bluff

  • 31bluff — |blâf| s. m. 1. Engano propositado. = BURLA, LOGRO 2. Palavra ou ato que tem por fim intimidar, sem que haja intenção de executar a ameaça. 3. Jogo de cartas de origem americana. • Plural: bluffs.   ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa …

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  • 32bluff — /blɛf, bluf, ingl. blʌf/ s. m. inv. inganno, finzione, simulazione, montatura, imbroglio, raggiro □ vanteria, smargiassata, sbruffonata, millanteria, strombazzatura CONTR. verità, realtà …

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  • 33bluff — m DEFINICIJA v. blef …

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  • 34bluff — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. blef]{{/stl 7}}{{stl 17}}ZOB. {{/stl 17}}{{stl 7}}blef {{/stl 7}} …

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  • 35bluff — ☆ bluff1 [bluf ] vt., vi. [17th c.: prob. < Du bluffen, to brag, boast or verbluffen, to baffle, mislead] 1. to mislead or seek to mislead (a person) by a false, bold front 2. to frighten (a person) by threats not intended to be carried out 3 …

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  • 36Bluff — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Bluff (homonymie). Le bluff est une technique de jeu consistant à jouer comme si l on avait un jeu différent de celui détenu en réalité. Il existe deux types de bluffs : Le bluff psychologique joue sur un… …

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  • 37bluff — [[t]blʌ̱f[/t]] bluffs, bluffing, bluffed 1) N VAR A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it. → See also double bluff The letter was a bluff... It is essential to build up the… …

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  • 38bluff — bluff1 [blʌf] v [I and T] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from Dutch bluffen to boast, play a kind of card game ] to pretend something, especially in order to achieve what you want in a difficult or dangerous situation ▪ You wouldn t really… …

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  • 39bluff — 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

  • 40bluff — 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… …

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