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1 sham
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) (mock → jewellery) fantaisie, faux (fausse);∎ a sham election un simulacre d'élections;∎ a sham peace une paix de pacotillefeindre, simuler;∎ to sham illness faire semblant d'être maladefaire semblant, jouer la comédie;∎ he's not really ill, he's only shamming il n'est pas vraiment malade, il fait semblant -
2 sham
A n ( person) imposteur m ; ( organization) imposture f ; (democracy, election) parodie f ; (ideas, views) mystification f ; ( activity) supercherie f ; his love was a sham son amour était de la comédie.B adj ( épith) [election, democracy] prétendu (before n) ; [object, building, idea, view] factice ; [activity, emotion] feint ; [organization] fantoche.C vtr ( p prés etc - mm-) to sham sleep/illness/death faire semblant de dormir/d'être malade/d'être mort. -
3 pretence
b. ( = make-believe) to make a pretence of doing sth faire semblant de faire qch• I'm tired of their pretence that all is well j'en ai assez de les voir faire comme si tout allait bien* * *GB, pretense US [prɪ'tens] noun1) ( false show) faux-semblant mon ou under the pretence of doing — sous prétexte de faire
2) ( sham) simulacre m (of de); ( of illness) simulation f (of de) -
4 pretence
1 ( false show) faux-semblant m ; to make a pretence of sth feindre qch ; to make a pretence of doing faire semblant de faire ; to make no pretence of sth ne pas se donner la peine de feindre qch ; on ou under the pretence of doing sous prétexte de faire ; under the pretence that sous prétexte que ; to keep up/abandon the pretence of doing entretenir/cesser d'entretenir l'illusion de faire ; he spoke with no pretence at ou of politeness il a parlé sans même faire semblant d'être poli ;2 ( sham) simulacre m (of de) ; ( of illness) simulation f (of de) ; a pretence of love/sympathy un amour/une sympathie feint/-e ; ⇒ false pretences.
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