charades
US /ʃəˈreɪdz/
UK /ʃəˈreɪdz/
1.
sciarade, gioco delle sciarade
a game in which players guess a word or phrase from a silent charade acted out by another player
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We played charades after dinner.
Abbiamo giocato a sciarade dopo cena.
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She's very good at acting out charades.
È molto brava a recitare le sciarade.
2.
farsa, messinscena
an absurd pretense intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance
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Their marriage was a complete charade.
Il loro matrimonio era una completa farsa.
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The whole trial was a charade, designed to protect the guilty.
L'intero processo fu una farsa, progettata per proteggere i colpevoli.