trump

trump ¹

 (trŭmp)

n.

1. Games

a. often trumps A suit in card games that outranks all other suits for the duration of a hand.

b. A card of such a suit.

c. A trump card.

2. A key resource to be used at an opportune moment.

3. Informal A reliable or admirable person.

v. trumped, trump·ing, trumps

v.tr.

1. Games To take (a card or trick) with a trump.

2. To get the better of (an adversary or competitor, for example) by using a crucial, often hidden resource.

v.intr. Games

To play a trump.

Phrasal Verb:

trump up

To devise fraudulently: trumped up a charge of conspiracy.

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[Alteration of triumph.]

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trump ²

 (trŭmp)

n.

A trumpet.

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[Middle English trompe, from Old French; see trumpet.]

trump

(trʌmp)

n

1. (Card Games)

a. any card from the suit chosen as trumps

b. this suit itself; trumps

2. Also called: trump card a decisive or advantageous move, resource, action, etc

3. informal a fine or reliable person

vb

4. (Card Games) to play a trump card on (a suit, or a particular card of a suit, that is not trumps)

5. (tr) to outdo or surpass

[C16: variant of triumph]

ˈtrumpless adj

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trump

(trʌmp)

n

1. (Instruments) a trumpet or the sound produced by one

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the last trump the final trumpet call that according to the belief of some will awaken and raise the dead on the Day of Judgment

vb

3. (Music, other) (intr) to produce a sound upon or as if upon the trumpet

4. (Music, other) (tr) to proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare

5. (intr) slang Brit to expel intestinal gas through the anus

[C13: from Old French trompe, from Old High German trumpa trumpet; compare trombone]

trump¹

(trʌmp)

n.

1.

a. any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.

b. Often, trumps. (used with a sing. v.) the suit itself.

2. Informal. a fine person; brick.

v.t.

3. to take with a trump.

4. to excel; surpass; outdo.

v.i.

5.

a. to play a trump.

b. to take a trick with a trump.

6. trump up, to devise or invent (an accusation, excuse, etc.), esp. deceitfully.

[1520–30; unexplained variant of triumph]

trump²

(trʌmp)

n., v. Literary. n.

1. a trumpet.

2. its sound.

v.i.

3. to blow a trumpet.

[1250–1300; Middle English trompe (n.) < Old French < Germanic; compare Old High German trumpa, variant of trumba trumpet]

trump

Past participle: trumped
Gerund: trumping

Imperative

trump

trump

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trump - a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps; "the ace of trumps is a sure winner" trump card playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
	2.	trump - (card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand; "clubs were declared trumps"; "a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led" card game, cards - a game played with playing cards suit - playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color; "a flush is five cards in the same suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what suit is trumps?"
	3.	trump - a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves cornet, trumpet, horn brass instrument, brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece serpent - an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake
Verb	1.	trump - produce a sound as if from a trumpet sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	2.	trump - get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" best, outdo, outflank, scoop beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart - defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"
	3.	trump - play a trump         ruff card game, cards - a game played with playing cards move, go - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?" overtrump - play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick crossruff - trump alternately in two hands
	4.	trump - proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare trump out announce, denote - make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly"

trump

verb outdo, top, cap, surpass, score points off, excel The Socialists tried to trump this with their slogan.

trump something up invent, create, make up, manufacture, fake, contrive, fabricate, concoct, cook up (informal) He insists that charges against him have been trumped up.

trump

noun

Something, especially something held in reserve, that gives one a decisive advantage:

trump card.

Informal: clincher.

Idiom: ace in the hole.

verb

To outmaneuver (an opponent), especially with the aid of some extra resource:

finesse.

Informal: one-up.

