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bluff
/blʌf/
verb
blefować
Also
udawać
Definition
To deceive someone by pretending to be more confident or powerful than you really are, especially in a game or negotiation.
Examples
He was just bluffing when he said he had a better hand.
On tylko blefował, mówiąc, że ma lepszą rękę.
She tried to bluff her way through the difficult interview.
Próbowała przebrnąć przez trudny wywiad, udając pewność siebie.
Collocations
call someone's bluffbluff your waybluff your opponent
noun
blef
Also
urwisko(n)
Definition
An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something, or a steep cliff or bank.
Examples
His threat to resign was nothing but a bluff.
Jego groźba rezygnacji była niczym innym jak blefem.
The house stood on a high bluff overlooking the river.
Dom stał na wysokim urwisku z widokiem na rzekę.
Collocations
call a bluffpure bluffriver bluff
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