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triumph

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tri·umph  (trmf)
intr.v. tri·umphed, tri·umph·ing, tri·umphs
1. To be victorious or successful; win.
2. To rejoice over a success or victory; exult.
3. To receive honors upon return from a victory in ancient Rome. Used of a general.
n.
1. The fact of being victorious; victory or conquest. See Synonyms at victory.
2. A noteworthy or spectacular success.
3. Exultation or rejoicing over victory or success.
4. A public celebration in ancient Rome to welcome a returning victorious commander and his army.
5. Obsolete A public celebration or spectacular pageant.

[Middle English triomfen, from Old French triumpher, from Latin triumphre, from triumphus, triumph, from earlier triumpus, ultimately (probably via Etruscan) from Greek thriambos, hymn to Dionysus.]

triumph [ˈtraɪəmf]
n
1. the feeling of exultation and happiness derived from a victory or major achievement
2. the act or condition of being victorious; victory
3. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) a ritual procession to the Capitoline Hill held in honour of a victorious general
4. Obsolete a public display or celebration
5. (Group Games / Card Games) Cards an obsolete word for trump1
vb (intr)
1. (often foll by over) to win a victory or control to triumph over one's weaknesses
2. to rejoice over a victory
3. (Historical Terms) to celebrate a Roman triumph
[from Old French triumphe, from Latin triumphus, from Old Latin triumpus; probably related to Greek thriambos Bacchic hymn]
triumpher  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.triumphtriumph - a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
success - an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs"
win - a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"
pin, fall - when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
independence - the successful ending of the American Revolution; "they maintained close relations with England even after independence"
landslide - an overwhelming electoral victory; "Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide"
last laugh - ultimate success achieved after a near failure (inspired by the saying `he laughs best who laughs last'); "we had the last laugh after the votes were counted"
Pyrrhic victory - a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses
slam, sweep - winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
checkmate - complete victory
romp, runaway, shoo-in, walkaway, blowout, laugher - an easy victory
service break - a tennis game won on the opponent's service
waltz, walk-in - an assured victory (especially in an election)
2.triumphtriumph - the exultation of victory            
exultation, jubilance, jubilancy, jubilation - a feeling of extreme joy
Verb1.triumphtriumph - prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"
win - be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"
2.triumphtriumph - be ecstatic with joy                
be on cloud nine, exult, jump for joy, walk on air - feel extreme happiness or elation
3.triumphtriumph - dwell on with satisfaction          
preen, congratulate - pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
4.triumphtriumph - to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?"
glory - rejoice proudly
chirk up, cheer up, cheer - become cheerful

triumph
noun
1. success, victory, accomplishment, mastery, hit (informal), achievement, smash (informal), coup, belter (slang), sensation, feat, conquest, attainment, smash hit (informal), tour de force (French), walkover (informal), feather in your cap, smasheroo (slang) Cataract operations are a triumph of modern surgery.
success defeat, failure, disaster, flop (informal), catastrophe, fiasco, washout (informal), clunker (informal)
2. joy, pride, happiness, rejoicing, elation, jubilation, exultation Her sense of triumph was short-lived.
verb
1. (often with over) succeed, win, overcome, prevail, best, dominate, overwhelm, thrive, flourish, subdue, prosper, get the better of, vanquish, come out on top (informal), carry the day, take the honours a symbol of good triumphing over evil
succeed lose, fall, fail, flop (informal), come a cropper (informal)
2. rejoice, celebrate, glory, revel, swagger, drool, gloat, exult, jubilate, crow the euphoria, the sense of triumphing together as a nation
Translations
triumph [ˈtraɪʌmf]
A. N
1. (= victory) → triunfo m (over sobre) it is a triumph of man over naturees un triunfo del hombre sobre la naturaleza
to achieve a great triumphobtener un gran éxito
a new triumph for industryotro éxito para la industria
2. (= emotion) → júbilo m
in triumphcon júbilo
B. VItriunfar
to triumph over the enemytriunfar sobre el enemigo
to triumph over a difficultytriunfar de una dificultad

triumph [ˈtraɪʌmf]
n
(= victory) → triomphe m
a moment of triumph → un moment de triomphe
(= satisfaction) → triomphe m
a sense of triumph → un sentiment de triomphe
(= achievement) to be a triumph of sth → être un triomphe de qch
The building is a triumph of modern design → Le bâtiment figure le triomphe du design moderne.
vitriompher
to triumph over sth → triompher de qch

triumph
n
Triumph m; in triumphtriumphierend, im Triumph; shouts of triumphTriumphgeschrei nt; to score a triumph over somebody/somethingeinen Triumph über jdn/etw erzielen
(Hist, = procession) → Triumphzug m
viden Sieg davontragen (→ over über +acc); to triumph over somebody/somethingüber jdn/etw triumphieren; they triumphed over incredible oddssie setzten sich gegen unglaubliche Widerstände durch; we’ve made it! he triumphedwir habens geschafft! triumphierte er

triumph [ˈtraɪʌmf]
1. n (success) → successo; (sense of triumph) → trionfo; (victory) triumph (over)trionfo (su), vittoria (su)
in triumph → in trionfo
2. vi to triumph (over)trionfare (su)

triumph [ˈtraɪʌmf]
1. n (success) → successo; (sense of triumph) → trionfo; (victory) triumph (over)trionfo (su), vittoria (su)
in triumph → in trionfo
2. vi to triumph (over)trionfare (su)

