sham in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sham in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sham [Brit ʃam, Am ʃæm] N

sham (person)

impostore m / impostora f

sham (organization)

impostura f

sham (democracy, election)

burla f

sham (ideas, views)

mistificazione f

sham (activity)

frode f

sham (activity)

finzione f

his love was a sham

il suo amore era una finzione

II.sham [Brit ʃam, Am ʃæm] ADJ attrib.

sham election, democracy

fasullo

sham object, building, idea, view

falso

sham activity, emotion

finto, fittizio

sham organization

fantoccio

III.sham <forma in -ing shamming, pt, pp shammed> [Brit ʃam, Am ʃæm] VB trans

to sham sleep, illness, death

simulare il sonno, la malattia, la morte or fare finta di dormire, di essere malato, di essere morto

IV.sham <forma in -ing shamming, pt, pp shammed> [Brit ʃam, Am ʃæm] VB intr

sham

fare finta

Translations for sham in the Italian»English Dictionary

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mistificazione (falsificazione)

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fasullo elezione, democrazia

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fittizio emozione, sentimento

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simulazione

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messinscena

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il suo amore era una finzione

her love was a sham

finto emozione

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era tutta una commedia!

it was just a sham!

sham in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sham in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sham [ʃæm] pej N

1. sham:

sham (fake)

finzione f

sham (imposture)

impostura f

2. sham (impostor):

sham

impostore(-a) m (f)

3. sham (cover):

a pillow sham

federa f

II.sham [ʃæm] pej ADJ

sham document, trial

falso, -a

sham deal

fraudulento, -a

sham sympathy

fasullo, -a

sham marriage

di facciata

III.sham <-mm-> [ʃæm] pej VB trans

sham

fingere

IV.sham [ʃæm] pej VB intr

sham

fingere

sham Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a pillow sham

federa f

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

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The marriage is a sham in order to give the elderly woman happiness before her death.

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

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

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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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