🇬🇧🇪🇸 conman - estafador : English Lesson

Meaning of "conman" ("estafador"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A conman is a person who lies or plays sneaky tricks to fool others, usually to get something like money or valuable stuff. They might pretend to be someone they’re not, like a superhero who can’t fly, or sell something fake, like “invisible” hats. The goal of a conman is to trick people into believing something that isn’t true.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Bob tried to be a conman by selling “magic air,” but people just called it “nothing.”

A conman tried to sell me a pet rock. It didn’t even know how to sit.

Lucy’s brother is a conman. He traded her a “rare invisible coin” for her ice cream.

The conman sold “antique” sandwiches. They were just really old and moldy.

Tim said he could talk to squirrels. Turns out he’s not magical, just a conman with peanuts.

At the market a conman smiled, showed a gold watch, and promised good luck. The conman slipped his hand to a shopper's pocket; a child saw, pointed, and shouted, "conman!" The conman ran toward the river, but a friend grabbed him. The conman dropped the watch; police came, shoppers cheered.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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