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sham (noun)

  • 1 sham

    sham [∫æm]
    1. noun
    ( = pretence) imposture f ; ( = person) imposteur m
    * * *
    [ʃæm] 1.
    noun ( person) imposteur m; ( organization) imposture f; (democracy, election) parodie f; (ideas, views) mystification f; ( activity) supercherie f
    2.
    adjective (épith) [election, democracy] prétendu (before n); [object, building] factice; [organization] fantoche
    3.
    transitive verb (p prés etc - mm-)

    to sham sleep/death — faire semblant de dormir/d'être mort

    4.
    intransitive verb (p prés etc - mm-) faire semblant

    English-French dictionary > sham

  • 2 sham

    sham [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
    (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
    feindre, simuler;
    ∎ to sham illness faire semblant d'être malade
    faire semblant, jouer la comédie;
    ∎ he's not really ill, he's only shamming il n'est pas vraiment malade, il fait semblant

    Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > sham

  • 3 sham

    noun
    തട്ടിപ്പുകാരന്‍, കാപട്യം, ചെപ്പടിവിദ്യ, ഉപായം, നാട്യം
    verb
    വഞ്ചിക്കുക, തോല്‍പിക്കുക

    English-Malayalam new dictionary > sham

  • 4 sham

    1. n подделка, подлог
    2. n обман, трюк
    3. n притворство, симуляция
    4. n притворщик, симулянт

    he is not in pain, he is a sham — ему не больно, он просто притворяется

    5. n мошенник; шарлатан; обманщик

    he cheated you, he is a sham and a coward as well — он обманул тебя, он мошенник и к тому же трус

    6. a поддельный, подложный, фальшивый

    sham paper — подложный, фальшивый документ

    7. a бутафорский
    8. a притворный

    sham illness — притворная болезнь, симуляция болезни

    sham defence — недобросовестное, притворное возражение

    9. a воен. учебный, показной
    10. a фиктивный
    11. a притворяющийся, прикидывающийся; мнимый
    12. v притворяться, прикидываться; симулировать
    13. n разг. шампанское
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. artificial (adj.) artificial; dummy; ersatz; fictitious; imitation; mock; simulated; substitute; synthetic
    2. counterfeit (adj.) bogus; brummagem; counterfeit; fake; false; forged; fraudulent; lying; phony; pinchbeck; pretended; pseudo; snide; spurious; untrue
    3. copy (noun) copy; forgery; phony
    4. fake (noun) counterfeit; fake; fakery; fraud; imitation; pretense; pretext
    5. hypocrisy (noun) cant; hypocrisy; hypocriticalness; pecksniffery; pharisaicalness; pharisaism; sanctimoniousness; sanctimony; Tartuffery; Tartuffism
    6. imposture (noun) cheat; deceit; deception; flam; flimflam; gyp; hoax; humbug; imposture; mare's nest; put-on; sell; spoof; swindle
    7. mock (noun) burlesque; caricature; farce; mock; mockery; parody; travesty
    8. show (noun) act; masquerade; pose; pretence; show; simulation
    9. assume (verb) act; affect; assume; bluff; counterfeit; deceive; fake; feign; imitate; pose; pretend; put on; simulate
    Антонимический ряд:
    authentic; genuine; original; substance; substantiality; truth; verity

    English-Russian base dictionary > sham

  • 5 sham

    1. adjective
    unecht; imitiert [Leder, Holz, Pelz, Stein]
    2. noun
    (pretence) Heuchelei, die; (person) Heuchler, der/Heuchlerin, die
    3. transitive verb,
    - mm- vortäuschen; simulieren

