triumph

tri·umph

 (trī′əmf)

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: "She knew her leaving him ... had plunged him back into this mood. And she triumphed a little" (D.H. Lawrence).

3. To receive honors upon return from a victory. Used especially of generals in ancient Rome.

n.

1.

a. The act or fact of being victorious; a victory: her triumph in the election.

b. Exultation or rejoicing over victory or success: The fans danced in triumph after their team won.

2.

a. A success in a struggle against difficulties or an obstacle: a patient's triumph over an illness.

b. A noteworthy achievement or success: a musical that was a triumph on Broadway.

3. A public celebration, especially in ancient Rome, to welcome a returning victorious commander and his army.

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

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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. (Card Games) cards an obsolete word for trump¹

vb (intr)

6. (often foll by over) to win a victory or control: to triumph over one's weaknesses.

7. to rejoice over a victory

8. (Historical Terms) to celebrate a Roman triumph

[C14: from Old French triumphe, from Latin triumphus, from Old Latin triumpus; probably related to Greek thriambos Bacchic hymn]

ˈtriumpher n

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tri•umph

(ˈtraɪ əmf, -ʌmf)

n.

1. the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or highly successful; victory; success: a military triumph; medical triumphs.

2. exultation resulting from victory or success.

3. the ceremonial entrance into ancient Rome of a victorious commander with his army, captives, etc., authorized by the senate in honor of the victory.

4. a public pageant, spectacle, or the like.

v.i.

5. to gain a victory or be highly successful.

6. to gain mastery; prevail: to triumph over fear.

7. to exult over victory; rejoice over success.

8. to be elated or glad; rejoice proudly; glory.

9. to celebrate a triumph, as a victorious Roman commander.

[before 900; Middle English triumphe (n.), Old English triumpha < Latin triump(h)us, perhaps < Etruscan < Greek thrīambos hymn to Dionysus]

tri•um′phal, adj.

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triumph

Past participle: triumphed
Gerund: triumphing

Imperative

triumph

triumph

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	triumph - 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" victory 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.	triumph - the exultation of victory     exultation, jubilance, jubilancy, jubilation - a feeling of extreme joy
Verb	1.	triumph - prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight" prevail 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.	triumph - be ecstatic with joy       rejoice, wallow be on cloud nine, exult, jump for joy, walk on air - feel extreme happiness or elation
	3.	triumph - dwell on with satisfaction     crow, gloat boast, brag, gasconade, shoot a line, vaunt, tout, gas, bluster, swash, blow - show off preen, congratulate - pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
	4.	triumph - to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?" exuberate, exult, jubilate, rejoice glory - rejoice proudly chirk up, cheer up, cheer - become cheerful

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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

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triumph

verb

To feel or express an uplifting joy over a success or victory:

crow, exult, glory, jubilate.

phrasal verb
triumph over

To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition:

beat, best, conquer, defeat, master, overcome, prevail against (or over), rout, subdue, subjugate, surmount, vanquish, worst.

Informal: trim, whip.

Slang: ace, lick.

Idioms: carry the day, get the best of, get the better of, go someone one better.

noun

1. The act of conquering:

conquest, victory, win.

2. The act or condition of feeling an uplifting joy over a success or victory:

exultance, exultancy, exultation, jubilance, jubilation.

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Translations

إبْتِهاج، نَشْوَة الإنْتِصاراِنْتِصَارنَصْريَنْتَصِرُيَنْتَصِر على

triumftriumfovat

triumftriumferesejrsejre

TriumphtriumphierenSieg

θρίαμβοςθριαμβεύω

triunfotriunfar

voittaavoittomenestyäriemuvoittovaltti

triomphetriompher

trijumftrijumfirati

sigrasigursigurgleîi

trionfotrionfare

偉業偉業を成す凱旋勝ち誇る勝利

승리승리하다

su triumfutriumfastriumfavimastriumfuodamastriumfuojantis

svinēt uzvarutriumfēttriumfs

triomftriomferen

seiertriumftriumfere

triumfzatriumfować

triunfartriunfo

триумфодержать победупобедаторжествовать

triumftriumfovať

zmagoslavje

triumftriumfera

ความสำเร็จประสบความสำเร็จ

zaferzafer kazanmakzafer/başarı sevincigalip gelmek

chiến thắngniềm hân hoan

胜利胜利时的狂欢获得胜利获胜凯旋

triumph

[ˈtraɪʌmf]

A. N

1. (= victory) → triunfo m (over sobre) it is a triumph of man over nature → es un triunfo del hombre sobre la naturaleza
to achieve a great triumph → obtener un gran éxito
a new triumph for industry → otro éxito para la industria

2. (= emotion) → júbilo m
in triumph → con júbilo

B. VI → triunfar
to triumph over the enemy → triunfar sobre el enemigo
to triumph over a difficulty → triunfar de una dificultad

