il bluffait

was bluffing

→ bluffer
bluff to bluff, to fool + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #49,738
was bluffing Often means that someone was pretending to be more confident or capable than they really were.
FR: Il bluffait au poker.
EN: He was bluffing at poker.
Conjugation of bluffer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third bluffait —

Il bluffait !

He was bluffing!

— La Haine (1995)

Ziri bluffait.

Ziri was bluffing.

Je savais qu'il bluffait.

I knew he was bluffing.

— Princess Bride (1987)

Je pensais que Tom bluffait.

I thought Tom was bluffing.