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bluff [blʌf]1. nounbluff m* * *[blʌf] 1.1) ( ruse) bluff m2) ( cliff) falaise f2.adjective [person, manner] carré3.transitive verb bluffer (colloq)4.intransitive verb bluffer (colloq) ( also in cards)••to bluff it (out) — s'en tirer en bluffant or au bluff
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bluff [blʌf]1 noun(a) (deception) bluff m∎ she called his bluff elle l'a pris au mot tout en sachant qu'il bluffait;∎ it's time to call her bluff il est temps de la mettre au pied du mur(person) direct, franc (franche); (landscape) escarpé, à picblufferbluffer;∎ don't try to bluff me n'essayez pas de m'en conter;∎ to bluff one's way through things marcher au bluff;∎ to bluff one's way out of a tricky situation se tirer d'affaire par un coup de bluff;∎ we'll just have to bluff it out nous n'aurons qu'à bluffer -
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A nC vtr bluffer ○ ; to bluff sb into thinking sth faire croire qch à qn ; to bluff one's way out of a situation se tirer d'une situation en bluffant.to call sb's bluff prendre qn au mot (sachant qu'il bluffe) ; it's time we called his bluff il est temps qu'on le mette au pied du mur ; to bluff it (out) s'en tirer en bluffant or au bluff.
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