Translations

وَرَقَةٌ رابِحَه في وَرق اللعبيأخُذ ورقَةً رابِحَة من أوراق اللعب

truimftrumftrumfovattrumfy

trumftrumfe

Trumpfstechen

valttivalttikortti

atout

aduaduval üttromfütõkártya

tromptrompa

briscolaessere generosogiocare la briscolainventareatout

koziriskoziriuoti

trumpistrumpot

spille trumftrumftrumfe

козырькозырной

tromftromfovaťtromfový

adut

kozkoz oynamak

王牌赢牌

trump

[trʌmp]

A. N (Cards) → triunfo m
hearts are trumps → triunfan corazones, pintan corazones
what's trumps? → ¿a qué pinta?
to turn up trumps (Brit) → salir or resultar bien
he always turns up trumps → no nos falla nunca

B. VT (Cards) → fallar (fig) → superar

C. VI (Cards) → triunfar, poner un triunfo

D. CPD trump card N → triunfo m
to play one's trump card → jugar su mejor carta

trump up VT + ADV [+ charge, excuse] → fabricar, inventar

trump

[ˈtrʌmp]

n (= card) → atout m
She played a trump → Elle a joué atout.

vt

[+ card] → couper

(= outdo) → surenchérir sur trumps

npl

(= suit) → atout m
Hearts are trumps → Atout cœur.

(British) (fig) to turn up trumps, to come up trumps (= succeed against expectation) → créer la surprisetrump card n

(lit) → atout m

(fig) → carte maîtresse ftrumped-up [ˌtrʌmptˈʌp] adj [charges] → inventé(e) (de toutes pièces)

trump

¹

n (Cards, fig) → Trumpf m; spades are trumps → Pik ist Trumpf; what’s trumps? → was ist Trumpf?; to hold all the trumps (fig) → alle Trümpfe in der Hand halten; he’s absolutely trumps (dated inf) → er ist große Klasse (inf); to come or turn up trumps (Brit inf) → sich als Sieger erweisen

vt (Cards) → stechen; (fig) → übertrumpfen

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trump

²

n (liter) → Trompete f; at the Last Trump → wenn die Posaunen des Jüngsten Gerichts erklingen

trump

[trʌmp]

1. n (Cards) → atout m inv
hearts are trumps → l'atout è di cuori
to turn up trumps (fig) → fare miracoli

2. vt (Cards) → tagliare, prendere con l'atout

trump

(tramp) noun

in some card games, any card of a suit which has been declared to rank higher than the other suits. This time, hearts are trumps; (also adjective) a trump card. troef وَرَقَةٌ رابِحَه في وَرق اللعب коз trunfo trumf(ový) der Trumf; Trumpf-... trumf; trumf- ατούtriunfo trump خال حکم valtti atout קְלָף עֲדִיפוּת तुरुप adut ütőkártya, adu kartu truf tromp briscolo, trionfo 切札 으뜸패 koziris trumpis muslihat troeftrumf atu(t) تروم trunfo atu козырь tromf; tromfový adut adut trumf ชุดไพ่ที่เอาชนะชุดอื่นได้ koz (牌戲中的)王牌 козир; козирний ترپ کا پتہ lá bài chủ （牌戏中的）王牌

verb

to defeat (an ordinary card) by playing a card from the trump suit. He trumped (my king) with a heart. troef يأخُذ ورقَةً رابِحَة من أوراق اللعب цакам cortar com trunfo trumfovat stechen trumfe παίζω ατού ganar con un triunfo trumbiga lööma خال حکم زذن؛ ورق سر زدن voittaa valtilla prendre avec l'atout לְשַׂחֵק עִם קְלָף עֲדִיפוּת तुरुप चलना tući adutom aduval üt mentruf trompa prendere 切札で負かす 으뜸패로 따다 koziriuoti trumpot menipu troeventrumfe, spille trumf przebić atutem ورق وهل cortar com trunfo a tăia cu atuul бить козырем (pre)tromfnúť prevzeti z adutom adutirati trumfa เก่งกว่า koz oynamak (出王牌)贏牌 бити козирем کھيل ميں ہرا دينا cắt bằng quân bài chủ （出王牌）赢牌