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sham      /ˈʃæm/   noun

(simulação, simulado, fingimento, amigo) 

plural shams

1 a [count] : something that is not what it appears to be and that is meant to trick or deceive people • He claims that the trial was asham. • Their marriage was a sham.

1 b [count] : someone who deceives people by pretending to be a particular kind of person, to have a particular skill, etc. • Many people believed he could help them, but I knew he was a sham.

2 [noncount] : words or actions that are not sincere or honest • She exposed their sham and hypocrisy.

Learn about sham as an adjective and as a verb.