verb🔗ShareÉtudier, examinerTo 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. "Les élèves ont dû étudier le poème pour leur cours d'anglais.educationmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConnaître, comprendre, admettreTo know, understand, acknowledge."She studied Latin for years, and now she can finally con the texts without a dictionary. "Elle a étudié le latin pendant des années, et maintenant elle peut enfin comprendre les textes sans dictionnaire.mindphilosophylanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInconvénient, désavantageA disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros)."pros and cons"les pour et les contreaspectvaluebusinessnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareConservateur(abbreviation) conservative"own the cons"Posséder les conservateurs.politicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDétenu, condamnéA convicted criminal, a convict."The guard escorted the con back to his cell after his yard time. "Le gardien a raccompagné le détenu dans sa cellule après sa promenade dans la cour.personlawpolicecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArnaque, escroquerieA 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. "L'histoire élaborée de l'étudiant sur le gain à la loterie était une arnaque ; il avait tout inventé pour obtenir de l'argent supplémentaire pour de nouveaux vêtements.businesslawmoraleconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArnaquer, escroquerTo 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. "L'étudiant a escroqué ses camarades de classe en leur soutirant leurs notes, espérant obtenir une bonne note sans étudier.businesslawmoralactioneconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe commandement, la directionThe 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."L'officier de quart a le commandement du navire ; le capitaine a pris la direction lorsqu'elle a atteint la passerelle.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDiriger, gouvernerTo 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."Le pilote a dirigé le navire en toute sécurité dans le port.nauticalsailingvehicledirectiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareConvention, congrèsAn organized gathering such as a convention, conference or congress."The school's annual parent-teacher con will be held next month. "Le congrès annuel parents-professeurs de l'école aura lieu le mois prochain.grouporganizationeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRénovation, transformationThe conversion of part of a building."The con of the old classroom building into a modern library was completed last year. "La rénovation de l'ancienne salle de classe en une bibliothèque moderne a été achevée l'année dernière.architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePhtisie, tuberculose pulmonaireConsumption; pulmonary tuberculosis."The doctor diagnosed the student with con, and she needed to start treatment immediately. "Le médecin a diagnostiqué une phtisie chez l'étudiante, et elle a dû commencer le traitement immédiatement.medicinediseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
