poker-faced


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poker-faced

adj
informal having a deliberately expressionless face
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Adj.1.poker-faced - deliberately impassive in mannerpoker-faced - deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read"
incommunicative, uncommunicative - not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
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Translations

poker-faced

[ˈpəʊkəˈfeɪst] ADJde cara impasible, con cara de póquer
they looked on poker-facedmiraron impasibles or sin expresión
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

poker-faced

[ˈpəʊkəˌfeɪst] adjdal viso impassibile
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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