Polyglot Dictionary

bluffen

/ˈblʊfn̩/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
blufft
past
bluffte
perfect
hat geblufft

Meaning

  1. to bluff

    • Er bluffte beim Poker.

      He bluffed at poker.

    • Beim Pokern bluffte er geschickt. Alle glaubten, er habe ein gutes Blatt.

      At poker he bluffed skilfully. Everyone thought he had a good hand.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

blefar

blefar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to bluff."

Practice

1 What does bluffen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ beim Poker.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bluffen?

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