Engelsk tillægsord: sham | |||
1. | sham adopted in order to deceive | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | An assumed name. An assumed cheerfulness. A fictitious address. Fictive sympathy. A pretended interest. A put-on childish voice. Sham modesty. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | counterfeit, imitative | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | echt, genuine | ||
Engelsk navneord: sham | |||
1. | sham (om genstand) something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | fake, postiche | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | imitation | ||
Mere specifikke termer | fake book, Potemkin village | ||
2. | sham (om person) a person who makes deceitful pretenses | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, shammer | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster | ||
Mere specifikke termer | name dropper, ringer | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: sham | |||
1. | sham (om tilvejebringelse) make a pretence of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger. He feigned sleep. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | assume, feign, simulate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | act, dissemble, pretend | ||
Mere specifikke termer | feint, play | ||
2. | sham (om kommunikation) make believe with the intent to deceive | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He feigned that he was ill. He shammed a headache. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | affect, dissemble, feign, pretend | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | belie, misrepresent | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bull, bullshit, fake, mouth, play possum, take a dive, talk through one's hat | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | make, make believe, pretend | ||