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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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A n1 ( attempt) essai m ; after three/a few tries après trois/quelques essais ; to have a try at doing essayer de faire ; I'll give it a try je vais essayer ; I had a try at water skiing j'ai essayé le ski nautique ; it's worth a try cela vaut la peine d'essayer ; nice try! bel essai! ; iron bel effort! ; to have a good try faire tout ce qu'on peut ;1 ( attempt) essayer de répondre à [exam question] ; to try doing ou to do essayer de faire ; try telling that to the judge/my wife! essaie de faire croire cela au juge/à ma femme! ; to try hard to do faire de gros efforts pour faire ; to try one's hardest ou best to do faire tout son possible or tout ce que l'on peut pour faire ; it's trying to rain/snow il a l'air de vouloir pleuvoir/neiger ;2 ( test out) essayer [recipe, tool, product, method, activity] ; prendre [qn] à l'essai [person] ; [thief] essayer d'ouvrir [door, window] ; tourner [door knob] ; try the back door essaie la porte de derrière ; you should try it for yourself tu devrais l'essayer ; to try one's hand at pottery/weaving s'essayer à la poterie/au tissage ; to try sth on sb/sth proposer [qch] à qn/qch [idea, possibility] ; donner [qch] à qn/qch pour voir [food] ; try that meat on the dog donne cette viande au chien pour voir ; try that for size ou length essaie pour voir si ça te va ; you should try it tu devrais essayer ; I'll try anything once je suis toujours prêt à faire de nouvelles expériences ; ‘I bet you don't know the answer’-‘try me!’ ‘je parie que tu ne sais pas la réponse!’-‘vas-y!’ ;3 (taste, sample) goûter ; try a piece/the carrots goûte un morceau/les carottes ; go on, try some vas-y, goûte ;4 ( consult) demander à [person] ; consulter [book] ; try the encyclopedia consulte l'encyclopédie ; try the library/the house next door demandez à la bibliothèque/la maison d'à côté ; we tried all the shops nous avons demandé dans tous les magasins ;5 ( subject to stress) mettre [qch] à rude épreuve [tolerance, faith] ; to try sb's patience to the limit pousser qn à bout ;1 ( make attempt) essayer ; he didn't even try il n'a même pas essayé ; I'd like to try j'essaierais bien ; to try again ( to perform task) recommencer ; ( to see somebody) repasser ; ( to phone) rappeler ; to try and do essayer de faire ; try and relax essaie de rester calme ; to try for essayer d'obtenir [loan, university place] ; essayer de battre [world record] ; essayer d'avoir [baby] ; just you try! ( as threat) essaie un peu ○ ! ; just let him try! qu'il essaie seulement! ; keep trying! essaie encore! ; I'd like to see you try! j'aimerais bien t'y voir! ; she did it without even trying elle l'a fait sans le moindre effort ; try harder! fais plus d'effort! ; at least you tried tu as fait tout ce que tu as pu ;2 ( enquire) demander ; I've tried at the news agent's j'ai demandé au marchand de journaux.these things are sent to try us hum tout ça c'est pour notre bien.■ try on:▶ try [sth] on, try on [sth] essayer [hat, dress] ; to try it on ○ fig bluffer ; they're just trying it on ○ ! c'est du bluff! ; don't try anything on with me ○ ne fais pas le malin ○ avec moi ; to try it on with sb's husband/wife ○ essayer de séduire le mari/la femme de qn.■ try out:▶ try out [sportsman] faire un essai ; [actor] auditionner ; to try out for [player] essayer d'entrer dans [team] ; [actor] essayer d'obtenir le rôle de [Othello, Don Juan] ;▶ try [sth] out, try out [sth] essayer [machine, theory, drug, language, recipe] (on sur) ;▶ try [sb] out, try out [sb] prendre [qn] à l'essai.
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bluff your way out of something — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview … Useful english dictionary
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bluff your way in — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview … Useful english dictionary
bluff your way through — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview … Useful english dictionary