sham in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sham in the English»French Dictionary

I.sham [Brit ʃam, Am ʃæm] N

sham (person)

imposteur m

sham (organization)

imposture f

sham (democracy, election)

parodie f

sham (ideas, views)

mystification f

sham (activity)

supercherie f

his love was a sham

son amour était de la comédie

II.sham [Brit ʃam, Am ʃæm] ADJ attr

sham election, democracy

prétendu

sham attr object, building, idea, view

factice

sham activity, emotion

feint

sham organization

fantoche

III.sham <pres part shamming; pret, pp shammed> [Brit ʃam, Am ʃæm] VB trans

to sham sleep/illness/death

faire semblant de dormir/d'être malade/d'être mort

IV.sham <pres part shamming; pret, pp shammed> [Brit ʃam, Am ʃæm] VB intr

sham

faire semblant

Translations for sham in the French»English Dictionary

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il est (un peu) comédien (hypocrite)

he's a sham

c'est un comédien (hypocrite)

he's a sham

simulacre pej

sham

le référendum tient du simulacre

the referendum is a sham

c'est du chiqué

it's a sham inf

sham in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sham in the English»French Dictionary

I.sham [ʃæm] pej N

1. sham (fake):

sham

imitation f

2. sham (imposter):

sham

imposteur m

3. sham (lie):

sham

imposture f

4. sham (hypocrisy):

sham

hypocrisie f

5. sham no pl (pretense):

sham

comédie f

II.sham [ʃæm] pej ADJ

1. sham (false):

sham

faux(fausse)

sham marriage

blanc(he)

2. sham (pretending):

sham

simulé(e)

III.sham <-mm-> [ʃæm] pej VB trans

sham

simuler

IV.sham [ʃæm] pej VB intr

sham

faire semblant

Translations for sham in the French»English Dictionary

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feint(e) maladie

sham

factice gaieté

sham

chiqué

sham

feindre (prétexter) maladie

to sham

fausse sortie THEAT

sham exit

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The tactical sham sacrifices can be categorized further by the mechanism in why the sacrifice is made.

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She detests his disability and terms it as a sham, but the police don't quite convinced with her claims.

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It is constructed in brick with a tiled roof and sham timber framing with plastered ends to the gables.

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Sham stimulation is used as a control in experiments.

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Knowing the wedding is a sham he is waiting for that monster to appear.

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Vacated the convictions of five business executives who were charged with securities fraud in connection with an allegedly sham reinsurance transaction.

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He only receives a picture; his life goes on but his marriage seems a sham.

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The phrase also became the title of a political party, albeit one that was a sham.

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For he was always ready to tilt at sham or tinsel in the theatre of life.

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Her purpose has been served, for she has revealed the hero for the sham that he is.

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