Translations for „sham“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . sham [ʃæm] pej N

1. sham usu sing (fake thing):

sham

prevara f

sham

goljufija f

sham person

prevarant(ka) m (f)

sham person

goljuf(inja) m (f)

the American dream is a sham

ameriške sanje so laž

2. sham no pl (pretence):

sham

pretvarjanje n

sham

igra f

II . sham [ʃæm] pej ADJ

sham

lažen

sham

navidezen

sham

narejen

sham marriage

navidezni zakon

III . sham <-mm-> [ʃæm] pej VB trans

sham

hliniti

sham

simulirati

IV . sham <-mm-> [ʃæm] pej VB intr

sham

pretvarjati se

sham

delati se

sham ADJ

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sham BIOL

kontrolni

Usage examples with sham

sham marriage

navidezni zakon

the American dream is a sham

ameriške sanje so laž

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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

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

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

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Sham stimulation is used as a control in experiments.

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

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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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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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