poker face

English

A woman with a neutral expression (poker face)

Pronunciation

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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.

   Though he thought he had a perfect poker face, he had a number of tells his opponents soon learned.

2. Any similar expression used to prevent giving away one's motives, feelings, or situation.

Synonyms

• straight face

Derived terms

• 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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 撲克臉／扑克脸 (pūkèliǎn)

• Danish: pokeransigt n, pokerfjæs n
• Dutch: pokerface (nl)
• Finnish: pokerinaama (fi), pokka (fi)
• French: l’air de rien (fr)
• Greek: ανέκφραστος (el) m (anékfrastos)
• Hungarian: pókerarc (hu)
• Portuguese: cara de pau (pt) c
• Russian: мо́рда кирпичо́м f (mórda kirpičóm), по́кер-фе́йс (ru) m (póker-fɛ́js)
• Spanish: doble cara f, cara de póquer f, rostro de póker m
• Swedish: pokeransikte (sv) n, pokerface (sv), pokerfejs (sv)

any similar expression preventing giving away one's motives etc.

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 一本正經／一本正经 (zh) (yīběnzhèngjīng), 面無表情／面无表情 (zh) (miànwúbiǎoqíng), 不動聲色／不动声色 (zh) (bùdòng shēngsè)

• Danish: pokeransigt n, pokerfjæs n
• Dutch: pokerface (nl)
• Finnish: pokka (fi)
• French: l’air de rien (fr)
• Greek: ανέκφραστος (el) m (anékfrastos)
• Portuguese: cara de bunda c
• Spanish: doble cara f, cara de póquer f, rostro de póker m, rostro inescrutable m
• Swedish: pokeransikte (sv) n