บลัฟ
blápMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] bluff; boast to deceive
To boast, pretend, or claim something to appear stronger or more certain than reality, often to mislead or pressure others.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillบลัฟblápบลัฟbláp1[to] bluff; boast to deceive2a bluff (deceptive claim)3[to] one-up [sb]; boast to outdo [sb] (informal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมีเส้นสายmee sên săaiมีเส้นสายmee sên săai[to] have connections; [to] have pullเยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyที่จริงtêe jingที่จริงtêe jingin fact; actuallyๆ-ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stock
He boasted that he had lots of connections even though he really didn't.
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เจ้านายjâo naaiบลัฟblápว่าwâaจะjàตัดdtàtโบนัสboh-nátถ้าtâaเราraoไม่mâiเร่งrêngงานngaanทำให้tam hâiหลายคนlăai konกดดันgòt dan
The boss claimed he would cut bonuses if we didn't speed up, putting pressure on many people.
เพื่อนpêuuanบลัฟblápว่าwâaทำtamโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkเสร็จsètแล้วláeoเพื่อpêuuaขอเลื่อนkŏr lêuuanกำหนดส่งgam-nòt sòngทั้งที่táng têeยังyangไม่mâiเสร็จsètจริงjing
My friend pretended the project was done to get an extension, even though it wasn't actually finished.
นักการตลาดnák gaan dtà-làatบลัฟblápตัวเลขdtuua lêkยอดขายyôt kăaiในnaiการประชุมgaan bprà-chumเพื่อpêuuaโน้มน้าวnóhm náaoนักลงทุนnák long tunให้hâiเชื่อมั่นchêuua mânมากขึ้นmâak kêun
The marketer exaggerated sales figures in the meeting to push investors to have more confidence.
2NounB2
a bluff (deceptive claim)
A deceptive claim, pretense, or tactic meant to make others believe you have an advantage you do not actually have.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillบลัฟblápบลัฟbláp1[to] bluff; boast to deceive2a bluff (deceptive claim)3[to] one-up [sb]; boast to outdo [sb] (informal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหลักฐานlàk tăanหลักฐานlàk tăan1evidence; proof2documentary evidence; supporting document3basis; grounds (abstract)4stable footing; settled, secure position in lifeลับlápลับláp1secret; confidential2[to] sharpen3private; out of sight; secluded4secretly; in private; on the sly5[to] disappear; recede; pass from sightทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyที่จริงtêe jingที่จริงtêe jingin fact; actuallyไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-raiไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-rai1nothing; there is nothing2it's nothing; nothing's wrongเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatคู่แข่งkôo kàengคู่แข่งkôo kàengcompetitor; rivalยอมถอยyom tŏiยอมถอยyom tŏi1[to] back down; yield2[to] retreat; step back
He bluffed that he had secret evidence, when in fact he had nothing, to make his opponent back down.
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ตอนdtonประชุมbprà-chumเขาkăoบลัฟblápว่าwâaจะjàดึงdeungนักลงทุนnák long tunรายใหญ่raai yàiเข้าkâoโครงการkrohng gaanเพื่อpêuuaกดดันgòt danให้hâiทีมteemตกลงdtòk longตามdtaamแผนpăenของเขาkŏng kăo
In the meeting, he bluffed that he would bring in a major investor to pressure the team to agree to his plan.
เธอterใช้การchái gaanบลัฟblápโทรหาtoh hăaสื่อsèuuทำท่าtam tâaเหมือนmĕuuanมีmeeข้อมูลkôr moonแฉchăeเด็ดdètๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiคู่เจรจาkôo jay-rá-jaaยอมลดราคาyom lót raa-kaa
She used a bluff by calling the media, acting as if she had explosive information, to get the negotiator to lower the price.
ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanบลัฟblápว่าwâaบริษัทbor-rí-sàtอื่นèunพร้อมprómรับrápเราraoไปbpaiทันทีtan teeหากhàakไม่mâiเซ็นสัญญาsen săn-yaaวันนี้wan néeทั้งที่táng têeเป็นbpenแค่kâeลูกไม้lôok máiเพื่อpêuuaเร่งrêngตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai
The manager bluffed that another company was ready to take us immediately if we didn't sign today, which was just a tactic to rush our decision.
3VerbB2
[to] one-up [sb]; boast to outdo [sb] (informal)
To try to make yourself seem better than someone else by saying that you have or have done something more impressive.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)บลัฟblápบลัฟbláp1[to] bluff; boast to deceive2a bluff (deceptive claim)3[to] one-up [sb]; boast to outdo [sb] (informal)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)รถrótรถrótcar; vehicleโดยdoiโดยdoi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa[to] say/tell that; report/declare thatรถrótรถrótcar; vehicleของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngone's ownแพงกว่าpaeng gwàaแพงกว่าpaeng gwàamore expensive
He likes to one-up his friends about cars by saying that his car is more expensive.
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ฉันchănแค่kâeเล่าlâoว่าwâaได้dâiไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoญี่ปุ่นyìi-bpùnมาmaaเขาkăoก็gâwรีบrêepบลัฟblápว่าwâaไปbpaiมาแล้วmaa láewตั้งdtângห้าhâaครั้งkráng
I just mentioned that I'd visited Japan, and he immediately tried to one-up me by saying he'd been there five times.
แทนที่จะtaen têe jàยินดีyin deeกับgàpเพื่อนpêuuanที่têeได้dâiเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengเขาkăoกลับglàpบลัฟblápว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua engได้dâiเป็นbpenหัวหน้าhŭua nâaตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeอายุaa-yúยังyangไม่mâiถึงtĕungสามสิบsăam sìp
Instead of congratulating his friend on a promotion, he tried to one-up them by saying he'd become a manager before turning thirty.
วงสนทนาwong sŏn-tá-naaเริ่มrêrmอึดอัดèut àtเมื่อmêuuaแต่ละdtàe láคนkonพยายามpá-yaa-yaamบลัฟblápกันganด้วยdûuayการอวดgaan ùuatว่าwâaเงินเดือนngern deuuanของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngสูงกว่าsŏong gwàaคนอื่นkon èun
The conversation became awkward when everyone tried to outdo one another by boasting that their salary was higher than everyone else's.