sham in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sham in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sham [Am ʃæm, Brit ʃam] N

1. sham C or U (pretense):

sham

farsa f

sham

parodia f

his grief was all sham or all a sham

su pena era pura comedia or puro teatro inf

2. sham C (impostor):

sham

farsante mf

II.sham [Am ʃæm, Brit ʃam] ADJ pej no comp

sham emotion/interest/sympathy

fingido

sham emotion/interest/sympathy

falso

sham antiques/diamonds

falso

sham antiques/diamonds

de imitación

it was a sham election/trial

las elecciones fueron/el juicio fue una farsa or una parodia

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

sham enthusiasm/grief/illness:

sham

fingir

sham

simular

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

sham person:

sham

fingir

she's not ill; she's just shamming

no está enferma; está haciendo teatro inf

Translations for sham in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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farsa

sham

las elecciones fueron una farsa

the elections were a complete sham o farce

estas elecciones no han sido más que un simulacro

these elections have been nothing but a sham

las elecciones fueron una filfa

the elections were a sham

sham in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sham in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sham [ʃæm] pej -mm- N

1. sham:

sham (imposture)

impostura f

sham (fake)

fraude m

2. sham (impostor):

sham

impostor(a) m (f)

II.sham [ʃæm] pej -mm- ADJ

sham document, trial

falso, -a

sham deal

fraudulento, -a

sham sympathy

hipócrita

sham marriage

simulado, -a

III.sham [ʃæm] pej -mm- VB trans

sham

fingir

IV.sham [ʃæm] pej -mm- VB intr

sham

fingir

Translations for sham in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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farsante

sham

simulacro

sham

farsa

sham

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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

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

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

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