Also means
bluff (in card games)
Usage Note
Farol means a lantern or street light, but also a 'bluff' in card games and, by extension, in everyday speech — marcarse un farol or tirarse un farol ('to bluff'). In bullfighting, a farol is also a specific cape pass. The plural is regular: faroles.
Examples
"El farol de la plaza parpadeaba en la lluvia."
Natural Translation
The lamp in the square flickered in the rain.
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