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sham

UK
/ʃæm/
US
/ʃæm/

Traducciones

shamnoun
shams
pl
UK
/ʃæm/
US
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imposturePour une tromperie ou une fausse apparence destinée à abuser.
His remorse was a sham designed to gain sympathy.
Ses remords étaient une imposture destinée à gagner de la sympathie.
Traducciones adicionales
simulacrePour une imitation ou une apparence trompeuse, souvent plus soutenu.
taie d’oreiller décorativeSens décoratif textile.
Sinónimos
charade
deception
fake
hoax
illusion
fraud
imposture
pretense
shamverb
shammed
Past Simple
shammed
Past Participle
shamming
Gerund
UK
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US
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feindreVerbe surtout utilisé dans un registre plutôt littéraire ou soutenu.
He shammed illness to avoid going to work.
Il a feint la maladie pour éviter d’aller travailler.
Traducciones adicionales
simulerPour l’imitation volontaire d’un état, d’un sentiment ou d’un symptôme.
Sinónimos
counterfeit
pretend
forge
fake
simulate
feign
shamadjective
more sham
Comp.
most sham
Super.
UK
/ʃæm/
US
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feintS’emploie pour une attitude ou une émotion simulée.
Her sham enthusiasm was evident to everyone at the meeting.
Son enthousiasme feint était évident pour tout le monde à la réunion.
The sham document was quickly identified by the experts.
Le faux document a été rapidement identifié par les experts.
Traducciones adicionales
facticeRegistre courant; souvent pour quelque chose de non authentique ou de simulé.
Sinónimos
pretend
spurious
deceptive
insincere
fake
false

Definiciones

shamnoun
A thing that is not what it is purported to be; a false or counterfeit imitation.
The entire scheme was exposed as a sham, deceiving investors with fake promises.
A decorative cover for a pillow.
She bought a new set of pillow shams to match her bedroom decor.
A false display intended to deceive; pretense.
His remorse was a sham designed to gain sympathy.
shamverb
To pretend to be something or someone that one is not.
He shammed illness to avoid going to work.
shamadjective
Falsely presented as genuine or authentic; fake or counterfeit.
The sham document was quickly identified by the experts.
Pretending to be something it is not; feigned or simulated.
Her sham enthusiasm was evident to everyone at the meeting.
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