bluff
41bluff — bluff1 bluffly, adv. bluffness, n. /bluf/, adj., bluffer, bluffest, n. adj. 1. good naturedly direct, blunt, or frank; heartily outspoken: a big, bluff, generous man. 2. presenting a bold and nearly perpendicular front, as a coastline: a bl …
42Bluff — Augenwischerei (umgangssprachlich); Vorspiegelung; Täuschung; Irreführung; List; Trickserei; Gaunerei; Verarscherei (derb); Veräppelung (umgangssprachlich); …
43bluff — I [[t]blʌf[/t]] adj. er, est, n. 1) good naturedly direct, blunt, or frank; heartily outspoken 2) gel presenting a bold and nearly perpendicular front: a bluff, precipitous headland[/ex] 3) gel geo a cliff, headland, or hill with a broad, steep… …
44bluff — 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… …
45bluff — I n. false threat 1) to call smb. s bluff ( to challenge smb. to carry out a false threat ) 2) to fall for smb. s bluff (to be deceived by a false threat ) II v. 1) (D; tr.) to bluff into; out of (they bluffed him into making concessions) 2) to… …
46bluff — 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… …
47bluff — 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 • …
48bluff — 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 …
49Bluff — Der Bluff ([blʊf] oder [blœf], österreichisch auch [blaf], englisch [ˈblʌf]) beziehungsweise das Bluffen ist ein Verhalten beim Kartenspiel mit dem Zweck, die Gegner zum eigenen Vorteil in die Irre zu führen.[1] Üblicherweise darf dies… …
50bluff — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 Chasco, decepción o desengaño, generalmente por falta de correspondencia con las expectativas creadas por alguien o algo. IRREG. plural bluffs 2 Persona, cosa o situación que crea este sentimiento: ■ ahora… …
