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English

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: (w:American English|US) /kan/, (w:British English|UK) /k�n/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�n|-�n

Etymology 1
Abbreviation of Latin contra, against

Noun
en-noun

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

#:pros and cons

Translations
trans-top|disadvantage of something
Czech: t+|cs|proti|n
Dutch: nadeel, voor- en nadelen
Finnish: haitta, haittapuoli
French: Contre (dans "pour et contre")
German: Kontra n
Italian contro n
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Related terms
pros and cons
con- prefix

Etymology 2
From con trick, shortened from confidence trick
Shortened from convict

Noun
en-noun

1. slang A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
2. slang A convicted criminal, a convict.

Translations
trans-top|A fraud
Dutch: fraude, fraudeur
Finnish: huijaus, petos
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|A convicted criminal, a convict
Dutch: een veroordeelde crimineel, een veroordeelde
Finnish: vanki, rangaistusvanki
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb|con|n|ing

1. transitive slang To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.

Translations
trans-top|To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
Dutch: bedriegen
Finnish: t+|fi|huijata
German: t+|de|betrügen, t|de|austricksen, t|de|reinlegen
trans-mid
Spanish: t-|es|engañar, t-|es|estafar, t-|es|timar
trans-bottom

Related terms
con artist
con game
con man
con trick

Etymology 3
From earlier cond, from Middle English conduen, from Old French conduire, from Latin condūcere

Verb
en-verb|cons|conning|conned

1. nautical to give the necessary orders to the helmsman to steer a ship in the required direction through a channel etc (rather than steer a compass direction)

Translations
trans-top|to give the necessary orders to the helmsman to steer a ship in the required direction through a channel etc.
Finnish: ohjata laivaa
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Noun
en-noun|-

1. nautical The navigational direction of a ship

Derived terms
conning tower
take the con

Etymology 4
From Latin combining form con-, from cum, with, together

Noun
en-noun

1. Short for convention or conference; used in regard to science fiction conventions and other types of conventions.

Etymology 5
OE. cunnan

Verb
en-verb|con|n|ed

1. context|rare|archaic To study, in order to gain knowledge of.

#: C.1950: The hawk rested on a crag of the gorge and conned the terrain with a fierce and frowning eye. — w:D'Arcy Niland|D'Arcy Niland, short story The Parachutist, reprinted in The Penguin Best Stories of D'Arcy Niland, 1987, ISBN 0-14-008927-6, pages 10-11.

1. context|rare|archaic to know, understand, acknowledge

#: Of muses, Hobbinol, I con no skill. — w:Edmund Spensir|Edmund Spensir

See also
cone
mod cons

Catalan

Noun
con

1. cone

Category:Catalan nouns

French

Etymology
L.|fr cunnus.

Pronunciation
IPA|/k��/

Noun
fr-noun|m|feminine=conne

1. context|taboo|_|slang|lang=fr cunt
2. context|derogatory|_|slang|lang=fr A stupid person; arsehole (British), asshole (US), wanker (British), jerk (US).
3. (followed by de + noun to become an adjective) crap (adjective), crappy, shit (adjective), bloody stupid (British), fucking stupid

See also
connard
connasse
connerie

Italian

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /kon/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /kon/

Etymology
from Latin cum

Conjunction
con

1. with

Antonyms
senza

rfc|bad heading

Combined forms
When followed by a definite article, con may optionally be combined with the article to give the following combined forms:

rfc|HTML table
<table border"1" align"center" cellpadding="5">
<tr><th>Con + article<th>Combined form</tr>
<tr><td align"center">con + il#Italian|il<td align"center">col#Italian|col</tr>
<tr><td align"center">con + lo#Italian|lo<td align"center">collo#Italian|collo</tr>
<tr><td align"center">con + l'#Italian|l'<td align"center">coll'</tr>
<tr><td align"center">con + i#Italian|i<td align"center">coi</tr>
<tr><td align"center">con + gli<td align"center">cogli</tr>
<tr><td align"center">con + la#Italian|la<td align"center">colla#Italian|colla</tr>
<tr><td align"center">con + le#Italian|le<td align"center">colle#Italian|colle</tr>
</table>

Category:Italian prepositions

Spanish

Etymology
Latin cum, 'with'.

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /kon/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /kon/

Conjunction
con

1. with

Antonyms
sin

See also
conmigo
contigo

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /k̬��n/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /kQn/
w:SAMPROSA|SAMPROSA: /-[kQn]/

Noun
con

1. child

Pronoun
con

1. you (addressed to a person younger than the speaker, especially a child)

Classifier
con

1. usually indicates animate noun

Usage notes
Exceptions exist, such as (con) dao#Vietnamese|dao (knife).

Antonyms
cái

Category:Vietnamese nouns
Category:Vietnamese pronouns
Category:Vietnamese classifiers

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