English-Hungarian translations for sham

• ál-
• csalás
  Az árstabilitással, a gazdaságok védelmével stb. kapcsolatos érvek csalásnak bizonyultak. The arguments about price stability, protection of economies, etc., have proved to be a sham.
  Az állítólagos megválasztása egy szörnyű csalás, a hatalma nem legitim és az az erőszak, amit az ellenzékkel szemben alkalmazott, egy brutális bűncselekmény. His alleged election is a dreadful sham, his power is not legitimate and his violence against the opposition is a brutal crime.
  A politikusaink által az euro elutasítása esetére felmerülő gazdasági nehézségekre vonatkozóan tett kijelentéseket csalásnak tüntették fel. All the statements from our politicians concerning the economic difficulties they said would arise if we rejected the euro have been exposed as a sham.

Definition of sham

• Intended to deceive; false
• counterfeit; unreal
• A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine
• Trickery, hoaxing
• A false front, or removable ornamental covering
• To deceive, cheat, lie
• To obtrude by fraud or imposition
• To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign

Examples

• It was only a sham wedding: they didnt care much for one another, but wanted their parents to stop hassling them
• The time-share deal was a sham
• A con-man must be skilled in the arts of sham and deceit

Related words

• shame
• ashame
• shamrock
• shampoo
• shaman
• ashamed
• shameless
• shamanism
• shambles