Definition und Bedeutung von „bluff“ im Englischen

to bluff

VERB

bluffen, täuschen

to trick opponents in games like poker by acting confidently with a weak hand, making them think one has a strong hand

Transitive: to bluff an opponent in card games

Beispiele

In a risky move, she bluffed her opponent, hoping he'd fold under pressure.

In einem riskanten Zug bluffte sie ihren Gegner und hoffte, dass er unter Druck nachgeben würde.

bluffen, täuschen durch Vorspiegelung

to deceive or mislead someone by pretending to have more strength, confidence, or knowledge than one actually possesses

Intransitive

Beispiele

They continued to bluff, hoping the others would n’t notice their lack of experience.

Sie blufften weiter, in der Hoffnung, dass die anderen ihren Mangel an Erfahrung nicht bemerken würden.

Bluff

SUBSTANTIV

Klippe, Steilhang

a high, steep cliff or bank overlooking a body of water, often formed by erosion or geological processes

Beispiele

Climbers scaled the sheer face of the bluff to reach the summit.

Kletterer erklommen die steile Wand des Bluffs, um den Gipfel zu erreichen.

Bluff, Vortäuschung

pretense that your position is stronger than it really is

Bluff, Täuschung

the act of making deceptive moves, such as betting or raising with a weaker hand, in order to mislead opponents and give the impression of having a stronger hand

Bluff, Bluff-Spiel

a card game that is typically played with a standard deck of 52 cards by two or more players, in which the objective is to get rid of all of one's cards by playing them face down, while bluffing about the cards being played

eine sanfte Butch, eine Bluff

a lesbian who combines both masculine and soft, gentle traits in appearance or personality