    sham dead/ill — sich tot/krank stellen

    4. intransitive verb,
    - mm- simulieren; sich verstellen
    * * *
    [ʃæm] 1. noun
    (something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) die Täuschung
    2. adjective
    (pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) vorgetäuscht,unecht
    3. verb
    (to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) vortäuschen
    * * *
    [ʃæm]
    ( pej)
    I. n
    1. usu sing (fake thing) Trug m kein pl, Täuschung f kein pl, Betrug m kein pl
    she appears to be rich with her fine clothes, but it's only a \sham sie sieht reich aus in ihren schönen Kleidern, aber das ist nur Schein
    the American dream is a \sham der amerikanische Traum ist nur ein schöner Schein
    2. no pl (pretence) Verstellung f
    I have no time for all this \sham ich habe keine Zeit für so ein Theater
    3. (impostor) Schwindler(in) m(f)
    II. adj inv falsch, gefälscht
    \sham deal Scheingeschäft nt
    \sham sympathy geheuchelte Sympathie
    \sham marriage Scheinehe f
    III. vt
    <- mm->
    ▪ to \sham sth etw vortäuschen [o simulieren
    IV. vi
    <- mm->
    sich akk verstellen
    he isn't really upset — he's just \shamming er ist nicht wirklich gekränkt — er tut nur so
    * * *
    [ʃm]
    1. n
    1) (= pretence) Heuchelei f

    he's not really sorry, it's all a big sham — es tut ihm nicht wirklich leid, er heuchelt nur or das ist geheuchelt

    their marriage had become a sham — ihre Ehe war zur Farce geworden or bestand nur noch zum Schein

    2) (= person) Scharlatan m

    you don't really feel anything, you big sham! — du empfindest überhaupt nichts, du Heuchler!

    2. adj
    diamonds, oak etc unecht, imitiert; politeness etc vorgetäuscht, geheuchelt; person betrügerisch
    3. vt
    vortäuschen, vorgeben; illness also simulieren; emotions, sympathy heucheln
    4. vi
    so tun; (esp with illness) simulieren; (with feelings) heucheln
    * * *
    sham [ʃæm]
    A s
    1. (Vor)Täuschung f, Heuchelei f
    2. Schwindler(in), Scharlatan m
    3. Heuchler(in)
    4. Nachahmung f, Fälschung f
    B adj
    1. vorgetäuscht, fingiert, Schein…:
    sham battle Scheingefecht n
    2. unecht, falsch (Juwelen etc), vorgetäuscht, geheuchelt (Mitgefühl etc)
    C v/t vortäuschen, heucheln, fingieren, simulieren
    D v/i sich verstellen, heucheln:
    sham ill sich krank stellen, simulieren;
    she is only shamming sie verstellt sich nur, sie tut nur so
    * * *
    1. adjective
    unecht; imitiert [Leder, Holz, Pelz, Stein]
    2. noun
    (pretence) Heuchelei, die; (person) Heuchler, der/Heuchlerin, die
    3. transitive verb,
    - mm- vortäuschen; simulieren

    sham dead/ill — sich tot/krank stellen

    4. intransitive verb,
    - mm- simulieren; sich verstellen
    * * *
    adj.
    Schein- präfix. n.
    Fälschung f.

    English-german dictionary > sham

  • 6 sham

    ʃæm
    1. noun
    (something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) farsa, simulacro

    2. adjective
    (pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) falso, simulado, fingido

    3. verb
    (to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) fingir, simular
    tr[ʃæm]
    1 (piece of deceit, pretence) farsa, simulacro
    2 (person) farsante nombre masulino o femenino, impostor,-ra
    1 (interest, sympathy, emotion) falso,-a, simulado,-a; (illness) fingido,-a; (jewellery, antiques) falso,-a, de imitación
    1 fingir, simular
    1 fingir, fingirse
    sham ['ʃæm] v, shammed ; shamming : fingir
    sham adj
    : falso, fingido
    sham n
    1) fake, pretense: farsa f, simulación f, imitación f
    2) faker: impostor m, -tora f; farsante mf
    adj.
    • adoptivo, -a adj.
    • falso, -a adj.
    • fingido, -a adj.
    • postizo, -a adj.
    n.
    • camama s.f.
    • cantaleta s.f.
    • engaño s.m.
    • faramalla s.f.
    • farsante s.m.
    • impostor s.m.
    • impostura s.f.
    v.
    • fingir v.
    ʃæm
    I
    a) c u ( pretense) farsa f
    b) c ( impostor) farsante mf

    II
    adjective (pej) (no comp) <emotion/interest/sympathy> fingido, falso; <antiques/diamonds> falso, de imitación

    III
    1.
    - mm- transitive verb \<\<enthusiasm/grief/illness\>\> fingir*, simular

