bluffer

• Описывает человека, который прямолинеен, добродушен и резок в манерах, или крутой обрыв или берег.

Describes a person who is direct, good-natured, and blunt in manner, or a steep cliff or bank.

1. Steep and verticalB2formal

   Having a very steep, almost vertical front or face, like a cliff.

   Отвесный

   • The hikers stood at the edge of a bluff cliff.
   • The castle was built on a bluff hill overlooking the valley.
   • The bluff coastline dropped sharply into the sea.

   Синонимыabruptperpendicularprecipitoussheersteepvertical

   Антонимыgentlegradualsloping

2. Blunt but good-naturedC1formal

   Speaking in a direct, honest, and sometimes abrupt manner, but without malice.

   Прямолинейный

   • His bluff manner sometimes offended people, but he meant well.
   • She gave a bluff, straightforward answer to the question.
   • The old man was known for his bluff and hearty personality.

   Синонимыbluntcandiddirectforthrightfrankheartyopenoutspokenplainspokenstraightforward

   Антонимыdeceitfuldiplomaticevasiveguilefulinsinceretactful

• Существительное, обозначающее человека, который пытается обмануть или ввести в заблуждение других, особенно притворяясь, что обладает большей уверенностью, знаниями или навыками, чем на самом деле.

A noun referring to a person who tries to deceive or mislead others, especially by pretending to have more confidence, knowledge, or skill than they actually possess.

1. Deceiver in games or negotiationsB2informal

   A person who pretends to have a stronger position, better cards, or more knowledge than they actually have, in order to mislead others.

   Блефующий

   • He's a known bluffer at the poker table, always raising with weak hands.
   • Don't trust his promises; he's just a bluffer trying to sound confident.
   • The negotiator was a skilled bluffer, making the other side think he had other offers.

   Синонимыdeceiverfraudhumbugimpostorphonypretendershamtrickster