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1 sham
1. n1) підробка2) обман, шахрайство, містифікація, трюк3) удавання, прикидання, симуляція4) удавальник; симулянт5) обманщик; шахрай; шарлатан6) (скор. від champagne) розм. шампанське2. adj1) підроблений, фальшивий2) бутафорський3) удаванийsham illness — удавана хвороба, симуляція хвороби
4) фіктивний5) що удає (прикидається)sham plea — юр. апеляція, подана для того, щоб зволікати час
3. vприкидатися, удавати; симулюватиto sham dead (ill, asleep) — прикидатися мертвим (хворим, сплячим)
to sham the doctor — військ., розм. прикидатися хворим, симулювати хворобу
* * *I n1) підробка; обман, трюк2) удавання, прикидання, симуляція3) удавальник, симулянт4) шахрай; шарлатан; ошуканець5) cл. декоративний чохол, накидка, серветкаII a1) підроблений, фальшивий; бутафорський2) удаваний3) вiйcьк. навчальний, показний4) фіктивний5) який прикидається; мнимийIII vприкидатися; симулюватиIV n; (скор. від champagne)
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