Alexey86
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Hello! I was surprised to find that the word bluff has two very different, almost opposite meanings: to deceive (verb) or deception (noun) and to be too direct and honest (adjective) (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bluff). We also have this word in Russian (we pronounce it almost like /blef/), but it only means deception.
I'd like to clarify one thing: does bluff always mean to be too direct and honest when it functions as an adjective? Are a bluff man and a man of bluff always different in meaning, and if I want to describe a man who often bluffs, only the latter works?
I'd like to clarify one thing: does bluff always mean to be too direct and honest when it functions as an adjective? Are a bluff man and a man of bluff always different in meaning, and if I want to describe a man who often bluffs, only the latter works?
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