bluffare — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
bluffare is used for these senses in English:
- bluff (by analogy) To frighten, deter, or deceive with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate or gain some advantage.
- feign To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
- feign To imagine; to invent; to pretend to do something.
bluff — full definition
- verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
- noun An act of pretending to be stronger or more confident than you really are.
- noun A steep cliff or bank, often beside a river or the sea.