    2.
    vi \<\<person\>\> fingir*
    [ʃæm]
    1.
    ADJ falso, fingido
    2. N
    1) (=imposture) farsa f

    it was all a sham — fue una farsa, fue pura pantalla (Mex)

    2) (=person) impostor(a) m / f
    3.
    VT fingir, simular
    4.
    VI fingir, fingirse
    * * *
    [ʃæm]
    I
    a) c u ( pretense) farsa f
    b) c ( impostor) farsante mf

    II
    adjective (pej) (no comp) <emotion/interest/sympathy> fingido, falso; <antiques/diamonds> falso, de imitación

    III
    1.
    - mm- transitive verb \<\<enthusiasm/grief/illness\>\> fingir*, simular

    2.
    vi \<\<person\>\> fingir*

    English-spanish dictionary > sham

  • 7 sham

    [ʃæm] 1. noun
    (something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) prevara
    2. adjective
    (pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) hlinjen, ponarejen, umeten
    3. verb
    (to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) hliniti
    * * *
    I [šæm]
    1.
    noun
    hlimba, hlinjenje, pretvarjanje, simuliranje; prevara, slepilo, videz; figuratively komedija, farsa; lažna oseba (stvar); ponaredek, posnetek, nadomestek, imitacija; colloquially malo vredno blago; slepar; colloquially šaljivec;
    2.
    adjective
    lažen, nepravi, nepristen, ponarejen; hlinjen, simuliran; dozdeven, namišljen, prividen
    sham elections — lažne, navidezne volitve
    II [šæm]
    transitive verb
    hliniti, simulirati, fingirati; varati, goljufati; posnemati, oponašati, imitirati; intransitive verb pretvarjati se, hliniti se, delati se; figuratively igrati komedijo
    to sham illness — hliniti, simulirati bolezen
    he is (only) shamming — on je simulant, komedijant, on se le dela tako

    English-Slovenian dictionary > sham

  • 8 sham

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    [English Word] sham
    [Swahili Word] -a bandia
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [English Word] sham
    [Swahili Word] puleki
    [Swahili Plural] puleki
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] sham
    [Swahili Word] puluki
    [Swahili Plural] puluki
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] sham
    [Swahili Word] singizio
    [Swahili Plural] masingizio
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] singiza V
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    [English Word] sham
    [Swahili Word] -shindika
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] sham
    [Swahili Word] -sindika
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] intransitive
    ------------------------------------------------------------

    English-Swahili dictionary > sham

  • 9 sham

    I 1. [ʃæm]
    nome (person) impostore m. (-a); (democracy, election) burla f.; (ideas, views) mistificazione f.; (activity) frode f., finzione f.
    2.
    aggettivo attrib. [election, democracy] fasullo; [object, building, idea] falso; [ activity] finto, fittizio; [ organization] fantoccio
    II 1. [ʃæm]
    verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - mm-)

    to sham sleep, death — fare finta di dormire, di essere morto

    2.
    verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - mm-) fare finta
    * * *
    [ʃæm] 1. noun
    (something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) finzione
    2. adjective
    (pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) falso
    3. verb
    (to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) fingere, fare finta
    * * *
    [ʃæm]
    1. adj
    (piety) falso (-a), (politeness) finto (-a), (elections) fasullo (-a), (battle, illness) simulato (-a)
    2. n
    1) (imposture) messinscena, finta
    2) (person) ciarlatano (-a), impostore m
    3. vt
    fingere, simulare
    4. vi
    fingere, far finta
    * * *
    sham /ʃæm/
    A n.
    1 [uc] oggetto imitato; imitazione; mistificazione
    2 [u] finzione; simulazione; finta; inganno; frode: I hate sham, detesto la finzione
    3 ciarlatano; impostore; simulatore; ipocrita
    4 (spec. USA) copriguanciale; fodera del cuscino
    B a.
    finto; simulato; fittizio; falso; posticcio: (leg.) a sham contract, un contratto simulato; sham pearls, perle finte (o false); (fin.) sham dividends, dividendi fittizi; a sham fight, una battaglia simulata; ( sport) sham injury, infortunio simulato
    ● (fin.) sham company, società fittizia □ (leg.) a sham plea, un'eccezione defatigatoria.
    (to) sham /ʃæm/
    A v. t.
    fingere; simulare; mistificare: to sham illness, simulare una malattia; fingersi malato; ( sport) to sham an injury, simulare un infortunio
    B v. i.
    fingere; far finta; fingersi; finger d'essere: He isn't really ill; he is just shamming, non è malato davvero, fa solo finta; to sham dead [asleep], fingersi morto [addormentato].
    * * *
    I 1. [ʃæm]
    nome (person) impostore m. (-a); (democracy, election) burla f.; (ideas, views) mistificazione f.; (activity) frode f., finzione f.
    2.
    aggettivo attrib. [election, democracy] fasullo; [object, building, idea] falso; [ activity] finto, fittizio; [ organization] fantoccio
    II 1. [ʃæm]
    verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - mm-)

