Je fais un bluff, quitte à perdre la manche.

I make a bluff, even if it means losing the round.

Breakdown of Je fais un bluff, quitte à perdre la manche.

• je: I
• faire: to make
• perdre: to lose
• la manche: the round of a game

Questions & Answers about Je fais un bluff, quitte à perdre la manche.

Why does French say je fais un bluff instead of simply using a verb?

French often uses faire + noun for actions, and that pattern can feel very natural.

So faire un bluff means something like to make a bluff / to bluff.

A learner should also know that bluffer exists as a verb, so je bluffe is possible too. In fact, depending on context, je bluffe or je tente un bluff may sound more idiomatic than je fais un bluff.

So the sentence is understandable, but it is useful to recognize that French may express the same idea in more than one way:

• je fais un bluff
• je tente un bluff
• je bluffe

What does quitte à mean in this sentence?

Quitte à is a fixed expression meaning:

• even if it means
• at the risk of
• if necessary, even at the cost of

So quitte à perdre la manche means the speaker is willing to accept that consequence.

The idea is: I’m bluffing, even if it means losing the round.

It suggests a conscious risk, not just a neutral possibility.

Why is there an à after quitte?