triumph
n triumph [ˈtraiamf]
1 a great victory or success The battle ended in a triumph for the Romans. oorwinning نَصْر голяма победа triumf triumf; sejr der Sieg θρίαμβος triunfo triumf پیروزی riemuvoitto triomphe נִיצָחוֹן विजय pobjeda, sjajan uspjeh győzelem kemenangan (stór)sigur trionfo 勝利 승리 triumfas triumfs kejayaan triomf seier, triumf triumf triumf победа; триумф triumf triumf trijumf triumf, seger ชัยชนะ zafer 凱旋,勝利,成功 перемога فتح chiến thắng
2 a state of happiness, celebration, pride etc after a success They went home in triumph. trots, triomf إبْتِهاج، نَشْوَة الإنْتِصار ликуване triumf triumf der Triumph θρίαμβος, γιορτή triunfo võidurõõm جشن پیروزی voitonriemu triomphe שִׂמחַת נִיצָחוֹן वीजय, जीत, फ़तह radost zbog pobjede diadalmámor kebahagiaan sigurgleði trionfo 勝ち誇り 승리감 triumfavimas, džiūgavimas triumfs perasaan gembira triomf seiersrus triumf triumf триумф triumf zmagoslavje trijumf triumf ความยินดีจากชัยชนะ zafer/başarı sevinci (勝利時的)狂歡,喜悅 тріумф; радість перемоги کاميابي کا جشن hạnh phúc, niềm vui chiến thắng
v
to win a victory The Romans triumphed (over their enemies). triomfeer يَنْتَصِر على побеждавам triumfovat sejre triumphieren θριαμβεύω, (υπερ)νικώ triunfar võitma, võidutsema پیروز شدن voittaa triompher (de) לְנַצֵחַ जीतना pobijediti, odnijeti pobjedu győz(edelmeskedik) merebut kemenangan sigra trionfare 勝つ 승리하다 triumfuoti, nugalėti triumfēt; svinēt uzvaru memenangi zegevieren seire, vinne odnieść triumfalne zwycięstwo a triumfa одерживать победу triumfovať zmagati trijumfovati triumfera, segra ได้รับชัยชนะ zafer kazanmak 獲勝 перемагати; брати гору فتح پانا chiến thắng
adj triˈumphal
having to do with (a) triumph a triumphal battle. triomferend إنْتِصاري победоносен triumfální triumf- triumphal θριαμβευτικός triunfal triumfaalne پیروزمندانه؛ وابسته به پیروزی voitto- triomphal שֶׁל נִיצָחוֹן विजय सम्बन्धी pobjednički diadalmi penuh kemenangan sigur- trionfale 勝利の 승리의 triumfo triumfāls; triumfa- sempena kemenangan triomf{#169} seiers-, triumf-, vinner- triumfalny triumfal, glorios триумфальный triumfálny zmagovit trijumfalan triumfatorisk, triumf- เกี่ยวกับชัยชนะ zafere ait 勝利的 тріумфальний فتح سے متعلق chiến thắng, khải hoàn
adj triˈumphant
(glad and excited because of) having won a victory, achieved something difficult etc He gave a triumphant shout. triomferend مُنْتَصِر тържествуващ vítězný triumferende triumphierend θριαμβευτικός triunfante võidukas پیروز؛ شادمان voitonriemuinen triomphant מְנַצֵח विजयोल्लसित pobjednički, pobjedonosan diadalmaskodó penuh kemenangan sigrihrósandi trionfante 勝ち誇った 승리에 도취한, 의기 양양한 triumfuojantis triumfējošs; uzvarošs menang zegevierend seiersstolt, triumf- triumfalny triumfător ликующий víťazný zmagoslaven pobedonosan triumferande ที่รู้สึกภาคภูมิจากชัยชนะ galip, büyük başarı kazanmış 喜悅的,得意洋洋的 переможний; тріумфуючий فاتح chiến thắng
adv triˈumphantly
triomferend بانْتِصار победоносно vítězně triumferende triumphierend θριαμβευτικά triunfalmente võidukalt پیروز مندانه voitonriemuisesti triomphalement בְּשִׂמחַת נִיצָחוֹן विजयमान ढंग से, सफलता से, प्रफुल्लतापूर्वक pobjednički, pobjedonosno győz(ed)elmesen, diadalmasan dengan penuh kemenangan sigrihósandi, með fagnaðarlátum trionfalmente 勝ち誇って 의기양양하게 su triumfu, triumfuodamas triumfējoši; triumfā menang zegevierend seiersstolt, triumferende triumfująco triumfător ликующе víťazne zmagoslavno trijumfalno på ett triumferande sätt ที่อย่างภาคภูมิจากชัยชนะ zaferle 喜悅地 тріумфуючи فاتحانہ chiến thắng

triumph انتصار, يَنْتَصر triumf, triumfovat triumf, triumfere Triumph, triumphieren θριαμβεύω, θρίαμβος triunfar, triunfo voitonriemu, voittaa triomphe, triompher trijumf, trijumfirati trionfare, trionfo 勝利, 勝利を収める 승리, 승리하다 triomf, triomferen triumf, triumfere triumf, zatriumfować triunfar, triunfo одержать победу, триумф triumf, triumfera ความยินดีจากชัยชนะ, ประสบความสำเร็จ galip gelmek, zafer chiến thắng, niềm hân hoan 胜利, 获得胜利


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In the hero's erratic march from poverty in the first act, to wealth and triumph in the final one, in which he forgives all the enemies that he has left, he was assisted by the gallery, which applauded his generous and noble sentiments and confounded the speeches of his opponents by making irrelevant but very sharp remarks.
The Gnat thus prevailed over the Lion, and, buzzing about in a song of triumph, flew away.
Adventures of the party of ten The Balaamite mule A dead point The mysterious elks A night attack A retreat Travelling under an alarm A joyful meeting Adventures of the other party A decoy elk Retreat to an island A savage dance of triumph Arrival at Wind River
 
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