Англо-русский строительный словарь - bluff
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bluff
отвесный берег, обрыв, утёс
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into втираться; обманом добиться чего-л. Do you think you can bluff the police into believing that you were not at the scene of the crime? BLUFF I 1. adj. 1) отвесный, крутой; обрывистый 2) резкий, прямой; грубовато-добродушный Syn: see brusque 2. noun отвесный берег; обрыв, утес II 1. noun 1) обман, запугивание, блеф to call smb. s bluff - провоцировать, подбивать на что-л. 2) обманщик 2. v. обманывать, запугивать, брать на пушку - bluff into bluff it out - выкрутиться; Although his mother had caught him telling a lie, he tried to bluff it out bluff ones way out (of something) - выкрутиться; Now youve been caught actually stealing the goods, you wont be able to bluff your way out of this one ...Англо-русский словарь
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1. отвесный берег; обрыв; утес 2. отвесный, крутой; обрывистый bluff body —- спец. плохо обтекаемое тело 3. грубовато-добродушный he said it with bluff downright honestry —- он сказал это прямо и откровенно Id: as bluff as a night constable —- груб как ночной полицейский 4. разг. обман, блеф to call smb.'s bluff —- заставить раскрыть карты; не позволить себя обмануть; разоблачить чей-л маневр; не поддаться на провокацию; не дать взять себя на пушку was it an exceedingly clever bluff? —- не было ли это чень тонким притворством? the offer was a bluff —- это предложение оказалось блефом 5. обманщик 6. карт. блеф 7. пустая угроза 8. разг. обманывать he was bluffed by his opponent —- противник сумел его провести 9. карт. блефовать 10. втираться; обманом добиться чего-л to bluff one's way into a job —- пролезть на должность he bluffed us into believing he was a doctor —- он выдал себя за врача, и мы поверили 11. запугивать, брать на пушку Id: to bluff it out —- выкрутиться; выйти сухим из воды ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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(the Bluff) "Обрыв" Район г. Питтсбурга Pittsburgh, шт. Пенсильвания. Сформировался около 1830 в составе тауншипа Питт Pitt Township; township, после пожара 1845 вошел в состав города. Расположен на плоской возвышенности у р. Мононгахила Monongahela River, к востоку от Золотого треугольника Golden Triangle и южнее Аптауна Uptown (иногда считается его частью). Здесь находятся университет Дюкен Duquesne University (1878) и Госпиталь милосердия Mercy Hospital. Застроен преимущественно кирпичными городскими домами row house. ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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1) блеф, ложь, обман блефовать, обманывать 2) лжец, обманщик 3) вводить в заблуждение; запугивать 4) отвесный берег, береговой обрыв, утес 5) крутой; обрывистый ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. v. & n. --v. 1 intr. make a pretence of strength or confidence to gain an advantage. 2 tr. mislead by bluffing. --n. an act of bluffing; a show of confidence or assertiveness intended to deceive. Phrases and idioms call a person's bluff challenge a person thought to be bluffing. Derivatives bluffer n. Etymology: 19th c. (orig. in poker) f. Du. bluffen brag 2. adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of a cliff, or a ship's bows) having a vertical or steep broad front. 2 (of a person or manner) blunt, frank, hearty. --n. a steep cliff or headland. Derivatives bluffly adv. (in sense 2 of adj.). bluffness n. (in sense 2 of adj.). Etymology: 17th-c. Naut. word: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I. adjective Etymology: obsolete Dutch blaf flat; akin to Middle Low German blaff smooth Date: 1627 1. a. having a broad flattened front b. rising steeply with a broad flat or rounded front 2. good-naturedly frank and outspoken • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun Synonyms: ~, blunt, brusque, curt, crusty, gruff mean abrupt and unceremonious in speech and manner. ~ connotes good-natured outspokenness and unconventionality a ~ manner. blunt suggests directness of expression in disregard of others' feelings a blunt appraisal. brusque applies to a sharpness or ungraciousness a brusque response. curt implies disconcerting shortness or rude conciseness a curt command. crusty suggests a harsh or surly manner sometimes concealing an inner kindliness a crusty exterior. gruff suggests a hoarse or husky speech which may imply bad temper but more often implies embarrassment or shyness puts on a gruff pose. II. noun Date: 1666 a high steep bank ; cliff III. verb Etymology: probably from Dutch ~en to boast, play a kind of card game Date: 1791 transitive verb 1. a. to deter or frighten by pretense or a mere show of strength b. deceive c. feign the catcher ~ed a throw to first 2. to deceive (an opponent) in cards by a bold bet on an inferior hand intransitive verb to ~ someone ; act deceptively • ~er noun IV. noun Date: 1845 1. a. an act or instance of ~ing b. the practice of ~ing 2. one who ~s BLUFF geographical name town S New Zealand; port for Invercargill population 2720 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(bluffs, bluffing, bluffed) 1. A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it. It is essential to build up the military option and show that this is not a bluff... What we’re at here is a game of bluff. N-VAR see also double bluff 2. If you call someone’s bluff, you tell them to do what they have been threatening to do, because you are sure that they will not really do it. The Socialists have decided to call the opposition’s bluff. PHRASE: V inflects 3. If you bluff, you make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it, or that you know something when you do not really know it. Either side, or both, could be bluffing... In each case the hijackers bluffed the crew using fake grenades... VERB: V, V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 v to pretend that you will do something bad or that you are someone else, especially to get something you want when you are in a difficult or dangerous situation ("I'm an accredited British envoy." he bluffed. | bluff your way out of/through/past (=get out of a difficult situation by deceiving someone)) (They bluffed their way past the prison guard. | bluff it out (=escape trouble by continuing to deceive someone) | bluff sb into doing sth) (Rob bluffed the interviewers into believing he'd had lots of experience) ~2 n 1 an attempt to deceive someone by making them think you will do something when you have no intention of doing it (Her threat to fire me was little more than a bluff.) 2 call sb's bluff to tell someone to do what they threaten because you believe they have no intention of doing it and you want to prove it 3 a very steep cliff or slope ~3 adj behaving in a loud, cheerful way, without always considering the way other people feel (He tried in his bluff, good-natured way to comfort her.) - bluffly adv - bluffness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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