sham

sham
sham [{{t}}ʃæm] (pt & pp shammed, cont shamming)
1 noun
(a) (pretence → of sentiment, behaviour) comédie f, farce f, faux-semblant m;
∎ what he says is all sham il n'y a rien de vrai dans ce qu'il dit;
∎ her illness/grief is a sham sa maladie/son chagrin n'est qu'une mascarade;
∎ their marriage is a complete sham leur mariage est une véritable farce;
∎ the elections were a sham les élections ont été une véritable farce
(b) (impostor → person) imposteur m; (→ organization) imposture f
2 adjective
(a) (pretended → sentiment, illness) faux (fausse), feint, simulé; (→ battle) simulé
(b) (mock → jewellery) fantaisie, faux (fausse);
∎ a sham election un simulacre d'élections;
∎ a sham peace une paix de pacotille
3 transitive verb
feindre, simuler;
∎ to sham illness faire semblant d'être malade
4 intransitive verb
faire semblant, jouer la comédie;
∎ he's not really ill, he's only shamming il n'est pas vraiment malade, il fait semblant

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