double bluff in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for double bluff in the English»French Dictionary

double bluff N

double bluff

fait de dire la vérité à quelqu'un en faisant croire que c'est un mensonge

Translations for double bluff in the English»French Dictionary

I.bluff [Brit blʌf, Am bləf] N

1. bluff (ruse):

bluff

bluff m

2. bluff:

bluff (bank)

escarpement m

bluff (cliff)

falaise f

II.bluff [Brit blʌf, Am bləf] ADJ

bluff person, manner:

bluff

carré

III.bluff [Brit blʌf, Am bləf] VB trans

bluff

bluffer inf

to bluff sb into thinking sth

faire croire qc à qn

to bluff one's way out of a situation

se tirer d'une situation en bluffant

IV.bluff [Brit blʌf, Am bləf] VB intr

bluff

bluffer

he's (only) bluffing

il bluffe

V.bluff [Brit blʌf, Am bləf]

to call sb's bluff

prendre qn au mot (sachant qu'il bluffe)

it's time we called his bluff

il est temps qu'on le mette au pied du mur

to bluff it (out)

s'en tirer en bluffant or au bluff

I.double [Brit ˈdʌb(ə)l, Am ˈdəb(ə)l] N

1. double:

I'll have a double please (drink)

je prendrai un double, s'il vous plaît

2. double (of person):

double

sosie m

double CINE, THEAT

doublure f

he's your double!

c'est ton sosie!

3. double (in horseracing):

double (bet)

pari m sur deux chevaux (dans deux courses consécutives)

4. double GAMES:

double (in bridge)

contre m

double (in dominoes)

double m

double (in dominoes)

doublet m

to throw a double (in darts, board game)

faire un double

II.doubles N

doubles npl (in tennis):

doubles

double m

ladies'/men's/mixed doubles

double dames/messieurs/mixte

to play a game of doubles

faire un double

III.double [Brit ˈdʌb(ə)l, Am ˈdəb(ə)l] ADJ

1. double (twice as much):

double portion, dose

double

he was given a double helping of strawberries

on lui a servi une double portion de fraises or deux fois plus de fraises

a double vodka

une double vodka, une vodka double

2. double (when spelling, giving number):

Anne is spelt Brit or spelled Am with a double ‘n’

Anne s'écrit avec deux ‘n’

eight double five four (8554)

quatre-vingt cinq, cinquante-quatre

two double four (244)

deux cent quarante-quatre

3. double (dual, twofold):

double advantage

double avantage m

to serve a double purpose

avoir une double fonction

a remark with a double meaning

une remarque à double sens

double murder

double meurtre m

double-page advertisement

publicité f sur double page

4. double (intended for two people or things):

double sheet, blanket, garage etc

double

double ticket, invitation

pour deux

5. double BOT:

double

double

IV.double [Brit ˈdʌb(ə)l, Am ˈdəb(ə)l] ADV

1. double (twice):

double

deux fois

she earns double what I earn

elle gagne deux fois plus que moi

I need double this amount

il m'en faut deux fois plus or le double

it'll take double the time

ça va prendre le double de temps

she's double his age

elle a deux fois son âge, elle a le double de son âge

unemployment is double what it was last year

le chômage est deux fois plus important que l'année dernière

double three is six

deux fois trois égale six

2. double fold, bend:

double

en deux

to bend double

se plier en deux

to be bent double with pain/laughter

être plié en deux de douleur/rire

to see double

voir double

V.double [Brit ˈdʌb(ə)l, Am ˈdəb(ə)l] VB trans

1. double (increase twofold):

double amount, price, rent, dose etc

doubler

double number

multiplier [qc] par deux

2. double:

double, a. double over (fold, bend) blanket, dressing etc

plier [qc] en deux or en double

double, a. double over thread

doubler

3. double (in spelling):

double letter

doubler

4. double (in cards):

double (when making call in bridge)

contrer

to double the stakes

doubler la mise

5. double MUS:

double

doubler

to double a part

doubler une partie

6. double NAUT:

double cape

doubler

VI.double [Brit ˈdʌb(ə)l, Am ˈdəb(ə)l] VB intr

1. double sales, prices, salaries etc:

double

doubler

to double in value

doubler de valeur

2. double (in bridge):

double

contrer

3. double:

to double for sb CINE, THEAT

doubler qn

4. double (serve dual purpose):

the sofa doubles as a bed

le canapé fait aussi lit

the study doubles as a bedroom

le bureau sert aussi de chambre

the gardener doubles as a chauffeur

le jardinier a aussi la fonction de chauffeur

this actor doubles as the king in Act II

cet acteur joue aussi le rôle du roi dans le deuxième acte

VII.double [Brit ˈdʌb(ə)l, Am ˈdəb(ə)l]

on or at the double fig

au plus vite

on or at the double MIL

au pas redoublé, au pas de gymnastique

double or quits! (in gambling)

quitte ou double!

double bluff in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for double bluff in the English»French Dictionary

I.bluff¹ [blʌf] VB intr

bluff

bluffer

II.bluff¹ [blʌf] VB trans

to bluff sb into doing sth

bluffer pour que qn fasse qc (subj)

to bluff one's way out of trouble

se sortir d'affaire en bluffant

III.bluff¹ [blʌf] N

bluff

bluff m

to call sb's bluff

prendre qn au mot

I.bluff² [blʌf] N

bluff

à-pic m

II.bluff² <-er, -est> [blʌf] ADJ

bluff

à pic

I.double [ˈdʌb·l] ADJ

double

double

II.double [ˈdʌb·l] ADV

1. double (twice):

double

deux fois

2. double (in two):

to start seeing double

commencer à voir (en) double

to start seeing double to fold, bend

en deux

III.double [ˈdʌb·l] VB trans

1. double (make twice as much/many):

double

doubler

2. double (fold in two):

double

plier

IV.double [ˈdʌb·l] VB intr

1. double (become twice as much/many):

double

doubler

2. double (serve a second purpose) a. THEAT:

to double as sb/sth

doubler qn/qc

V.double [ˈdʌb·l] N

double pl sports:

double

double m

men's/women's/mixed doubles

double messieurs/dames/mixte

Phrases:

double or nothing GAMES

quitte ou double

on the double

au pas de course

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But they conclude this to be a double bluff and arrest him.

en.wikipedia.org

However, unless they're using a clever double bluff, it seems unlikely they'd be using a public video sharing site to communicate!

www.gimmedigital.com

We regret the elaborate double bluff.

www.stuff.co.nz

It can only be the old double bluff.

www.dailymail.co.uk

It is a double bluff.

www.telegraph.co.uk

But it seems academics at the university are once again involved in whispers of espionage and double bluffs.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Then, in a game of suggestion and double bluff, he calls exactly which side of a die your reporter has selected five times in a row.

www.derryjournal.com

In order to maximize the chances of success, the maskirovka was a double bluff.

en.wikipedia.org

Unless of course, it's all a double bluff.

musicfeeds.com.au

Was this a double bluff?

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