sham

falso, finto

Fatto apparire vero per ingannare le persone.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: fake, false, bogus

Contrari: genuine, real

Espressioni comuni: sham marriage, sham election, sham trial, sham wedding

farsa, finzione

Qualcosa di falso presentato come vero o onesto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: fake, fraud, pretence

Espressioni comuni: a complete sham, a total sham, expose a sham

inganno, simulazione

Il far sembrare vere cose false per ingannare gli altri.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: deception, trickery, deceit

Contrari: honesty

Espressioni comuni: sham and deceit, sham and trickery, practice of sham

fingere, simulare

Far credere che qualcosa di falso sia vero per ingannare qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: sham something (He shammed an injury to avoid training.)

Sinonimi: fake, feign, pretend

Espressioni comuni: sham illness, sham an injury, sham being sick, sham a headache