bluff lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• a strip of land projecting into a body of water
• an instance of boastful talk "his brag is worse than his fight" "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
• the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
• pretense that your position is stronger than it really is "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"
• a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
• bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured "a bluff but pleasant manner" "a bluff and rugged natural leader"
• very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front "a bluff headland" "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise" "a sheer descent of rock"
• frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
• deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand