Meaning
to bluff
- to deceive someone by pretending to have something one does not have, especially in card games or negotiations
In a sentence
Secondo me sta solo bluffando per farti abbassare il prezzo.
In my opinion, he is just bluffing to get you to lower the price.
Al tavolo da poker è fondamentale capire quando un avversario bluffa.
At the poker table, it is essential to understand when an opponent is bluffing.
Non abbiamo bluffato durante le trattative con l'azienda.
We didn't bluff during negotiations with the company.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| bluffare | infinitive |
| bluffo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| bluffi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bluffa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bluffiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| bluffate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| bluffano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bluffavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| bluffavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| bluffava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| bluffavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| bluffavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| bluffavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| bluffai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| bluffasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| bluffò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| bluffammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| bluffaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| bluffarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| blufferò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| blufferai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| blufferà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| blufferemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| blufferete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| blufferanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| bluffi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| bluffi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
Usage notes
- Loan verb derived from English 'bluff' with Italian regular first-conjugation endings.
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.