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1 bluff
I adjective(rough, hearty and frank: a bluff and friendly manner.) rett fram, barsk, djerv, realII 1. verb(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.) bløffe2. noun(an act of bluffing.) bløff(ing)bløffe--------bratt--------steilIsubst. \/blʌf\/1) bløff2) bløffmakercall somebody's bluff få noen til å vise kortene, prøve\/avsløre om noen bløfferIIsubst. \/blʌf\/bred og bratt odde, bred og bratt klippeIIIverb \/blʌf\/( også kortspill) bløffebluff oneself out bløffe seg utbluff one's way through bløffe seg gjennom, bløffe seg fremIVadj. \/blʌf\/1) (sjøfart, om baug) fyldig2) bardus, rett frem
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bluff — Ⅰ. bluff [1] ► NOUN ▪ an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something. ► VERB ▪ try to deceive someone as to one s abilities or intentions. ● call someone s bluff Cf. ↑call someone s bluff … English terms dictionary
bluff formation — noun Etymology: bluff (I) : loess … Useful english dictionary
bluff — I. adjective Etymology: obsolete Dutch blaf flat; akin to Middle Low German blaff smooth Date: 1627 1. a. having a broad flattened front b. rising steeply with a broad flat or rounded front 2. good naturedly frank and outspoken • bluffly adverb • … New Collegiate Dictionary
bluff — 1 verb (I, T) to pretend that you will do something bad or that you are someone else, especially to get something you want when you are in a difficult or dangerous situation: I m an accredited British envoy. he bluffed. | bluff your way out… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bluff — bluff1 [ blʌf ] verb intransitive or transitive to deliberately give a false idea to someone about what you intend to do or about the facts of a situation, especially in order to gain an advantage: They said they d had another offer, but we knew… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bluff — I UK [blʌf] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms bluff : present tense I/you/we/they bluff he/she/it bluffs present participle bluffing past tense bluffed past participle bluffed to deliberately give a false idea to someone about what… … English dictionary
bluff — I 1. noun this threat was dismissed as a bluff Syn: deception, front, subterfuge, pretense, posturing, sham, fake, deceit, feint, hoax, facade, fraud, charade; trick, ruse, scheme, machination; informal put on 2 … Thesaurus of popular words
bluff — 1. noun /blʌf/ a) An act of bluffing; an expression of self confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff. Johns bet was a bluff, he bet without even so much as a pair. b) An attempt to represent… … Wiktionary
bluff — English has two words bluff, one or perhaps both of them of Dutch origin. The older, ‘hearty’ [17], originally referred to ships, and meant ‘having a flat vertical bow’. This nautical association suggests a Dutch provenance, though no thoroughly… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
bluff — {{11}}bluff (n.) broad, vertical cliff, 1680s, from bluff (adj.) with a broad, flat front (1620s), a sailors word, probably from Du. blaf flat, broad. Apparently a North Sea nautical term for ships with flat vertical bows, later extended to… … Etymology dictionary
bluff — bluff1 noun an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something. verb try to deceive someone as to one s abilities or intentions. Phrases call someone s bluff 1》 challenge someone to carry out a stated intention, in the … English new terms dictionary