Meaning of bløffe | Babel Free

Definitions

to bluff; give a false impression of strength

Examples

“Han bløffa bare! Han har ikke noe våpen!”

He was only bluffing! He doesn't have any weapons!

“Hun lærer dem å bløffe med kunnskaper de ikke eier, fremmede språk de ikke kan”

She's teaching them to bluff with knowledge they don't have, foreign languages they can't speak

“Ingen blei bløffa av den idioten. Kunne jo til og med ikkje prata utan å stamma. Kan sikkert ikkje knyta skoa sine ein gong.”

No one was bluffed by that idiot. Couldn't even speak without stutter. Probably can't even tie his shoes

“Og visst kan ein bli imponert over ein slik mangel på trang til å bløffe. Det er herr Vesaas' næraste ofte blitt. Imponerte og—når sant skal seiast—iblant irriterte.”

And absolutely, one can be impressed over such a lack of need to bluff. That is something Sir Vesaas' has often been. Impressed and—when it shall be said—often irritated.