sham

faux, simulé

Fabriqué ou présenté comme vrai pour tromper les gens.

En anglais simple : Made to seem real in order to trick people.

• They arranged a sham marriage.
• The opposition called it a sham election.
• A sham investigation helped the company hide its mistakes.

Synonymes : fake, false, bogus

Contraires : genuine, real

Expressions courantes : sham marriage, sham election, sham trial, sham wedding

simulacre, imposture

Chose fausse que l’on présente comme vraie ou honnête.

En anglais simple : Something presented as real or honest that is actually false.

• The competition was a sham.
• Their supposed friendship turned out to be a sham.
• She exposed the charity as a sham.

Synonymes : fake, fraud, pretence

Expressions courantes : a complete sham, a total sham, expose a sham

tromperie, simulation

Le fait de présenter des choses fausses comme vraies pour tromper les gens.

En anglais simple : The practice of making false things seem real to trick people.

• He relied on sham and deceit.
• She hated the sham that surrounded court life.
• Their business depended on sham rather than honest work.

Synonymes : deception, trickery, deceit

Contraires : honesty

Expressions courantes : sham and deceit, sham and trickery, practice of sham

feindre, simuler

Faire croire qu’une chose fausse est vraie pour tromper quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : To pretend something false is true in order to trick someone.

• He tried to sham illness.
• She shammed a headache to leave early.
• The doctor knew that the patient was shamming.

Comment l'utiliser : sham something (He shammed an injury to avoid training.)

Synonymes : fake, feign, pretend

Expressions courantes : sham illness, sham an injury, sham being sick, sham a headache