me into buying a broken phone.)

Synonymes : trick, cheat, swindle, deceive

Expressions courantes : con someone, con someone into, con someone out

inconvénient, désavantage

Aspect négatif ou raison de ne pas choisir ou faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A disadvantage or reason against choosing or doing something.

• The main con is the price.
• We discussed the pros and cons of moving.
• One con of this plan is the long journey.

Comment l'utiliser : a con of something (One con of living here is the noise.)

Synonymes : disadvantage, drawback, downside

Contraires : pro, advantage

Expressions courantes : a major con, a possible con, the main con

arnaque, escroquerie

Tromperie destinée à obtenir de l’argent ou un autre avantage aux dépens de quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : A dishonest trick used to get money or another advantage from someone.

• The offer was a con.
• She lost her savings in an online con.
• The police uncovered several cons involving fake tickets.

Synonymes : scam, fraud, swindle

Expressions courantes : a clever con, con trick, an elaborate con

taulard, détenu

Personne condamnée pour un crime ou un délit, surtout si elle est en prison.

En anglais simple : A person who has been found guilty of a crime, especially someone in prison.

• The con escaped last night.
• Two cons shared a small cell.
• He hired a former con to repair the roof.

Synonymes : convict

Expressions courantes : escaped con, former con, con in prison

aménagement, transformation

Modification d’une partie d’un bâtiment pour permettre un autre usage.

En anglais simple : A change to part of a building so it can be used in a different way.

• Our loft con starts next month.
• The builders quoted a price for the attic con.
• A loft con gave us another bedroom.

Synonymes : conversion

Expressions courantes : loft con, attic con

conservateur

Personne qui soutient des idées politiques conservatrices ou un parti conservateur.

En anglais simple : A person who supports conservative political ideas or a conservative party.

• He calls himself a con.
• The cons opposed the proposed tax increase.
• She debated a con about immigration policy.

Synonymes : conservative

Expressions courantes : a committed con, con voters