bluff

(Anglès)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.
2. (countable, uncountable) An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does.
3. (US, dated, uncountable) The card game poker.
4. (countable) One who bluffs; a bluffer.
5. (countable, dated, slang, uncountable) Pretense, excuse.

Verb

1. To make a bluff; to give the impression that one’s hand is stronger than it is.
2. To frighten, deter, or deceive with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate or gain some advantage.
3. To perform or achieve by bluffing.
4. (Manglish, Singlish) To give false information intentionally, to lie (to someone), to deceive; to put on an act.

Adj

1. Having a broad, flattened front.
2. Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
3. Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
4. Roughly frank and hearty in one's manners.

Verb

To fluff, puff or swell up.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/blʌf/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb alemany: verblüffen

Cognat amb Middle Low German: blaff

In summary

Probably from Dutch bluffen (“to brag”), from Middle Dutch bluffen (“to make something swell; to bluff”); or from the Dutch noun bluf (“bragging”). Related to German verblüffen (“to stump, perplex”).

Conceptes

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Sinònims

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❄️

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Traduccions

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Steilküste

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