verb🔗ShareEstudiar, examinarTo study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart."The students had to con the poem for their English class. "Los estudiantes tuvieron que estudiar el poema para su clase de inglés.educationmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConocer, entender, reconocerTo know, understand, acknowledge."She studied Latin for years, and now she can finally con the texts without a dictionary. "Estudió latín durante años, y ahora finalmente puede entender los textos sin un diccionario.mindphilosophylanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContra, inconvenienteA disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros)."pros and cons"pros y contrasaspectvaluebusinessnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareConservador(abbreviation) conservative"own the cons"Posee a los conservadores.politicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareConvicto, presoA convicted criminal, a convict."The guard escorted the con back to his cell after his yard time. "El guardia escoltó al convicto de vuelta a su celda después de su tiempo en el patio.personlawpolicecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEstafa, timoA fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain."The student's elaborate story about winning the lottery was a con; he had made it all up to get extra money for new clothes. "La elaborada historia del estudiante sobre ganar la lotería fue una estafa; se lo había inventado todo para conseguir dinero extra para ropa nueva.businesslawmoraleconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEstafar, timarTo trick or defraud, usually for personal gain."The student conned his classmates into giving him their notes, hoping to get a good grade without studying. "El estudiante estafó a sus compañeros de clase para que le dieran sus apuntes, con la esperanza de obtener una buena calificación sin estudiar.businesslawmoralactioneconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl mando, la direcciónThe duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the.""The officer of the deck has the conn of the vessel; the captain took the conn when she reached the bridge."El oficial de guardia tiene el mando del buque; el capitán tomó el mando cuando llegó al puente.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGobernar, dirigirTo direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction)."The pilot conned the ship safely into the harbor."El piloto gobernó el barco de forma segura hacia el puerto.nauticalsailingvehicledirectiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareConvención, congresoAn organized gathering such as a convention, conference or congress."The school's annual parent-teacher con will be held next month. "La convención anual de padres y maestros de la escuela se llevará a cabo el próximo mes.grouporganizationeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareConversión, reformaThe conversion of part of a building."The con of the old classroom building into a modern library was completed last year. "La reforma del antiguo edificio de aulas en una biblioteca moderna se completó el año pasado.architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareConsunción, tuberculosis pulmonarConsumption; pulmonary tuberculosis."The doctor diagnosed the student with con, and she needed to start treatment immediately. "El médico diagnosticó a la estudiante con consunción, y ella necesitaba comenzar el tratamiento inmediatamente.medicinediseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
