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bluff

bluff, deception

noun BLUHF Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Usage Note

Bluff is borrowed directly from English and is used in poker as well as everyday contexts for a false show of confidence (c'est du bluff, 'it's all a bluff'). The verb bluffer means 'to bluff someone'. In French the final 'f' is pronounced, unlike in some English accents.

Examples

"Son calme n'était que du bluff."

Natural Translation

His calm was nothing but a bluff.

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