poker face

English

A woman with a neutral expression (poker face)

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
• 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 (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
• Swedish: pokeransikte (sv) n