poker face

English

A woman with a neutral expression

Noun

poker face (plural poker faces)

(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.
Any similar expression used to prevent giving away one's motives, feelings, or situation.
A person who has a poker face

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: 一本正經 (zh), 一本正经 (zh) (yīběnzhèngjīng), 面無表情, 面无表情 (miànwúbiǎoqíng)
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
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: 不動聲色 (zh), 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)
Spanish: doble cara f, cara de póquer f
Swedish: pokeransikte (sv) n

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