bløffe

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English bluff.

Pronunciation

Verb

bløffe (imperative bløff, present tense bløffer, simple past bløffet or bløffa, past participle bløffet or bløffa)

  1. to bluff; give a false impression of strength
    Han bløffa bare! Han har ikke noe våpen!
    He was only bluffing! He doesn't have any weapons!
    • 1946, Harald Bayer, Henrik Wergeland, Aschehoug:
      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

References

“bløffe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“bløffe” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English bluff.

Pronunciation

Verb

bløffe (imperative bløff, present tense bløffar, simple past bløffa, past participle bløffa)

  1. to bluff; give a false impression of strength
    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
    • 1964, Jan Erik Vold, Tarjei Vesaas: Et skrift lagt fram på Kulturutvalgets Tarjei Vesaas-aften i Universitetets Aula 14. mars 1964, Gyldendal:
      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.

References

“bløffe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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