bluff

bluff

Tentativo di far credere agli altri di essere più forti o sicuri di sé di quanto si sia davvero.

In inglese semplice: An attempt to make others believe you are stronger or more confident than you really are.

• His threat was a bluff.
• She called my bluff and asked me to prove it.
• Was their promise to fight just a bluff?

Sinonimi: pretence, deception

Espressioni comuni: call someone's bluff, a clever bluff, an empty bluff, pure bluff

bluff

Tentativo di far credere agli altri giocatori che le proprie carte siano migliori di quanto siano davvero.

In inglese semplice: An attempt to make other players believe your cards are better than they really are.

• That big bet was a bluff.
• Her bluff made the other players fold.
• He lost all his chips after a failed bluff.

Espressioni comuni: a poker bluff, a successful bluff, spot a bluff

bluffare

Fingere di essere più forti o sicuri di sé di quanto si sia, per ingannare gli altri.

In inglese semplice: If you do this, you pretend to be stronger or more confident than you are to trick others.

• I think he is bluffing.
• She bluffed when she had no good cards.
• Can you tell when a player bluffs?

Sinonimi: pretend

Espressioni comuni: bluff at poker, try to bluff, bluff someone, bluff someone into

cavarsela bluffando

Arrivare da qualche parte o ottenere qualcosa fingendo conoscenze, sicurezza o autorità.

In inglese semplice: To get somewhere or achieve something by pretending to have knowledge, confidence, or authority.

• He bluffed his way inside.
• I bluffed through the questions I could not answer.
• Can she bluff her way into the meeting?

Come si usa: bluff your way through something (I bluffed my way through the interview.); bluff your way past someone/something (He bluffed his way past the security guards.)

Sinonimi: fake one's way

Espressioni comuni: bluff your way, bluff through something, bluff past someone

schietto, bonario

Che parla o si comporta in modo diretto e amichevole, pur sembrando un po’ brusco.

In inglese semplice: Speaking or behaving in a direct, friendly way that can seem a little rough.

• He greeted us in his bluff manner.
• Her bluff honesty made people trust her.
• Behind that bluff voice was a kind man.

Sinonimi: hearty, forthright, blunt

Espressioni comuni: a bluff manner, a bluff voice, bluff good humour

tozzo

Con una parte anteriore larga e piuttosto piatta, anziché stretta o appuntita.

In inglese semplice: Having a wide, fairly flat front rather than a narrow or pointed one.

• The boat has a bluff bow.
• Waves struck the ship's bluff front.
• These vessels have broad, bluff bows.

Sinonimi: blunt

Contrari: pointed

Espressioni comuni: bluff bows, a bluff bow, bluff front