ham
To overact; to act with exaggerated emotionsTo overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.
» He likes ham and eggs.
Er mag Schinken und Eier. — MUIRIEL
Он любит яичницу с ветчиной. — Squaw
Він любить яєчню з яловичиною. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.
Near-synonym: camp it up
(sich) aufspielen
- exaggerate one's acting
Examples
129 sentencesHe likes ham and eggs.
Він любить яєчню з яловичиною. — deniko
ruОн любит яичницу с ветчиной. — Squaw
deEr mag Schinken und Eier. — MUIRIEL
I like ham.
Я полюбляю шинку. — lingvokrolik
ruЯ люблю ветчину. — marafon
I made you a ham sandwich.
ruЯ сделал тебе бутерброд с ветчиной. — marafon
The ham sandwiches were really good.
ruБутерброды с ветчиной были очень хороши. — Karok
They don't eat sausage or ham.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Uncertain, though it is generally agreed upon that it first appeared in print around the 1Uncertain, though it is generally agreed upon that it first appeared in print around the 1880s. At least four theories persist:
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Forms
hams, hamming, hammed, hammedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
5 patterns- ham sandwich
- a ham sandwich
- ham and cheese
- eat a ham
- likes ham