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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.

vi → triompher
to triumph over sth → triompher de qch

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triumph

n

→ Triumph m; in triumph → triumphierend, im Triumph; shouts of triumph → Triumphgeschrei nt; to score a triumph over somebody/something → einen Triumph über jdn/etw erzielen

(Hist, = procession) → Triumphzug m

vi → den Sieg davontragen (→ over über +acc); to triumph over somebody/something → über jdn/etw triumphieren; they triumphed over incredible odds → sie setzten sich gegen unglaubliche Widerstände durch; we’ve made it! he triumphed → wir habens geschafft! triumphierte er

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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)

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triumph

(ˈtraiamf) noun

1. a great victory or success. The battle ended in a triumph for the Romans. oorwinning نَصْر голяма победа triunfo triumf der Sieg triumf; sejr θρίαμβοςtriunfo triumf پیروزی riemuvoitto triompheניצחון विजय pobjeda, sjajan uspjeh győzelem kemenangan (stór)sigur trionfo 勝利 승리 triumfas triumfs kejayaan triomfseier, triumftriumf کامیابی triumf победа; триумф triumf triumf trijumf triumf, seger ชัยชนะ zafer 凱旋，勝利，成功 перемога فتح chiến thắng 凯旋，胜利，成功

2. a state of happiness, celebration, pride etc after a success. They went home in triumph. trots, triomf إبْتِهاج، نَشْوَة الإنْتِصار ликуване vitória triumf der Triumph triumf θρίαμβος, γιορτήtriunfo 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 triomfseiersrustriumf د کامیابی جشن 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 （胜利时的）狂欢，喜悦

verb

to win a victory. The Romans triumphed (over their enemies). triomfeer يَنْتَصِر على побеждавам triunfar / vencer triumfovat triumphieren sejre θριαμβεύω, νικώtriunfar võitma, võidutsema پیروز شدن voittaa triompherלנצח जीतना pobijediti, odnijeti pobjedu győz(edelmeskedik) merebut kemenangan sigra trionfare 勝つ 승리하다 triumfuoti, nugalėti triumfēt; svinēt uzvaru memenangi zegevierenseire, vinne odnieść triumfalne zwycięstwo کامیابه کیدل a triumfa одерживать победу triumfovať zmagati trijumfovati triumfera, segra ได้รับชัยชนะ zafer kazanmak 獲勝 перемагати; брати гору فتح پانا chiến thắng 获胜

triˈumphal adjective

having to do with (a) triumph. a triumphal battle. triomferend إنْتِصاري победоносен triunfal / vitorioso triumfální triumphal triumf- θριαμβευτικόςtriunfal 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-seiers-, triumf-, vinner- triumfalny کامیابی پوری تړلی triumfal, glorios триумфальный triumfálny zmagovit trijumfalan triumfatorisk, triumf- เกี่ยวกับชัยชนะ zafere ait 勝利的 тріумфальний فتح سے متعلق chiến thắng, khải hoàn 胜利的

triˈumphant adjective

(glad and excited because of) having won a victory, achieved something difficult etc. He gave a triumphant shout. triomferend مُنْتَصِر тържествуващ triunfante / vencedor vítězný triumphierend triumferende θριαμβευτικόςtriunfante võidukas پیروز؛ شادمان voitonriemuinen triomphantמנצח विजयोल्लसित pobjednički, pobjedonosan diadalmaskodó penuh kemenangan sigrihrósandi trionfante 勝ち誇った 승리에 도취한, 의기 양양한 triumfuojantis triumfējošs; uzvarošs menang zegevierendseiersstolt, triumf- triumfalny کامیاب، ښادمان triumfător ликующий víťazný zmagoslaven pobedonosan triumferande ที่รู้สึกภาคภูมิจากชัยชนะ galip, büyük başarı kazanmış 喜悅的，得意洋洋的 переможний; тріумфуючий فاتح chiến thắng 喜悦的，得意洋洋的

triˈumphantly adverb

triomferend بانْتِصار победоносно triunfantemente vítězně triumphierend triumferende θριαμβευτικάtriunfalmente 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 zegevierendseiersstolt, triumferende triumfująco په کامیابی سره triumfător ликующе víťazne zmagoslavno trijumfalno på ett triumferande sätt ที่อย่างภาคภูมิจากชัยชนะ zaferle 喜悅地 тріумфуючи فاتحانہ chiến thắng 喜悦地

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triumph

→ اِنْتِصَار, يَنْتَصِرُ 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 ความสำเร็จ, ประสบความสำเร็จ galip gelmek, zafer chiến thắng, niềm hân hoan 胜利, 获得胜利

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triumph

n. triunfo, éxito;

v. triunfar, tener éxito.

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