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Meaning of poker face | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An impassive facial expression cultivated to prevent other players from determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand, or of bluffing.
  2. Any similar expression used to prevent giving away one's motives, feelings, or situation.

Equivalents

Dansk pokeransigt pokerfjæs
Ελληνικά ανέκφραστος
Español cara de póquer doble cara rostro de póker rostro inescrutable
Suomi pokerinaama pokka
Français poker face
Magyar pókerarc
日本語 ポーカーフェイス
Nederlands pokerface
Polski twarz pokerzysty
Português cara de bunda cara de paisagem cara de pau
Русский мо́рда кирпичо́м по́кер-фе́йс
Svenska pokeransikte pokerface

Examples

“Though he thought he had a perfect poker face, he had a number of tells his opponents soon learned.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

poker machine poker plant poker run pokerclack Pokerfaced pokerholic

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