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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
Noun
1. the feeling of great happiness resulting from a victory or major achievement
2. an outstanding success, achievement, or victory: the concert was a musical triumph
3. (in ancient Rome) a procession held in honour of a victorious general
Verb
1. to gain control or success: triumphing over adversity
2. to rejoice over a victory [Latin triumphus]
triumphal adj
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, sensation, feat, conquest, attainment, smash hit (informal) tour de force (French) walkover (informal) feather in your cap, smasheroo (slang) << OPPOSITE failure
verb 3. (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 << OPPOSITE fail
Translations
triumph [ˈtraɪʌmf] ntriunfo
vi to triumph (over) → vencer

triumph [ˈtraɪʌmf] ntriomphe m
vi to triumph (over) → triompher (de)

triumph [ˈtraɪʌmf] nTriumph m
vi to triumph (over) → triumphieren (über +acc)

triumph [ˈtraɪʌmf] ntrionfo
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 대승, 대성공 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 의기양양 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 승리를 거두다 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 voiton- 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 의기양양한 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 voittoisasti 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 의기양양하여 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


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