sham(
shahm
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (pretense)
a. la farsa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Their marriage was a complete sham, which they kept up mainly for the benefit of their children.Su matrimonio era una auténtica farsa, con la que seguían principalmente por el bien de sus hijos.
b. el teatro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
All that solicitousness and groveling was a sham. He was just after her money.Todo eso de colmarla de atenciones y postrarse ante ella era puro teatro. Solo le interesaba su dinero.
2. (impostor)
a. el farsante (M), la farsante (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The man was exposed as a sham. He wasn't even a qualified lawyer.El hombre fue desenmascarado como un farsante. Ni siquiera tenía el título de abogado.
b. el impostor (M), la impostora (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The moment I saw her I knew she was a sham. Her badly disguised accent gave her away.Desde el momento en que la vi, supe que era una impostora. Su mal disimulado acento la delataba.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
5. (to pretend)
a. fingir
The player's not really injured. He's shamming.El jugador no está lesionado de verdad. Está fingiendo.
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