    to sham sleep, death — fare finta di dormire, di essere morto

    2.
    verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - mm-) fare finta

    English-Italian dictionary > sham

  • 10 sham

    [ʃæm] 1. noun
    (something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) humbug
    2. adjective
    (pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) skin-
    3. verb
    (to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) foregive; lade som om
    * * *
    [ʃæm] 1. noun
    (something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) humbug
    2. adjective
    (pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) skin-
    3. verb
    (to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) foregive; lade som om

    English-Danish dictionary > sham

  • 11 sham

    ʃæm 1. noun
    (something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) juks, spill, bedrageri
    2. adjective
    (pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) jukse-, liksom-
    3. verb
    (to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) spille, late som
    humbug
    --------
    hykle
    I
    subst. \/ʃæm\/
    1) humbug, hykleri, spill, bløff
    2) imitasjon, etterligning
    3) bløffmaker, hykler
    4) (amer., også pillow sham) (dekorativt) putetrekk
    II
    verb \/ʃæm\/
    simulere, late som, spille
    III
    adj. \/ʃæm\/
    1) hyklersk, påtatt, fingert, skinn-
    2) imitert, uekte, falsk

    English-Norwegian dictionary > sham

  • 12 sham

    1. noun
    1) притворство
    2) обман, мошенничество
    3) подделка
    4) притворщик, симулянт
    5) обманщик; мошенник
    2. adjective
    1) притворный
    2) поддельный, фальшивый; sham diamond поддельный брильянт
    3) бутафорский; sham battle amer. показной, учебный бой
    4) притворяющийся, прикидывающийся; sham doctor врач-шарлатан
    Syn:
    bogus, fake, mock, phoney
    Ant:
    genuine
    3. verb
    притворяться, прикидываться, симулировать; to sham illness притворяться больным; he shammed dead (или death) он притворился мертвым
    to sham Abraham притворяться больным, симулировать
    * * *
    1 (a) поддельный; подложный
    2 (n) обман; обманщик; подделка; подлог; притворство; симулянт; симуляция; трюк
    * * *
    притворство, симуляция
    * * *
    [ ʃæm] n. подделка, притворство, притворщик, симулянт, мошенник v. притворяться, прикидываться, симулировать adj. поддельный, фальшивый, бутафорский, притворный
    * * *
    кажущийся
    обман
    притворный
    фальшив
    фальшивый
    * * *
    1. сущ. 1) а) притворство б) подделка в) мошенничество 2) а) притворщик б) обманщик 2. прил. 1) а) притворный б) мнимый; прикидывающийся, выдающий себя за кого-л. 2) а) поддельный б) ненастоящий 3. гл. прикидываться

    Новый англо-русский словарь > sham

  • 13 sham

    tettetés, ál-, ámítás, nem valódi, sarlatán to sham: csal, ámít
    * * *
    [ʃæm] 1. noun
    (something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) csalás
    2. adjective
    (pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) hamis
    3. verb
    (to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) tettet, színlel

    English-Hungarian dictionary > sham

  • 14 sham

    [ʃæm] 1. noun
    (something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) farsa
    2. adjective
    (pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) falso
    3. verb
    (to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) fingir
    * * *
    [ʃæm] n 1 impostura, pretexto, engano, logro, fraude. 2 impostor. • vt+vi 1 fingir, simular. 2 dar a falsa impressão. • adj 1 imitado. 2 fingido, falso.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > sham

