"poker face" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: poker faces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} poker face (plural poker faces)
  1. (poker) An impassive facial expression cultivated to prevent other players from determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand, or of bluffing. Categories (topical): Poker Synonyms: straight face Derived forms: poker-faced Translations (impassive facial expression preventing determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand or of bluffing): 一本正經 (Chinese Mandarin), 一本正经 (yīběnzhèngjīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 面無表情 (Chinese Mandarin), 面无表情 (miànwúbiǎoqíng) (Chinese Mandarin), pokeransigt [neuter] (Danish), pokerfjæs [neuter] (Danish), pokerface (Dutch), pokerinaama (Finnish), pokka (Finnish), l’air de rien (French), ανέκφραστος (anékfrastos) [masculine] (Greek), pókerarc (Hungarian), cara de pau [common-gender] (Portuguese), мо́рда кирпичо́м (mórda kirpičóm) [feminine] (Russian), по́кер-фе́йс (póker-fɛ́js) [masculine] (Russian), doble cara [feminine] (Spanish), cara de póquer [feminine] (Spanish), pokeransikte [neuter] (Swedish), pokerface (Swedish), pokerfejs (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-poker_face-en-noun-P9N6K~IW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Topics: card-games, poker Disambiguation of "impassive facial expression preventing determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand or of bluffing": 84 16
  2. Any similar expression used to prevent giving away one's motives, feelings, or situation. Translations (any similar expression preventing giving away one's motives etc.): 不動聲色 (Chinese Mandarin), 不动声色 (bùdòng shēngsè) (Chinese Mandarin), pokeransigt [neuter] (Danish), pokerfjæs [neuter] (Danish), pokerface (Dutch), pokka (Finnish), l’air de rien (French), ανέκφραστος (anékfrastos) [masculine] (Greek), cara de bunda [common-gender] (Portuguese), doble cara [feminine] (Spanish), cara de póquer [feminine] (Spanish), pokeransikte [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-poker_face-en-noun-zO1ExeWM Disambiguation of "any similar expression preventing giving away one's motives etc.": 30 70

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "impassive facial expression preventing determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand or of bluffing",
          "word": "l’air de rien"
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          "roman": "mórda kirpičóm",
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          "word": "pokka"
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          "word": "l’air de rien"
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          "word": "pokeransikte"
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  "word": "poker face"
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      "sense": "any similar expression preventing giving away one's motives etc.",
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "any similar expression preventing giving away one's motives etc.",
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      "word": "cara de póquer"
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      "sense": "any similar expression preventing giving away one's motives etc.",
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      "word": "pokeransikte"
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}

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