sham

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃæm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃæm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sham)

Inflections of 'sham' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
shams
v 3rd person singular
shamming
v pres p
shammed
v past
shammed
v past p
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En esta página: sham, pillow sham

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
sham n (fake, pretence) (figurado, falso)farsa nf
  (figurado)teatro nm
  simulación nf
 James said he was too ill to go to work, but it was just a sham; he wanted the day off to go to the beach.
 James dijo que estaba demasiado enfermo para ir a trabajar, pero era una farsa. Quería el día libre para ir a la playa.
sham n (impostor)farsante n común
  impostor, impostora nm, nf
 The presenter of that TV diet programme claims to have a doctorate in nutrition, but really she's a sham; she bought the certificate online!
 La presentadora de ese programa sobre dietas dice que está doctorada en nutrición, pero es una farsante. ¡Compró el certificado en internet!
sham adj (fake)falso/a adj
 It didn't take the panel long to see through the candidate's sham credentials.
 La comisión no tardó mucho en descubrir las credenciales falsas del candidato.
sham vi (feign [sth])fingir vtr
 James isn't really ill - he's just shamming.
 James en realidad no estaba enfermo. Solo estaba fingiendo.
sham [sth] vtr (fake, feign)fingir vtr
  falsificar vtr
  falsear vtr
 Alison is shamming illness to get out of the meeting.
 Alison fingió que estaba enferma para salir de la reunión.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
pillow sham,
sham
n
US (decorative pillow cover) (decorativa)funda nf
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
sham | pillow sham
InglésEspañol
sham marriage n (law: marriage of convenience)matrimonio de conveniencia nm + loc adj
  matrimonio ficticio nm + adj
sham treated,
sham-treated
adj
(given a placebo)tratado con placebo loc adj
Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun
 Hubo un pequeño grupo de control tratado con placebo.
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Collocations: a [total, complete, great] sham, is a sham of a [man, teacher, coach], is a sham of [a democracy, an election, a marriage], more...

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