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con

/kɒn/ /kɑn/

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verb

Étudier, examiner

To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.

Examples :

"The students had to con the poem for their English class. "

Les élèves ont dû étudier le poème pour leur cours d'anglais.

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verb

Connaître, comprendre, admettre

To know, understand, acknowledge.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Inconvénient, désavantage

A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).

Examples :

"pros and cons"

les pour et les contre

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Conservateur

(abbreviation) conservative

Examples :

"own the cons"

Posséder les conservateurs.

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Détenu, condamné

A convicted criminal, a convict.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Arnaque, escroquerie

A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Arnaquer, escroquer

To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Le commandement, la direction

The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."

Examples :

"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.

nautical sailing

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Diriger, gouverner

To 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).

Examples :

"The pilot conned the ship safely into the harbor."

Le pilote a dirigé le navire en toute sécurité dans le port.

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noun

Convention, congrès

An organized gathering such as a convention, conference or congress.

Examples :

"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.

group organization event

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Rénovation, transformation

The conversion of part of a building.

Examples :

"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.

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Phtisie, tuberculose pulmonaire

Consumption; pulmonary tuberculosis.

Examples :

"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.

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