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bluff ¹  (blf)

v. bluffed, bluff·ing, bluffs

v.tr.

1. To mislead or deceive.

2. To impress, deter, or intimidate by a false display of confidence.

3. Games To try to mislead (opponents) in a card game by heavy betting on a poor hand or by little or no betting on a good one.

v.intr.

To engage in a false display of strength or confidence.

n.

1. The act or practice of bluffing.

2. One that bluffs.

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[Probably from Dutch bluffen, from Low German.]

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bluffa·ble adj.

bluffer n.

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bluff ²  (blf)

n.

A steep headland, promontory, riverbank, or cliff.

adj. bluff·er, bluff·est

1. Rough and blunt but not unkind in manner. See Synonyms at gruff.

2. Having a broad, steep front.

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[Probably from obsolete Dutch blaf or Middle Low German blaff, broad.]

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bluffly adv.

bluffness n.

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bluff¹

vb

to pretend to be confident about an uncertain issue or to have undisclosed resources, in order to influence or deter (someone)

n

1. deliberate deception intended to create the impression of a stronger position or greater resources than one actually has

call someone's bluff to challenge someone to give proof of his claims

[originally US poker-playing term, from Dutch bluffen to boast]

bluffer  n

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bluff²

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a steep promontory, bank, or cliff, esp one formed by river erosion on the outside bend of a meander

2. Canadian a clump of trees on the prairie; copse

adj

1. good-naturedly frank and hearty

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (of a bank, cliff, etc.) presenting a steep broad face

[C17 (in the sense: nearly perpendicular): perhaps from Middle Dutch blaf broad]

bluffly  adv

bluffness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bluff - a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion) bank - a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth"
	2.	bluff - pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted" dissembling, feigning, pretense, pretence - pretending with intention to deceive
	3.	bluff - the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards four flush dissimulation, deception, dissembling, deceit - the act of deceiving
Verb	1.	bluff - deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand bluff out card game, cards - a game played with playing cards move, go - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
	2.	bluff - frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
Adj.	1.	bluff - very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock" bold, sheer steep - having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"
	2.	bluff - bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured; "a bluff but pleasant manner"; "a bluff and rugged natural leader" direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"

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bluff¹

noun

deception, show, lie, fraud, fake, sham, pretence, deceit, bravado, bluster, humbug, subterfuge, feint, mere show The letter was a bluff.

verb

deceive, lie, trick, fool, pretend, cheat, con, fake, mislead, sham, dupe, feign, delude, humbug, bamboozle (informal), hoodwink, double-cross (informal), pull the wool over someone's eyes He tried to bluff his way through another test and failed it.

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bluff²

noun

precipice, bank, peak, cliff, ridge, crag, escarpment, promontory, scarp a high bluff over the Congaree River

adjective

hearty, open, frank, blunt, sincere, outspoken, honest, downright, cordial, genial, affable, ebullient, jovial, plain-spoken, good-natured, unreserved, back-slapping a man with a bluff exterior
hearty sensitive, diplomatic, delicate, thoughtful, discreet, judicious, tactful

Translations

bluff¹ [blʌf]

A. ADJ

1. [cliff etc] → escarpado

2. [person] → franco, directo

B. N (Geog) → risco m, peñasco m

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bluff² [blʌf]

A. N (= act of bluffing) → farol m, bluff m
to call sb's bluff → poner a algn en evidencia

B. VT (= deceive by pretending) → engañar, embaucar
to bluff it out by → salvar la situación haciendo creer que ...

C. VI → farolear, tirarse un farol(Sp)

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bluff [ˈblʌf]

vi (= pretend) → bluffer

n

(= pretence) → bluff m
It's just a bluff → C'est du bluff.
to call sb's bluff → mettre qn au pied du mur

(= cliff) → promontoire m, falaise f

adj (= forthright) [person] → bourru(e), direct(e); [exterior] → bourru(e)

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bluff¹

n (= headland) → Kliff nt; (inland) → Felsvorsprung m

adj → rau aber herzlich (inf); honesty, answer → aufrichtig

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bluff²

vt → bluffen; he bluffed his way through it → er hat sich durchgeschummelt (inf)

vi → bluffen

n → Bluff m; to call somebody’s bluff → es darauf ankommen lassen; (= make prove) → jdn auf die Probe stellen

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bluff¹ [blʌf] adj (person) → senza peli sulla lingua, brusco/a

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bluff² [blʌf] n (cliff) → scogliera a picco

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bluff³ [blʌf]

1. n → bluff m inv
to call sb's bluff → far mettere le carte in tavola a qn

2. vt to bluff it out → cavarsela bluffando

3. vi → bluffare

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bluff¹

adj bluff [blaf]

rough, hearty and frank a bluff and friendly manner. kortaf صَريحٌ وَفَظ откровен přímý, otevřený bramfri; jævn; ligefrem gutmütig ντόμπρος directo lihtne خشن و رک suorasukainen direct גַס אָבַל יָשַר וּלבָבִי बेतकल्लुफ nagao,grub nyers modorú (de egyenes) terus terang, menggertak hispurslaus, hreinn og beinn franco ぶっきら棒な 솔직한 tiesus, status tiešs suka berterus terang dan ramah rondborstig rett fram, barsk, djerv, real rubaszny rude direct грубовато-добродушный otvorený odkrit srdačan burdus, hjärtlig, rättfram เป็นมิตรแต่โผงผาง açık sözlü, dobra dobra 粗率的 грубувато-прямий کھرا، صاف دل chất phác 粗率的

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bluff²

v bluff [blaf]

to try to deceive by pretending to have something that one does not have He bluffed his way through the exam without actually knowing anything. bluf يَخْدَعُ подвеждам blafovat, předstírat; prolhat se bluffe bluffen μπλοφάρω, κρύβω τις προθέσεις μου engañar a, echarse un farol bluffima لاف زدن؛ بلوف زدن hämätä bluffer לְרַמוֹת झांसा देना, बेवकूफ बनाना blefirati blöfföl mengecoh blekkja, plata bluffare はったりでだます 속이다 blefuoti maldināt tipu bluffen bløffe blefować enganar a blufa блефовать predstierať blefirati blefirati bluffa แกล้งตั้งใจทำบางสิ่งเพื่อหลอกคนอื่น blöf yapmak 詐騙 блефувати دھوکا دینا lừa bịp （用假象）吓唬

n

an act of bluffing. bluf خِدْعَةٌ، أُضلولَه заблуждаване blafování, blaf bluf der Bluff μπλόφα, εξαπάτηση camelo, farol bluff لاف؛ بلوف hämäys bluff שֶקֶר झांसा देने की क्रिया prijevara blöff gertakan blekking, plat bluff はったり 허세 blefas maldināšana menipu bluf bløff(ing) blef engano cacialma блеф bluf blefiranje blefiranje bluff การแกล้งตั้งใจทำบางสิ่งเพื่อหลอกคนอื่น blöf 詐騙 блеф دھوکا ، فریب sự lừa gạt 吓唬

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bluff → خديعة, يَخدَع blaf, blafovat bluf, bluffe Bluff, bluffen μπλόφα, μπλοφάρω fanfarronear, farol harhauttaa, harhautus bluff, bluffer blef, blefirati bluff, bluffare 虚勢, 虚勢を張る 허세, 허세를 부리다 bluf, bluffen bløffe, bløffmaker blef, zablefować blefar, blefe, bluff, fazer bluff блеф, вводить в заблуждение bluff, bluffa แกล้งตั้งใจทำ, การแกล้งตั้งใจทำบางสิ่ง blöf, blöf yapmak lừa gạt, sự lừa gạt 诈骗