sham
1 noun pejorative also POL ceremony, procedure, etccur i gcéill the trial was a complete sham cur i gcéill amach is amach a bhí sa triailI wasn't happy with that sham of a process ní mó ná sásta a bhí mé leis an bpróiseas leibideach sina sham marriage pósadh bréigesham democracy bréagdhaonlathas masc1 2 noun pejorative personcur i gcéill she's a sham cur i gcéill ar fad íShow full entry
3 noun informal lad, manhow are you, sham? cén chaoi a bhfuil tú, a mhac?; conas atá tú, a bhuachaill?who's that sham? cé hé an boc sin?, cé hé an leaid sin? 4 verb
INTRANSITIVEcuir i gcéill lig ort I'm not shamming ní ag cur i gcéill atá mé, ní ag ligean orm atá méshe shammed that she didn't understand lig sí uirthi nár thuig sí
TRANSITIVEhe shammed illness lig sé air go raibh sé tinn, lig sé tinneas bréige air féin