Betekenis van sham In het Nederlands

• 0 something that is not what it seems to be and is intended to deceive people, or someone who pretends to be something they are not:

  • It turned out that he wasn't a real doctor at all - he was just a sham.

  • They claimed that the election had been fair, but really it was a sham.

• 1 to pretend:

  • He isn't really upset - he's just shamming.

• 2 only pretending to be real; false:

  • They made a fortune through some sham property deal.

  • That jewellery looks sham to me.

  • She's trapped in a sham (= not good or satisfying) marriage.

• 3 someone or something that is falsely represented, esp. as being important or powerful:

  • I thought the meeting was a total sham and a waste of time.

• 4 pretended; not real:

  • a sham battle