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fintar — 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.
  • fake adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
  • feint noun A deceptive move meant to distract an opponent from a real attack.

Senses

fintar 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.
  • fake (transitive) To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.
  • feint (intransitive, boxing, fencing, also, often, military) To make a feint or mock attack.

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.

fake — full definition

  1. adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
  2. noun An object, person, or claim that is not what it appears to be.
  3. verb To make something appear real or true when it isn't; to pretend.

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