Compound Forms:
con | |
| Inglés | Español |
| arroz con pollo | (cuisine) | arroz con pollo nm + loc adj |
chili con carne,
chile con carne (US),
chilli con carne (UK) n | (dish: meat, beans, chili peppers) | chile con carne loc nom m |
| (voz inglesa) | chili con carne loc nom m |
| con amore adv | Italian (with love and zeal) | con amor loc adv |
| amorosamente adv |
| con amore adv | (music: tenderly, lovingly) (música: carácter) | con amore loc adv |
| con artist n | informal (confidence trickster, fraud) | estafador, estafadora nm, nf |
| They thought he was a Wall Street genius but really he was no more than a con artist. |
| Pensaban que era un genio de Wall Street pero realmente no era más que un estafador. |
| timador, timadora nm, nf |
| Creían que era un genio de Wall Street pero resultó ser un timador de primera. |
| con brio adv | (music: at a lively pace) (música: carácter) | con brío loc adv |
| con forza adv | Italian (music: with force) | con forza loc adv |
| con job n | informal (confidence trick) | timo nm |
| estafa nf |
| engaño nm |
| con job n | informal (deceptive manipulation) | engatusamiento nm |
| The political campaign was a con job, full of meaningless, feel-good slogans, but with no real substance. |
con man,
conman n | informal (male confidence trickster) | estafador nm |
| timador nm |
| The con man persuaded the elderly lady to give him a cheque for £400. |
| El estafador convenció a la anciana de que le hiciera un cheque por $400. |
| con trick n | informal (confidence trick, swindle) | timo nm |
| truco nm |
con woman,
conwoman n | informal (female confidence trickster) | estafadora nf |
| timadora nf |
confidence trick,
confidence game n | (scam, fraudulent act) | timo nm |
| (AR) | cuento del tío expr |
| confidence trickster n | (swindler) | embaucador, embaucadora nm, nf |
| ex-con n | informal, abbreviation (ex-convict) | ex presidiario nm |
| ex-convict n | (former jail inmate) | expresidiario nm |
| nem con adj | (law: unanimous) (voz latina) | némine discrepante expr |
| sin oposición loc prep |
| sin objeciones loc prep |
| por unanimidad loc prep |
| pros and cons npl | (advantages and disadvantages) | pros y contras loc nom mpl |
| She weighed the pros and cons of the situation before making a decision. |
| We're making a list of the pros and cons of living in France. |
| Sopesó los pros y los contras de la situación antes de decidir. // Estamos haciendo una lista de los pros y contras de vivir en Francia. |
| pro and con expr | (for and against) | en contra y a favor expr |
| Before making her decision, Maria made a list of arguments, pro and con. |
| pro-and-con expr | (for and against) | en contra y a favor expr |
| The class debated the pro-and-con arguments around nuclear power. |