  • 15 sham

    [ʃæm] 1. noun
    (something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) uppgerð, látalæti
    2. adjective
    (pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) fölsun, eftirlíking
    3. verb
    (to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) látast

    English-Icelandic dictionary > sham

  • 16 sham

    adj. yapma, sahte, taklit
    ————————
    n. taklit, yalan, hile, yalancı, dolandırıcı, sahtekâr, yastık kılıfı (yaslanmak için)
    ————————
    v. numara yapmak, taklidi yapmak, yapar gibi görünmek
    * * *
    1. numara yap (v.) 2. yalan (n.)
    * * *
    [ʃæm] 1. noun
    (something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) taklit, göz boyama
    2. adjective
    (pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) taklit, sahte
    3. verb
    (to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) yalandan...-mak

    English-Turkish dictionary > sham

  • 17 sham

    • olla olevinaan
    • jäljitelmä
    • jäljennös
    • jäljitelty
    • huijari
    • vale
    • vale-
    • väärä
    • väärentää
    • väärennys
    • teeskentely
    • tekeytyä
    • teeskennellä
    • teko
    • petkutus
    • kuvitteellinen
    • lavastaa
    * * *
    ʃæm 1. noun
    (something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) huijaus
    2. adjective
    (pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) teko-, väärennetty
    3. verb
    (to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) teeskennellä

    English-Finnish dictionary > sham

  • 18 sham

    [ʃæm] 1. n 2. adj
    jewellery sztuczny; antique furniture podrabiany; fight udawany, pozorowany
    3. vt
    * * *
    [ʃæm] 1. noun
    (something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) lipa
    2. adjective
    (pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) lipny
    3. verb
    (to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) udawać

    English-Polish dictionary > sham

  • 19 sham

    [ʃæm] 1. noun
    (something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) izlikšanās; viltojums; blēdība
    2. adjective
    (pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) mācību-; mākslīgs; neīsts; viltots
    3. verb
    (to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) simulēt; izlikties
    * * *
    pakaļdarinājums, viltojums; izlikšanās; krāpnieks, blēdis; izlikties; neīsts

    English-Latvian dictionary > sham

  • 20 sham

    [ʃæm] 1. noun
    (something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) apgaulė
    2. adjective
    (pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) dirbtinis, padirbtas
    3. verb
    (to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) apsimesti, apsimetinėti

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  • sham — ► NOUN 1) a person or thing that is not what they are claimed to be. 2) pretence. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ bogus; false. ► VERB (shammed, shamming) ▪ pretend or pretend to be. DERIV …   English terms dictionary

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  • sham — 1 / sham/ n: something that is false, deceptive, misleading, or otherwise not genuine sham 2 adj: not genuine: intended to mislead or deceive: false illusory the sale for one dollar was a sham transfer of property Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of… …   Law dictionary

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  • sham|poo — «sham POO», verb, pooed, poo|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to wash (the hair, the scalp, or a rug) with a soapy or other cleansing preparation. 2. to wash the hair or scalp of (a person). 3. Archaic. to massage. –n. 1 …   Useful english dictionary

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  • sham´bling|ly — sham|ble «SHAM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. to walk awkwardly or unsteadily: »The tired old man shambles. He shambled around the floor like a lost kd (Time). –n. a shambling walk. ╂[probably special use of shamble, singular of obsolete… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sham|ble — «SHAM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. to walk awkwardly or unsteadily: »The tired old man shambles. He shambled around the floor like a lost kd (Time). –n. a shambling walk. ╂[probably special use of shamble, singular of obsolete shambles… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sham|oy — sham|ois or sham|oy «SHAM oy», noun. = chamois. (Cf. ↑chamois) …   Useful english dictionary

  • sham|ois — or sham|oy «SHAM oy», noun. = chamois. (Cf. ↑chamois) …   Useful english dictionary

  • sham|a|teur|ism — «SHAM uh chuh RIHZ uhm, tuh », noun. Slang. 1. the use of shamateurs in sports. 2. the condition of being a shamateur …   Useful english dictionary

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