con

だます、詐欺にかける

人をだましてお金を出させたり、自分に有利なことをさせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To trick someone into giving you money or doing something that benefits you.

• That man conned me.
• They conned her out of her savings.
• He conned us into paying for a useless service.

使い方： con someone out of something (The caller conned him out of two hundred pounds.); con someone into doing something (She conned me into buying a broken phone.)

類義語： trick, cheat, swindle, deceive

よく使う表現： con someone, con someone into, con someone out

短所、欠点

何かを選んだり行ったりするうえでの不利な点や反対の理由。

やさしい英語で： A disadvantage or reason against choosing or doing something.

• The main con is the price.
• We discussed the pros and cons of moving.
• One con of this plan is the long journey.

使い方： a con of something (One con of living here is the noise.)

類義語： disadvantage, drawback, downside

反対語： pro, advantage

よく使う表現： a major con, a possible con, the main con

詐欺、ペテン

人をだましてお金やその他の利益を得る手口。

やさしい英語で： A dishonest trick used to get money or another advantage from someone.

• The offer was a con.
• She lost her savings in an online con.
• The police uncovered several cons involving fake tickets.

類義語： scam, fraud, swindle

よく使う表現： a clever con, con trick, an elaborate con

囚人、受刑者

犯罪で有罪となった人、特に刑務所にいる人。

やさしい英語で： A person who has been found guilty of a crime, especially someone in prison.

• The con escaped last night.
• Two cons shared a small cell.
• He hired a former con to repair the roof.

類義語： convict

よく使う表現： escaped con, former con, con in prison

改築、改装

建物の一部を別の用途に使えるように変えること。

やさしい英語で： A change to part of a building so it can be used in a different way.

• Our loft con starts next month.
• The builders quoted a price for the attic con.
• A loft con gave us another bedroom.

類義語： conversion

よく使う表現： loft con, attic con

保守派

保守的な政治思想や保守政党を支持する人。

やさしい英語で： A person who supports conservative political ideas or a conservative party.

• He calls himself a con.
• The cons opposed the proposed tax increase.
• She debated a con about immigration policy.

類義語： conservative

よく使う表現： a committed con, con voters