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con

la estafa

estafar

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (fraud)

a. la estafa

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

He pretended to be my friend for years but really it was just a long con.Fingió ser mi amigo por años pero en realidad era una estafa larga.

b. el timo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

It turned out he didn't love her. It was all a con.Resultó que no la quería. Era todo un timo.

2. (disadvantage)

a. el contra

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

You all know the pros of the strategy, but we need to discuss some of the cons as well.Todos conocen los pros de la estrategia, pero tenemos que tratar los contras también.

3. (criminal)

a. el preso

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

, la presa

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

My friend knows a guy who is an ex con from Alcatraz.Mi amigo conoce a un tipo que era un preso en Alcatraz.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (to trick)

a. estafar

They conned me into buying this fake gold necklace.Me estafaron vendiéndome este collar de oro falso.

b. timar

It seems like everybody on La Rambla is trying to con you.Parece que todo el mundo en La Rambla intenta timarte.

5. (to learn)

a. estudiar

She had acquired obscure knowledge from conning the ancient tomes in the library.Había adquirido conocimientos oscuros estudiando los tomos antiguos en la biblioteca.

An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g. "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").

abbreviation

6. (Conservative)

a. conservador

He knew at least that he could count on the Con. vote.Sabía por lo menos que podía contar con el voto conservador.

con

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (disadvantage)

the pros and conslos pros y los contras

con [kɒn]

transitive verb