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con1

UK: /kɒn/ US: /kɑːn/ [conned, conning]

Translation

v [t]
(inform)
estafar
They conned them out of a lot of money
Les estafaron mucho dinero
timar col.
constr. to con sb out of sth
engañar
They conned them into buying the house
Les engañaron para que compraran la casa
engatusar col.
constr. to con sb into doing sth
(Definition of con v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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