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estava blefando

was bluffing

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phrase Uncommon #12,143
was bluffing Used when someone pretended to have an advantage, knowledge, or intention they did not really have.
PO: Eu estava blefando, mas ele acreditou em mim.
EN: I was bluffing, but he believed me.

Eu sabia que estava blefando!

I knew he was bluffing!

— A Princesa Prometida (1987)

Eu pensei que você estava blefando.

I thought you were bluffing.

Como você sabia que eu estava blefando?

How did you know I was bluffing?

Todos nós sabíamos que Tom não estava blefando.

We all knew that Tom wasn't bluffing.

Eu sabia que ele estava blefando.

I knew he was bluffing.

— A Princesa Prometida (1987)

Pensei que Tom estava blefando.

I thought Tom was bluffing.

Você estava blefando?

Were you bluffing?

— Não Conte a Ninguém (2006)

Eu não estava blefando.

I wasn't bluffing.

Eu estava blefando.

I was bluffing.

— Trem-Bala (2022)

Eu sabia que Tom estava blefando.

I knew Tom was bluffing.

Eu acho que Tom estava blefando.

I think Tom was bluffing.

Tom estava blefando.

Tom was bluffing.

Estava blefando.

I was bluffing.

— Não Conte a Ninguém (2006)

Tom não estava blefando.

Tom wasn't bluffing.

Todos nós sabíamos que Tom estava blefando.

We all knew Tom was bluffing.