Bluffing Meaning in English

word · lemma: bluff

US

/ˈbɫəfɪŋ/

BLUH-fing

UK

/blˈʌfɪŋ/

BLUH-fing

التعريف

Pretending to have a stronger position or more confidence than you actually do, often to trick someone. Common in games like poker, but can be used in everyday situations.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly informal, often used in card games, business, or negotiations. Collocates with 'good at bluffing', 'caught bluffing', 'stop bluffing'. Sometimes means pretending in a non-serious or playful way.

• Spanish: fingir - farolear (póker)
• Portuguese (BR): blefar - fingir (pôquer)
• Portuguese (PT): blefar - fingir (póquer)
• Chinese (Simplified): 虚张声势 - 假装 (扑克)
• Chinese (Traditional): 虛張聲勢 - 假裝 (撲克)
• Hindi: धोखा देना - झाँसा देना
• Arabic: يخادع - يموّه (في البوكر)
• Bengali: ব্লাফিং - ভান করা (মিথ্যা শক্তি দেখানো)
• Russian: блефовать
• Japanese: ブラフする - はったりをかける
• Vietnamese: đánh lừa - giả vờ mạnh mẽ
• Korean: 블러핑 - 허세 부리기
• Turkish: blöf yapmak - numara yapmak
• Urdu: ڈھونگ رچانا - دکھاوا کرنا
• Indonesian: menggertak - berpura-pura

جمل نموذجية

He was bluffing about knowing the answer.

basic

Are you bluffing, or do you really have the best cards?

basic

Tom tried bluffing to get a better deal.

basic

She’s really good at bluffing during poker night.

natural

I knew you were just bluffing about being late.

natural

Stop bluffing—everyone can see you’re nervous.

natural