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amagar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bluff verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
  • threaten verb To say that you intend to harm or punish someone.

Senses

amagar 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.
  • threaten To make a threat against someone; to use threats.

bluff — full definition

  1. verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
  2. noun An act of pretending to be stronger or more confident than you really are.
  3. noun A steep cliff or bank, often beside a river or the sea.

threaten — full definition

  1. verb To say that you intend to harm or punish someone.
  2. verb To be a source of danger to something.

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